Take One: Big story of the day
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Climate and water spare no one. Business leaders who don't get it now, will get it soon: Mridula Ramesh
Angel investor and founder of the Sundaram Climate Institute on her new book about India's water crisis and how to overcome it, the economics of managing water, and the role of industries, investors and startups
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Small to XXL: How Dabur is resizing its FMCG business
From baby diapers to malted food drinks to cold-pressed cooking oils, Dabur is furiously plugging the gaps in its portfolio by expanding eight power brands into adjacent categories. Can the 'ghar ghar Dabur' gambit pay off?
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How Va Tech WABAG is taking advantage of desalination and waste water business opportunities
The Chennai-headquartered multinational, with a healthy order book, is eyeing big projects and is on track to break into the top three water technology companies in the world in five years
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Indian space startups ready for take off in 2022
A handful of private space startups have come tantalisingly close to getting their products off the ground. The government's clear intent and support are welcome, but they also need more money to succeed
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Manish Rathi and Kapil Raizada: Chugging along for the long haul
In 2011, the rookie founders started their journey with a mobility platform for rail travel. A decade later, both are in their 50s, and have another revenue engine: Inter-city buses
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Hospitality industry demonstrated character during the pandemic: Puneet Chhatwal
The MD and CEO of Indian Hotels Company Limited on its quick-service restaurant brand Qmin, testing new business models, what India's F&B industry lacks, and why it has the potential to put the country on the global map
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Learnings from a crowded IPO year
The equity and primary markets saw record highs in 2021. While most IPOs fared well, some stumbled. What investor response tells us is that timing an issue is not enough and neither is making losses a deterrent
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How to tame the elephant in the economy
The RBI expects inflation to peak by the quarter ending March, but that may depend on a clutch of imponderables
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Delivery is on: Can Pizza Hut grab a bigger slice?
Twenty-five years in India and the world's biggest pizza player is still a distant No 2 to Domino's. Can Pizza Hut's latest brand positioning—Dil khol ke delivering—help it deliver a sucker punch?
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How Venkat Viswanathan built LatentView Analytics into India's IPO blockbuster
The 15-year-old data analytics company has taken the conventional road to growth and profitability by focussing on global clients and Indian talent
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How NoBroker turned house-hunting on its head
The proptech company recently became India's first unicorn in the space by directly connecting property owners with property seekers. But can real estate brokers, ubiquitous in India, really be eliminated from deal-making?