Take One: Big story of the day
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Cementing a sustainable future
Even as the third largest cement company in the country, Shree Cement, continues to grow, three generations of the billionaire Bangur family are also working towards a greener way of doing things
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The good, bad and ugly of stock trade training courses
The Indian stock market has witnessed an increase in traders becoming trainers, but there are both profits and pitfalls in the business
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Markets refuse to sell off. What is driving this?
Indian markets have proven resilient over the last six months. Declines have been shallow and short-lived since the collapse in March 2020
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Post-mergers, big banks aren't gobbling up smaller ones. Not yet
Some bankers, analysts and housing finance experts foresee a consolidation in financial services, but it will be need-driven and neither widespread nor constant
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Inflation shock may push the RBI to hike rates in June
Inflation hit 6.95 percent in March, leading to concerns that retail inflation may breach the upper limit of the RBI's 2-6 percent target band for three successive quarters now, even as the economy struggles with growth challenges
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Meet the accidental venture capitalist fuelling India's D2C boom
Kanwaljit Singh has been relentlessly stoking the direct-to-consumer fire in India. Can his Fireside Ventures stay fired up?
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RBI holds fire for now but trains its guns on inflation
Central bank signals focus on withdrawal of accommodation, cuts GDP forecast to 7.2 percent and raises inflation forecast to 5.7 percent in FY23
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PVR-INOX: How the big screen will get bigger, better
The merger of the two giants of the exhibition sector might help them recover from the pandemic. But things could also get better for other stakeholders—including distributors, producers, smaller exhibitors and consumers
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From IPL to lifestyle, how RCB is planning its next big bet
Diageo India-owned IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore has outlined an ambitious brand-building roadmap with a portfolio that includes apparel, metaverse, F&B and a fitness app
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How the Parekhs helped build HDFC Bank into India's second-largest company
HDFC Bank, India's largest private sector lender, has announced its decision to merge with HDFC, the country's first retail housing finance company, making it a behemoth and also unlocking consumer potential with cross-selling opportunities
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IT services: Expect strong growth and a brutal talent war ahead
India's biggest IT services companies face an intensifying talent war, even as demand momentum for tech services sustains