Take One: Big story of the day
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What Tiger Global's bet on CoinSwitch Kuber means to India's crypto startup story
The US firm's first investment in a cryptocurrency company in India, having earlier backed global crypto leader Coinbase, suggests investors are confident that the Indian government will eventually regulate the industry instead of blocking it
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Tackling India's oxygen emergency: Can there be a timely, cost-effective solution?
Hospitals and individuals are raising an SOS, civil society is on its toes, courts are stepping in, and industries are diverting resources for medical use. As caseloads increase, Forbes India explores the way forward to ensure timely and cost-effective access to oxygen for Covid-19 treatment
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Why the $5 billion Hero group wants a pie of India's booming edtech space
Akshay Munjal has taken it upon himself to solve the problem of underemployment and unemployment with Hero Vired. The online learning platform offers an end-to-end learning ecosystem for professional development and makes students industry-ready for employment
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Can IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna make the elephant dance again
On Krishna's watch, the company reported its best quarterly revenue gain since 2018, suggesting his hybrid cloud and AI-based turnaround plan might be working. But it's still early days
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Are there enough vaccines for everyone above 18?
The central government has devolved responsibility to the states and private sector to fast-track vaccinations. But experts point to inequities and lack of availability that might derail the process
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How CEO Aiman Ezzat is positioning Capgemini for its next phase of transformative growth
Ezzat has played a central role in establishing the company's strong base in India and its continued global acquisition strategy. He must now, more than ever, defend his turf from India's IT giants
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Citibank: Why one of the world's largest and most iconic banks is wrapping up its retail business in India
While the bank's exit from its consumer banking business in the country is part of the group's plan to utilise capital resources better, it is also reflective of the intense competition foreign banks face in India while taking on domestic heavyweights
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Buy. Build. Repeat: How PayU created a fintech ecosystem
How a string of buyouts, bold investment bets and aggressive ramp up helped online payments major PayU build a fintech ecosystem
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Can India's vaccine fast-track programme help fight the deadly second Covid wave?
As the government allows emergency use clearance for foreign vaccines to give the pace of inoculation a big push, Forbes India explores what difference it will make to the existing supply capacities
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Inside India Quotient, the VC firm that won big with ShareChat
Founding partners Madhukar Sinha and Anand Lunia are now raising their fourth fund to invest in Indian startups, having backed a handful of winners whose potential was not so apparent to many early on
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India's unicorn party is just getting started
It's pouring unicorns in India...out of 10 born so far this year, six sprung to life in April. The funding bus is set to get more crowded