UpFront
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Is study abroad turning burden from boon?
The desire to pursue higher education in the US or Canada is appealing because of better professional growth and higher-paying jobs. But with the recent economic conditions, students are struggling—they are forced to either opt for unpaid internships, pay cuts or return to India
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CarDekho: An IPO drive from Jaipur
From starting CarDekho in Jaipur in 2008 to entering global markets and building multiple brands to making a transition to a 'House of Founders', Amit and Anurag Jain have crafted their long journey in a calibrated way. The brothers are now busy preparing for their next milepost: IPO
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Has India resisted timely financial sector reforms? Rajrishi Singhal weighs in
In his book 'Slip, Stitch and Stumble', senior journalist Rajrishi Singhal takes a broad-scope look into the evolution of financial sector reforms in India. From Manmohan Singh's landmark July 1991 Union Budget speech to the current complicated relationship between fintech companies and regulations, the book takes stock of the various events, stakeholders and motivations that propelled financial sector reforms in India at different stages, as well as the roadblocks along the way
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In election season, lessons marketers can learn from politicians, and vice-versa
As the politics heats up and politicians get about their campaign, it's a good time to look at the learnings, writes Lloyd Mathias
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Summer of 2024: Sizzling temperature, heat wave to hit food prices, water, polls too
Summer and monsoon remain critical in India, already combating food-price led inflation. Rice and wheat, the two main staples, are staring at an uncertainty as IMD's forecast isn't encouraging
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Why Dolf van den Brink, the Heineken CEO, refuses to be guided by mere profit
The top boss of the world's second-biggest brewer by sales, who was on his maiden visit to India after taking over as the CEO in 2020, reckons the strength of a true leader lies in giving, and not in taking
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How Vistara, India's best airline, flew into turbulent air?
With disgruntled pilots staying away from work, flight cancellations and delays are plaguing the airline, even as its merger with Air India looms ahead
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From fads and trends blah-blah to hard working marketing
A great brand never killed a business but a bad business destroyed many iconic brands, writes Shubhranshu Singh in this week's Simply Speaking column for Storyboard18
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Purpose: The cornerstone of timeless brands
In an exclusive column for Storyboard18, Sumit Virmani, global CMO of Infosys, writes, the moment a brand is born, the pressure for it to stay relevant is also born. Timeless brands never stop changing with changing times, and yet remain unchangingly recognizable and comfortingly familiar at the same time
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The big Forbes India IPO litmus test
IPOs are flooding the market but few stand the test of time. For our IPO Winners Special we partnered with Prime Database to access the performance of companies on the bourses over 5 years. The results are in
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Are foreign investors bailing out on India or is it just a blip?
Slowdown in FDI raises concerns if India is really gaining prominence as an alternative to China. Will foreign money inflow continue to stay unimpressive as slowdown in FDI flows continues largely due to rise in repatriation of equity capital, global economic slowdown and reduced venture capital funding at startups?
