June/July 2016
June/July 2016
The World Bank’s representative working at the heart of the definitive ‘Doing Business’ rankings revisits the Indian government’s pledge to [...]
Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s commerce minister, maintains a punishing 14-15 hour daily work schedule. Over the last two years, she has [...]
Now that Brexit is done, dusted and fading from the front pages of Indian newspapers, it is time to return [...]
The Narendra Modi government firmly underlined its reformist credentials and signalled unequivocally to foreign investors that it is serious about [...]
A US perspective on why it has become easy to do business in India
One of the policy chiefs at the US India Business Council (USIBC) presents a kind of first-hand account of India’s journey towards easing up its business environment. In 2016, India moved up several places in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ [...]
Getting Make in India a patent to succeed
A patent agent offers his take on India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation, measures being taken to combat infringement and how they tie in with the Make in India programme. The 21st century belongs to entrepreneurs. Keeping that in mind [...]
Empowering a cashless India can be no quick-fix
MobiKwik counts itself among the pioneers of digital wallets in India and has now set its sights on becoming the largest source of digital transactions in the country. Upasana Taku, who co-founded MobiKwik along with Bipin Preet Singh, traces the Gurgaon-headquartered [...]
Robotics: A much needed panacea
A logistics expert presents some insights into how automation is transforming the instant delivery landscape in India. Ever wondered how a product ordered on a popular e-commerce site reaches you the same day? Before arrival, it exchanges several hands and [...]
An insight into India’s tough but fair negotiator
Senior columnist Ashok Malik delves into what makes one of India's most dynamic ministers, Nirmala Sitharaman, ideal for the commerce and industries portfolio. As India’s commerce and industry minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has two major mandates. The first is to promote [...]
Solar sector in India goes into acceleration mode
Renewable energy projects led by solar and wind projects have become the key focus of a country quite keen to scale up its power capability rapidly. Here is an analysis of the factors behind this trend in India and its [...]
Making wallets more mobile in India
India is slowly but surely embracing the digital wallet. Current Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules have a Rs 10,000 ($114) cap on such mobile friendly payment options with acquiring complete “know your customer” (KYC) details. However, this does not [...]
Generational trends in attitudes to Wealth Management
An analysis of three key trends and changing attitudes set to become more prominent in the wealth management space for HNWI. High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) in India and the Indian Diaspora community are a rich (pun un-intended) mix of [...]
Modi says Hey Presto!
India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa digs deep into the Indian government’s recent Reforms Rush and explores what it means for India and the world economy. Just when criticism was mounting at the pace of reforms and foreign investors were getting [...]
Engaging with the true potential of waste
Pronita Saxena is Founder & CEO of Citizengage, a start-up aimed at building technology for residential and commercial communities to self-manage their waste by connecting with waste collectors, processors, and recyclers. Here she explains what makes this Bengaluru-headquartered initiative work, [...]
Swachh Bharat interventions to avert a ticking time bomb
The chief of Max India’s CSR initiatives explains why the Clean India mission is the perfect avenue for corporates to make a difference. Prime Minister Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission is a timely call for action which is urgently required. India [...]
Digital disruption and trends in marketing
A banking expert weighs up what the digital revolution has in store for the world of banking and beyond. We are on the cusp of entering the fourth industrial revolution, known as digital revolution, which supposedly removes barriers of different [...]
Reforms Rush
The Narendra Modi government is pushing ahead with economic reforms – with renewed vigour and welcome urgency. After appearing to be blindsided for a while by the obstructionist tactics and filibustering by the Opposition and some of its allies, which [...]
Why foreign investors are bullish on Solar India
India has laid down a very aggressive road map for solar power in the country, with an overall target being 100GW by 2022 – nearly five times from current levels. Co-founder of Rays Power, a pioneer in the field of [...]
GST offers some renewed hope for India’s tax reform
The Goods & Service Tax (GST) Bill, which has been held up in the Rajya Sabha for years, now stands a good chance of being passed into law. The Congress, which has been opposing the bill in its current form [...]
India-UK strike new R&D pacts in solar & nano technology
India’s minister for science & technology and earth sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan, was in the UK recently for the fifth Indo-UK Science and Innovation Council (SIC) meeting. The two sides clinched a crucial agreement to work together as R&D partners [...]
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