On the eve of its fervently hyped IPO, the micromessaging service has a radical plan for nabbing the ad dollars it needs to thrive: Helping TV networks survive the digital media revolution
Mumbai-based Poddar Developers intends to stick it out for the long haul in the low-income housing business. After all, it could be the next big realty thing given a 24.7 million unit shortage
Kochi-based V-Guard is thinking pan-India and more than just stabilisers. Leading the charge is 33-year-old managing director Mithun Chittilappilly
Nandan Nilekani on the Aadhaar project’s scope, its vulnerabilities and its future
Despite the Supreme Court’s recent strictures on Aadhaar, Nilekani has ensured that the scheme is now too big and too widely used to be scuttled
Niten Malhan and Vishal Mahadevia, co-heads of Warburg Pincus in India, talk about investing in entrepreneurs
As CEO of HeidelbergCement India, Ashish Guha often dips into his two-decade-long investment banking experience. But rebuilding a cement company has also meant a fair bit of unlearning, he says
In 2006, Yogesh Mahansaria was turfed out of the business he had built, Balkrishna Tyres. That’s when PE player Warburg Pincus took him on board to give him a second crack at success. Seven years on, with Alliance, he has come back with a bang. And Warburg is counting its shekels
Nokia’s former India chief D Shivakumar breaks down the challenges faced by MNCs and the role of technology in defining consumer behaviour
Philips became No. 1 after years of trailing GE in Indian health care. This may change as GE revs up. But both are fighting a battle with their HQs to take the small Indian market seriously
Education and entertainment combine to make KidZania a novel theme park. It also helps that it’s being backed by Shah Rukh Khan