UpFront
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Milk, Pan Masala & Catch-22: DS Group & its sugar-coated FMCG gambit
From bringing Swiss luxury chocolate brand to India to buying desi candy brand LuvIt to aggressively expanding confectionary and dairy products to ramping up its hotel business, DS Group has been steadily diversifying over the last few decades. But can the maker of Rajnigandha pan masala beef up its non-tobacco FMCG play in terms of revenue?
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Why are the largest Indian companies contributing lesser to economic growth
Despite profits rising in value terms, profit to GDP ratio of Nifty 500 companies dipped to 4.1 percent in FY23, while that of listed companies fell to 4.3 percent after hitting a record high in the previous fiscal. This was mostly dragged by global commodity prices
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RBI on a hawkish pause; aims to achieve 4 percent inflation
The Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent, but RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das cautioned that inflation concerns in the second half of the year need to be watched and addressed at an appropriate time
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Why debt is juicier than equity investments today
Investing in debt is more lucrative now. Alternative Investment Funds and Do-It-Yourself platforms are the key beneficiaries
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What can startup founders learn from legacy entrepreneurs who built India?
What does it take to build a legacy and ensure generations of people benefit from your work? Are there leadership lessons old industrialists can offer young founders of today? These are some of the questions that family business historian Sonu Bhasin attempts to answer through a series of books called 'Entrepreneurs Who Built India'.In a conversation with Divya Shekhar, Bhasin also talks about women in the workforce and how family businesses can attain longevity
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From the Bookshelves: India's economic history told through stories of Finance Ministers
Senior journalist AK Bhattacharya gives a glimpse of how India's earliest finance ministers balanced politics and economic considerations, their relationship with prime ministers, and how his new book can be read in the context of the current political and economic scenario
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World Test Championship Final: A ready reckoner
Australia and India face off at the Oval in London today to claim the prestigious WTC mace. How do the teams measure up against each other?
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Which stocks did Radhakishan Damani, India's richest investor, bet on in Q1
In the January to March period, Radhakishan Damani's top holding by percentage was in Avenue Supermarts, where, as a promoter, he holds 67.51 percent. However, he has reduced his stake in Avenue Supermarts to 67.51 percent from 67.53 percent—the share price of which fell 16 percent during the three-month period
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Digital currency pilots: On course, with potential to achieve something huge
The CBDC retail pilots are expanding in scope, participation and reach. Experts say that with the RBI's sustained push, it could emerge bigger than UPI in coming years
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WWDC 2023: From Vision Pro to MacBook Air, a round-up of Apple's major announcements
By releasing the mixed reality headset Vision Pro, Apple has made the expected splash at its annual developer's conference. But here are the other important announcements from the tech giant you should notice
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Empty Nest: Why the funding birds abandoned NestAway
A startup raises around $110 million from marquee backers, gets valued at close to $220 million, and then eventually gets sold at $11 million! Well, that's the story of NestAway. Did the pandemic kill the home rental startup or was it a victim of the funding winter? Or is there something else?