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- The next generation of business leaders is here, and doing justice to the faith reposed in them by building on existing businesses and looking at new ones with a well-crafted risk-return equation

How Lab-Grown Diamonds are Taking the Jewellery Market By Storm
Diamonds made in a lab using cutting-edge technology that replicates the natural diamond-growing process are sustainable and more ethical. Oh, and much cheaper!
Biosimilars has Pushed Aurobindo Pharma to Second Place Among Indian Pharma Companies. Can it Become No. 1?
A sharp focus on biosimilars has propelled low-profile Aurobindo Pharma to second place in the Indian pharma pecking order, where it has stayed despite the pandemic. The journey to No. 1, though, will be tougherWhy Indian Business Families are Hiring Professional CEOs
How family businesses bring in professional CEOs to manage their empires and outlast the founderWomen at Work: How Daughters Have Taken on Lead Roles in Family Businesses
Once a rare occurrence in Indian business families, daughters have broken through the shackles of patriarchy to take on lead roles in family businesses
Westlife Development Vice Chairman Amit Jatia on Forging a Winning Partnership with McDonald’s in India
Amit Jatia, Vice Chairman of Westlife Development, on vegetarianism, growth plans, and how he forged a winning partnership with McDonald's in India
Why You Need a Global Health Cover
For frequent travellers, Indian insurers now offer health policies that cover medical treatment across borders. Such policies are different from regular travel insurance
Are Export-Oriented Reforms Working? The Journey of an Export Consignment Gives the Answer
At container port JNPT, more than a thousand consignments arrive daily for shipping overseas. BT tracks the journey of one such consignment to see the impact of export-oriented reforms
Indian Semiconductor Design Start-Ups are Struggling to Raise Funds. What's Wrong?
Despite being a leader in semiconductor design talent, Indian start-ups are struggling to raise funds
The Start-Up Families: How Old Family Businesses are Changing With Times
Start-ups are creating wealth the same way that business families used to, but old family businesses are also evolving with the times
What the Rise of Family Businesses Says About India's Growth Story
In many ways, India’s growth story has also been the story of the rise of its business families. It is well known how India’s storied business families set up the basic structure of Indian business over the past 75 years and even earlier. Today, no mention of India’s business and corporate environment can be complete without acknowledging the contribution family-owned businesses are making in powering the country’s economic growth.
India's Struggling Power Sector: A Desperate Need for Key Reforms
The recent debarment of some discoms from electricity trading has put the spotlight back on key reforms required in the power sector
Nifty50 Firms are Witnessing Earnings Downgrade for FY23. Here's What's Going On
Despite the advantage of a low base, several Nifty50 firms have missed forecasts in Q1, triggering more earnings downgrades for FY23After a Hiatus, Here's Why Companies are Reviving Their IPO Plans
With benchmark indices gaining more than 10 per cent in the past two months, companies are reviving their IPO plans, which were on hold for quite some time