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How music taught Sleepyhead's Mathew Joseph essential lessons on leadership

Mathew Joseph, CEO and Co-founder of Sleepyhead, enjoys playing the keyboard and composing his own music

Siddhartha Nangia, Co-founder of Smytten, is a huge sports fan; here's how he spends his time when not working

Siddhartha Nangia, the Co-founder of Smytten, likes to play badminton and believes sports is important to build character
Game for the wild life? Check out these luxurious wildlife resorts in India

A look at some of the most luxurious wildlife resorts in India

Best Advice: 'The opportunity should compensate for the risks,' says NoBroker's co-founder Saurabh Garg

NoBroker's co-founder Saurabh Garg talks about the best advice he received and how it helped him

Animal Spirits: Udayan Mukherjee's column on India's top companies

While India's growth has been led by services, it will be interesting to find out if manufacturing accounts for more entrants into the big league in the next 10 years

Competing in markets is tougher than the Olympics, says market maestro Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates, talks about investing in a tough market, the difficult times ahead for the global economy and how to survive in such times

Why Radhakishan Damani-promoted Avenue Supermarts is a company to watch out for

Billionaire investor Radhakishan Damani-promoted Avenue Supermarts, which operates hypermarket chain DMart, is a strong player that rules the value segment

Big legacy companies on BT500 list have posted stellar profits; check them out here

In these uncertain times, the top legacy companies on the BT500 list have posted stellar numbers in the past year, and are perfectly placed to leverage the government's infrastructure push

Zomato, Nykaa, Paytm led the IPO boom in 2021, but failed. Can the tide turn?

A bevy of start-ups that rushed to nab sky-high public market valuations of 2021 is facing a reality check in 2022. Still early in the public market learning curve, these start-ups are now focussing on profitable growth while their peers revisit their IPO plans

BT500: The pharma sector presents a study in contrast; here's why

The pharma and healthcare sector presents a study in contrasts in terms of performance, both financially and in the BT500 ranking

India's elusive net zero target: Reducing Scope 3 emissions by companies may be key

Accounting for about 75 per cent of the industrial carbon footprint, focus on Scope 3 emissions by organisations may help the country achieve its net zero target

As 5G networks roll out in India, what are the new areas of growth that they will bring in?

As 5G networks are rolled out across Indian cities, stakeholders in the country's vibrant telecom sector are preparing to tap into new areas of growth likely to be unlocked by the disruptive technology

Abhyuday Jindal wants Jindal Stainless to be among the Top 5 stainless steel makers in the world

Jindal Stainless MD Abhyuday Jindal reveals how his company stayed on top of things despite difficult market conditions

BT 500: Is JLR holding the growth of Tata Motors back?

Tata Motors is racing ahead in the domestic market on the back of its robust SUV and EV portfolios. But, the automaker faces an uphill task in getting its slowing international subsidiary JLR back on track

IRCTC’s post-pandemic growth is ongoing. Here's what is happening

Despite challenges, IRCTC's post-pandemic growth continues, and the company is now looking at other avenues to boost performance

BT 500: Here's why LIC is one of India's most valuable companies

Life Insurance Corporation, the country's biggest insurer, debuted at the 9th spot in the BT500 2022 list

Tata Power is evolving into a power solutions provider. What exactly does that mean?

As Tata Power evolves into a power solutions provider, power distribution, non-regulated businesses and renewables will be driving the 107-year-old company's growth

The crackling 500: Here are India's most valuable listed companies

Marked by marquee debutants and top rankers of last year which have only got bigger, the BT500 2022 list is an interesting mix. Here are the finer details of the exhaustive study conducted

HDFC Bank has emerged as the top lender on the BT 500 2022 list. Here's why

Riding on the overall growth in credit and robust asset quality, HDFC Bank has emerged as the top lender on the BT500 2022 list. But even as analysts are bullish about the sector heavyweight, its stock seems to be under pressure

BT 500: The champion companies of the bourses

The BT500, the definitive listing of India’s most valuable companies by average market capitalisation (during the period October 2021 to September 2022), is specially significant this year, coming as it does amid enormous uncertainty in the global economic environment, rising interest rates, steep inflation and recessionary headwinds being faced by some of the world’s biggest economies.

Q2 results were not very good, but this sector saved India Inc. the blushes

A stellar show from the BFSI segment has saved India Inc. the blushes in the second quarter of FY23

As India's electric vehicles become more popular, batteries are a big business opportunity

The EV battery space is a big opportunity for manufacturers as it is at the core of the energy ecosystem transition

Despite numerous pledges by countries, COP summits have failed to achieve their goals. What next?

Despite numerous pledges by countries, COP summits have failed to achieve their goals

As education heads back to classrooms, edtech companies show employees the door

Flush with funds in the pandemic, online education is facing a test of survival. With edtech firms downsizing by the hour, is the future of remote learning at stake?