'Considering that an Internet company's market value is largely determined by its direct access to consumers for digital services, and largely served outside a sovereign country's control, it would appear reasonable in trade terms to discuss fees for a seat at the proverbial 'table' of opportunities in the largest open consumer market,' argues Venki Nishtala.
Chandrayaan-3's success is a must for India's space ambitions; we can't afford to lose out. And for realising our space dreams, the Indian private sector must be encouraged because if we lose this race, the moon, Mars, and mineral-rich asteroids will already be crowded before we reach there.
With the launch of GSLV-MK III, slated for April, it will be able to cater to bigger satellites as well.
Two Americans, Diana Jue and Jackie Stenson, are living their dreams in India's rural heartlands...
'There are different kinds of risk.' 'It is a very powerful value. Your ability to de-risk the risk is also as important for risk taking.'
Of the 600 young change makers who made the cut this year '1:6 are immigrants from 44 countries' -- an important ratio in the age of growing protectionism.
Starting up an independent business? Virender Kapoor has these words of advice for you.
'Artificial intelligence works best on unstructured data. And no other country has the amount of unstructured data like India has.'
If successful, this would increase capacity to hurl small satellites into space, meeting both local demand and serving global customers.
'India is the number one IT destination in the world as we have the largest number of IT professionals in the world.'
Startups in India need low-cost debt for working capital, which is impossible to get.
'Students tell me their parents are fine with them either joining a start up or even starting one. This was not the case 10 years ago.'
What makes it one of the most innovative places in the world? Ellen Petry Leanse, former Apple employee, leadership mentor and coach tells us.
Railways must pull back its share of freight traffic.
The last thing the country needs in a globalising and technologically advancing international business environment is a poorly educated workforce.
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
Unless we control the coronavirus, we are going to struggle to get our economy and country back on track. The spectre of the virus haunts recovery, warns Naushad Forbes.
With founder Subhash Chandra no longer in the driver's seat at Zee, the acid test for Punit Goenka would be to take the financial investors along with him even as he strives to weather the latest storm. The question, now, is how he will deal with the challenges of being a professional CEO rather than an owner-CEO in the aftermath of his family offloading most of its promoter stake to a clutch of financial investors. However, the silver lining is that Zee remains the most profitable of the top four broadcasters in India.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
'In the next 14 years, 100% of US energy will be clean and solar.'
'Expectations were being built up about radical moves and the action plan did not disappoint.'
Malini Agarwal reveals how she blogged her way to Bollywood, fame and success.
They made history for India and the world.
'This is social reform, which has to be conducted from within society and by its institutions, like religious bodies, not by public officials and ministers. That is why I think the big change Modi seeks is actually not in his power to bring about,' says Aakar Patel.
ITC is one of those few enterprises in the world that has traversed a 100 year journey and has yet managed to remain contemporary, relevant and competitive.
'No PM has said no to anything we have proposed. I am not a politician and I cannot give speeches about things, but a lot of good things have been done in science by previous governments.' 'Under Dr Manmohan Singh, we could do a few important things. I used to meet him once in 6, 8 weeks. He often said, 'Professor Rao, you assume that you have my approval and carry on.' He was shy and decent. He is a real gentleman.' 'Science keeps me going at 80. I feel young.' Professor C N R Rao, the eminent scientist who was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, on the state of science in India.
Sikka's regret over lack of strategic talk with clients hints at larger problem
Revenue from its IT services business rose 9 percent to $1.86 billion.
In India, the angsting over net neutrality has been loud.
Power2SME, a one-stop shop for sourcing and buying raw materials for SMEs, is the only B2B firm in this space.
The current focus on data to measure marketing success could herald the end of an era -- or the beginning of a hype cycle, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Ratan Tata was the first one to realise that Indian companies had become a prisoner to tradition and needed to radically innovate.
'My mantra is simple. If a customer demands something, we have to deliver at the speed he wants. No customer will wait for us. That is where local top-quality talent comes in,' says the MD of Bosch India.
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat
Urban Indians are developing a taste for freshly brewed and bottled craft beer.
Transcript of the Ganesh Natarajan chat on rediff on Friday.
'How does one get to weaken all those pillars on which the Deep State of Pakistan and the Separatists rely to prevent the situation reaching that point; how must this stage of the proxy war be countered? In many ways the strategy being followed by the adversaries is a smart one, acting within threshold and avoiding overpitch,' says Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
