Cover Story

The Spreading Fire
The government has brought in a new board to rescue crisis-ridden IL&FS. What can it do quickly to prevent further damage?

2018-11-04

Digital

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Coolest Start-Ups 2018

My Cup of Tea

Chai cafes are multiplying, becoming as aspirational as coffee chains and attracting investment.

Digital Insurer

Acko's varun Dua is out to redefine the way insurance is sold.

A Bath In Just 8 ml

Puneet Gupta's start-up Clensta International lets you have a bath and wash hair without using a drop of water.

The Right Fit

Ayushi Gudwani's FableStreet designs custom-fit work-wear with just three body measurements.

Total Solutions

Through its SaaS platform, FarEye is making product Delivery an efficient process.

Grow Forever

The founders of GROWW want to make it the Amazon of the financial services space.

In Search of Consumer Connect

New consumer product companies get cracking.

The Best Route

Locus is optimising capacity management in logistics by focusing on people and vehicles.

Behind The Scenes

Rahul Garg's Moglix is solving supply chain challenges for businesses.

Assisted Safety

Avneesh Agrawal and David Julian's Netradyne is bundling hardware and services to make driving safer.

Job Ready

This mobile-first job test-prep provider thrives on 3Cs - convenience, cost and credibility.

Tech Healing

Qure.ai has developed artificial intelligence assisted tailored algorithms to help diagnose diseases and recommend personalised treatment.

Breaking Barriers

Indian language social media platform ShareChat is making waves.

Learning To Play

With its augmented reality puzzles, virtual reality-enabled lenses and robotics-based coding games, Smartivity is bringing innovation to children's games and activities.

Finding The Stars

An eminent jury identified the start-Ups that are making a difference.

Drop By Drop

Swajal Water has a sustainable business model for its water ATMs which can be scaled up rapidly.

Sleep Merchants

wakefit innovations sells its mattresses only online and directly to customers. This allows it to control costs.

The Buzz

The Revenue Conundrum

Tepid revenue collections may ruin the party notwithstanding adhering to the 3.3 per cent fiscal deficit target.

States Under Pressure

Uttar Pradesh will take a Rs 20,000 crore-hit in VAT collection to facilitate a Rs 2.50 reduction in per litre rates of petrol and diesel.

Rupee Rouble Relations

The government is again exploring the feasibility of non-dollar trade with friendly nations.

No Mojo

Flood hit Onam festivities in Kerala, and the relentless surge in oil prices have hurt demand.

One Way Street

The RBI's refusal to use its interest rate tool for protecting the currency seems to have ended up creating more trouble for the rupee.

No Valuation Comfort

A litany of factors, from rising crude oil prices to the record-low rupee, the liquidity crunch post IL&FS loan default, and the Sino-US trade war led to a battering on Dalal Street.

Discount Or Delay

The Supreme Court recently asked two lead bidders, Numetal consortium and ArcelorMittal to pay off their dues to qualify for Essar bidding.

Poised For Growth

Defining trends of the Indian start-up ecosystem in 2017

Calender

The growth of the capital goods sector is critical to achieve the vision of "Make in India".

Try Autopilot

The decision is an indirect acknowledgement that the government has been unable to run Air India efficiently. But autonomy per se is not synonymous with the airline's revival.

Towards A Better Arbitration Regime

Recent cases indicate that Indian courts are taking an increasingly pro-arbitration stance by refusing to interfere in arbitral awards on merits.

Plugging Breach Risks

India is working on an umbrella Data Protection Framework law.

More Bad Than Good

The road ahead appears quite foggy.

The Break-Out Zone

A Book to Experience

Amazon's Kindle app has been available for VR headsets for a year or so.

Decoding Growth

Rapid growth is essential in a fast-and-fierce digital environment, but there could be effective hacks to achieve that instead of huge cash burning.

Festive Bonanza

From ethnic couture to sporty casual wear, stellar gadgets to heritage hotel stay, here is a bouquet of must-haves to light up the festive season.

SEAMLESS SYNC

Forget file transfer; here are some cool Android apps to mirror the phone screen on your Windows PC for work and play.

The Deciding Factor

Researchers are developing machine learning algorithms that can predict a patient's chance of recovery from a coma.

Coping With A Troubled Mind

Job pressure, strained relationship or other issues can trigger anxiety disorders, which may lead to depression.

Smart and Pragmatic

Google's Pixel 3 XL is a software marvel, and the hardware does not take a backseat either.

The Hub

Business confidence takes a beating as top executives expect high crude oil prices and depreciating rupee to affect economic fundamentals, finds the latest Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey.

The Way To Resilience

Operating without a margin of safety could lead to dire consequences.

Shadow Banking Woes

Default on payments has put NBFCs under scrutiny and exposed the fault lines in the commercial papers they have issued

FROM THE MAG

Leaderspeak

"There has to be a method to the madness. So, make sure that you understand the job assigned to you. You must have a clear view of the big picture..."

Editors note

Interesting Times

To borrow from Charles Dickens, these are the best of times, these are the worst of times for Indian businesses. On the one hand, the news on the economic front is not particularly cheerful.

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A Book to Experience

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