Finally, after a decade of politicking and delays, the GST bill was finally passed in Parliament. Many commentators have proclaimed this as the biggest reform move by the Modi government. While that may or may not be true, it has... Read More.
Recently, several news headlines caught my attention – “India’s tech funding drought”, “Indian Start-ups witness a sharp fall in funding”, “India’s start-up investments on a free fall” and so on. A closer look revealed that the stories and conclusions were focused... Read More.
Really – are you serious? We’ve just let go of one the best RBI governor’s we’ve had, and banks are awash with bad loans. Stressed balance sheets are limiting growth and the government is unable or unwilling to sell stakes in... Read More.
Car makers are increasingly substituting steel with aluminium as a base material. Suppliers of aluminium and manufacturers of auto assemblies and components are gearing up for this. Aluminium is making inroads into automotives as a ‘material of choice’ as it supports... Read More.
The automotive industry is likely to continue to see significant material substitutions going forward. All the stakeholders – OEMs, component suppliers and material suppliers will be active participants in this evolution. Automotive engineering plays a significant role in improving performance of... Read More.
This July will witness the completion of one year since the central government launched the ‘Digital India’ initiative to usher in a digital revolution in the country. A recent report published by NASSCOM in collaboration with ValueNotes - Domestic BPM... Read More.
Private equity investment in healthcare will continue to see high growth due to strong industry drivers and a track record of successful exits. This is likely to drive up valuations. Over the last few years, the healthcare sector has seen an... Read More.
A few days before flying to New York, Radhika Krishnan, a senior banker, was fraught with worry about her father’s health. Mr. Subramaniam Krishnan, an octogenarian, had recently had a brain surgery. Radhika’s mother was ill-equipped to be the sole... Read More.
The advent and commercialisation of genetic testing threatens to disrupt the diagnostics space. How will this affect the traditional diagnostic services industry? In recent years, rapid advances in genomics have made gene sequencing available for commercial applications in healthcare and diagnostics.... Read More.
Every major technology shift has led to job losses, and sometimes destruction of entire industries or professions. Though new jobs are created and productivity may improve, there is severe pain for the losers. Today, faced with a plethora of automation technologies... Read More.
