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You will see a completely different JSW Steel in 2022: Seshagiri Rao

In April, there was a shutdown for 20 days. So, the results are actually for two months of operations.In May and June, we were profitable at the total-cost level

We are on the right side of the cost curve, says HZL's Arun Misra

We were able to ramp up and May-June turned out to be very good months compared to last year, or the year before that, says Misra

Itolizumab to be a blockbuster opportunity for Biocon: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

We felt that this was the drug that would actually have a role to play in dealing with the cytokine storm that is being seen in Covid-19 patients, says Shaw

Jack of all trades: edX CEO Agrawal on his journey from Mangalore to MIT

In terms of users on both edX.org and all its open source offerings, edX is by far the largest player in the field

We want to price Covid-19 vaccine below Rs 1,000: Serum Institute CEO

Pune's Serum Institute of India is placing its bets on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate AZD1222

Our collections have doubled each month during April-June: M&M Finance MD

In a Q&A, Ramesh Iyers asserts that the company isn't raising capital due to roadblocks

Location-independent delivery model is silver lining: HCL Tech CEO

Chief Executive C VIJAYKUMAR talks to Sai Ishwar on the company's cost optimisation plans, impact of H-1B visa row, and mergers and acquisition plans

Sunil Sethi on how fashion industry is grappling with Covid-19 lockdown

There are challenges. And there are opportunities. And Sethi is good at seizing one when it comes along

25/25 staff model will become a reality quicker than expected, says TCS CEO

Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD of the Mumbai-headquartered firm says that the model has been well-accepted by all stakeholders including clients and employees

Ashish Khanna on how Tata Power Renewables is reorienting functions

The force majeure conditions have been accepted by the government, so we will be able to complete the projects. But it has affected our ramp-up plans and working capital, Khanna said

Ajit Mohan on Facebook's transformation into a more India-centric platform

Facebook is transforming into a more local, more Indian company focussed on connecting friends and family, and small businesses, Mohan tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Global liquidity has lent support to deal-making, says Raj Balakrishnan

There is a 'gush of liquidity' around the world, including India after the US Federal Reserve opened the tap, says Raj Balakrishnan.

We will get into electronic media, says RPSG chairman Sanjiv Goenka

Digital will be a crucial arm of the media. I am not sure whether it will be at the cost of print, but it will acquire importance. It is definitely being consumed, says RPSG Chairman

We were some weeks ahead in tackling Covid in India: Tata Steel's Narendran

In telephonic Q&A, the MD & CEO of India's oldest steel producer, dwells on how his firm kept domestic operations ready for the pandemic, taking cues from Europe much before lockdown got announced

It's not the lockdown but enabling of a false theory, says Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj, who has been vocal about the perils of lockdown, says the states shouldn't repeat the mistakes with more of it

Protracted litigation sets bad precedent, says Bid Services' Rory Mackey

In a Q&A, Rory Mackey, says India's long-drawn litigious process could impact one of its key infra assets and doesn't set a good precedent for the country as the preferred FDI

Belinda Wright on state of India's wild spaces and the impact of lockdown

Wright says conservationists have failed to convince more and more individuals about the critical state of our animals and wild spaces today

'Rules are different for public labs as compared to private labs'

Ameera Shah, promoter and managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare, says private labs have been at the forefront of medical testing.

Not all consumers curtail spending on discretionary items, says HUL CMD

Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Mehta says the April-June period has been largely about restoring operations.

We have higher acquisition targets in India: Sanjeev Gupta of Liberty House

In a Q&A, the executive chairman of the group dwells on the initial frustrations while entering India, and the road ahead