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Mid-term break in Kumaon

Stranded in the rainwashed hills of Uttarakhand, Suman Dubey wonders why it had to be so.

New Age Company of the Year: Zoho, a different kind of Indian start-up

Zoho Corporation has used its engineering capability to build a truly world-class product

Company of the Year: Titan Company wins gold for outstanding performance

Even as India Inc struggled with the two Covid waves in 2021-22, the jewellery-to-watches maker posted strong growth and continued adding stores

Star SME: Fine Organic Industries sets its sights firmly on the future

Fine Organic Industries' R&D strengths have helped it forge ahead in the chemicals business

Star MNC: From Smartphones to laptops, Samsung's strong India play

The Korean company has invested heavily in its 28-year journey in the country, which has helped capture consumers' attention

CEO of the Year: How Hindustan Unilever grew well under Sanjiv Mehta

During Mehta's tenure in HUL, the share of women in the management has gone up to 45 per cent, from under 20 per cent earlier

Star PSU: HAL's productivity gains, overhaul business driving growth

Productivity gains and the overhaul business are driving growth. HAL is also tapping into opportunities in civil aviation

Opportunities & challenges: The jury is out on what, how India Inc achieves

BS1000 companies' combined revenues rose by Rs 24.5 trillion in FY22, while their net profit was up by Rs 3.24 trillion

How Titan Company MD sees other businesses growing over the next 5 years

'Ethnic wear, women's bags and fine fragrances are categories which I see contributing much more significantly to customer share and revenue share in the next five years'

How Nandan Nilekani seeded path-breaking initiatives for Digital India

He is among those who laid the foundation of India's information technology services industry, and seeded several path-breaking initiatives for Digital India

BS Annual Awards: A high-powered jury selects India Inc's best seven

Seven leading decision-makers met virtually to pick the outstanding achievers in seven categories

India Inc faces new challenges to maintain growth momentum in FY23

The interest burden on India's public finances will be even bigger if the RBI hikes rates further to tame inflation

A year of reality checks for start-up valuations amid fall in funding

With a dramatic fall in venture capital and private equity funding, Indian start-ups are pulling up their socks, cutting losses, and trying to turn profitable

BS 1000: From SII to JCB India, here're top 30 unlisted companies in India

The top 30 list has four pharmaceutical and health care companies - unsurprising, since the Covid-19 pandemic sent the demand for health care products and services soaring

BS jury picks best mutual fund managers in the debt and equity category

While mutual fund managers struggled this year as well, those in the equity category fared better

Large-Cap Equity: What makes ICICI Pru MF's Anish Tawakley an outlier

ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund has generated higher returns than its benchmark over the one- and three-year periods by minimising risk and focusing on steady performance

CIO Round Table: 'Debt returns are offering competition to equities'

On the earnings side, the macro drivers are positive. We expect the earnings growth to continue, says SBI Mutual Fund CIO R Srinivasan

Nippon India Multi Cap Fund delivered a healthy return under CIO S R Bhan

Nippon India Multi Cap Fund delivered a double-digit return even as the broader markets struggled to stay in positive territory

BS Fund Manager: CEOs of top MFs quite confident about conquering Bharat

MF heads are divided over the lack of talent in the industry

Short-to-medium debt: Active play pays dividends for ICICI MF's Banthia

ICICI Prudential's short-term and medium-duration funds outperformed on the back of timely shifts in strategies