The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought down the key repo (repurchasing option) rate from 6.50% to 6.25% after holding the rate for two years. A repo rate is the interest rate at which commercial banks get short-term loans from the RBI. In the 53rd & first MPC...
Mr Gaurav Mehta, Founder, Jaipur Watch Company, shares his thoughts. We want to make India a watch design and manufacturing hub. To achieve this goal, we would want the government to provide financial and policy incentives. One of the things that the government can do is increase the import duty...
The journey into the entrepreneurial mindset begins with a reflection on humanity's earliest days when Homo sapiens ventured beyond the African savannah in search of sustenance and security. Fast forward to the modern world; from the Industrial Revolution to the Information Revolution, humans have built products and technologies to...
Media houses Vs. Influencers who have more reach? Can influencers really compete with media houses? Partho Dasgupta sheds light.Gone are the days of crazy fandom for Bollywood celebs when posters of Rajnikant used to be doused with milk, or temples used to be made for Bollywood stars like Amitabh...
By Sourya Rongala, Paari School of Business, SRM University, A.PA few days before Makar Sankranti, markets across India begin to change colour. Sugarcane appears at street corners, kites hang from shop ceilings, tilgul packets stack up near cash counters, and trains swiftly begin to fill with people heading home.It...
The revival of Jet Airways will depend on the airlines' abilities to regain some of the profitable domestic and international routes. Without it, the airlines will face several hiccups, a seasoned market analyst has said. Delhi : Market expert Deepak Talwar has said that Jet Airways, once India’s largest airline,...
By - Dr. Srabani Basu, Associate Professor, Literature & Languages& Prof. Y Siva Sankar, Director AdmissionsLeadership is often assessed through competencies, outcomes, and styles, be it in boardrooms, classrooms, and corridors of power. Yet beneath strategy decks and performance metrics lies a subtler architecture of the invisible drivers of...
By Adv. Praful PotdarIndia’s fintech revolution has transformed the financial behavior of millions—streamlining lending, payments, and investment. Yet, behind the convenience lies a pressing reality: legal protections have not always kept pace with the speed of innovation.The last few years have seen a significant rise in consumer litigation against...
Indian property trade is well known for its massive involvement of black money and the market practices of paying a little bit white and just dumping the rest of the cash and paying minimum taxes and hiding your black money forever. Right? In an interview with famous Luxury Real...
Is gender diversity still a dream in boardrooms? Partho Dasgupta talks about the long road ahead for gender inclusion in corporates.Is India falling behind in the gender diversity aspect? Partho Dasgupta BARC Ex-CEO shares what exactly India needs to overcome this hurdle India and Presently Managing Partner, Thoth Advisors.The...