Strategy
The Next 500
Fuelling change from within
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation tapped its lignite mining business and got into power generation around two decades ago. The results have been electrifying.
Macro
The Next 500
The making of giants
After a fall of 31.5% in profit last year, the next 500 companies have bounded back. In this third edition of the list, companies have shown a 10.9% growth in profit. Other parameters are equally positive.
Sony Kapoor, managing director of policy think tank Re-Define, speaks his mind on a range of issues from job creation in India to the future of globalisation and climate change.
At 87, P.R.S. ‘Biki’ Oberoi faces the most challenging period in his career. One threat comes from a familiar foe: big hotel chains, and the other from an upstart: technology. The hotelier’s response: He was to close one of his most profitable properties for two years to renovate. Will his bold move pay off?
India’s gaming market has for decades been chasing small revenues. But rising smartphone adoption, changing social attitude, and better payment ecosystem could be game changers.
