Cheap data coupled with the availability of affordable smartphones has brought about a cellphone revolution and several startups have taken the advantage of this phenomenon to offer products and services to the consumers. Our cover story in the November issue takes a look at how Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm has played the role of a major catalyst for this data revolution, which is currently sweeping India.
The issue also has a story on the future of Facebook in India as the government is all set to roll out new privacy laws that will require the social media giant to conform to stringent stipulations around privacy and storage of data.
Don’t miss the 2018 Fortune list of the Future 50 companies that features Kotak Mahindra Bank, the only Indian name in this prestigious list.
Deputy Editor Sugita Katyal, senior editor Debabrata Das, and senior assistant editor Arnika Thakur discuss the cover story and more from this issue.
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