Analjit Singh trades Vodafone shares for profit and builds long-term business like insurance. What will he do with East India Hotels?

Ramadorai built a big company full of great managers. Chandrasekaran wants tocarve it into smaller businesses, each led by an entrepreneurial CEO.

Three new rulebooks—GST, IFRS and a new Direct Tax Code—will transform several aspects of a company’s operations. The time to prepare for them is now.

They have built industrial empires in an unlikely place: small-town India.The stories of these self-made entrepreneurs are unique. So are the challenges they face.

These 21 private equity and venture capital fund managers have built a sparkling portfolio of deals. As they brace for another run, they pick their best so far.

Rana Kapoor has harnessed the power of ideas to grow Yes Bank’s balance sheet to $4.6 billion. Now, he wants to use the innovation engine to take it to $30 billion.

They put society above self. They use entrepreneurial means to drive social change. These 50 social entrepreneurs are enriching the nation.

A bunch of start-ups are developing robots that can help humans in every task—at home, in hospitals, factories and at war

It is the only survivor from the 2000 dotcom bust. It also invests more than the current crop of VCs. What makes Sequoia India tick?

Microfinance institutions are going beyond financial products to sell phones, fridges and more. Everyone gains: rural consumers, rural sellers, companies and MFIs.

Caste inequities can be reduced only by highlighting caste and other differences. It’s time India Inc went from being caste-blind to becoming caste-sensitive

It is said that true leaders are born in times of crises. And so it is with the current times. Leadership mettle is being truly tested. Eleven CEOs share their leadership philosophy and insights on leading in trying times.

At IBM, it’s a level playing field for the differently-abled. For Infosys, it’s executive jobs for dalits. HSBC wants more women. PepsiCo is embracing women and the differently-abled. Even as India Inc struggles to build workforce diversity, these four companies are shining examples of how intent and action can break barriers

Chronicles of the rise and fall of the Indian software engineer.

Manmohan Singh needs an abundance of money to live up to expectations. Running finances are strained, but these five avenues can fill the coffers quickly.

Infrastructure spending can provide the zip to 8%. India has had the intent, never the implementation skills. Eight ideas to change that.

Some sectors are seeing early signs of a recovery. But business confidence is yet to be restored.

In the fall, India and China were coupled with the rest of the world. In the recovery, they may decouple, and hit their straps sooner.

It may or may not be for the US and other developed economies. But for India, it is mostly over.

In space programmes, where a 10% risk of failure is the norm, sound minds and cool heads are a valuable asset. And they don’t come sounder and cooler than Isro’s G Madhavan Nair.