As a nation, we take pride in our intelligence. It is no accident that some of our biggest successes in the global business arena have come in knowledge sectors.

The distress in the auto-component sector is an opportunity for companies with strong sheets and vision to swoop in for bargains.

More and more Indian companies are adopting ‘green practices’. It helps the environment, of course. It also helps the business.

Adding value is one thing, interfering in the running of the company is quite another. PE funds have to learn to strike the right balance.

PE funds are an important source of capital for SMEs. Equally importantly, the many hats they wear can help the business in many ways.

At a time when builders are struggling to sell houses, this man’s innovative, customised homes are still in demand

Customers are deserting Satyam fast. The earlier the company is sold, the better it is for its employees, clients and the buyer

Oil is cheap again. But Pramod Chaudhari is still betting that ethanol, the clean fuel, will be a sound business for the future

Kishore Biyani is “a borderline atheist”. Yet, he’s got a Chief Belief Officer delving into mythology to shape management at the Future Group

The Indian animation industry started out by doing work for foreign companies. Increasingly, it is developing characters, lines and voices of its own

The global gas network is unfolding the way oil did three decades ago, spawning a cartel and shaping geo-political equations

The days of space being the preserve of governments are over. Private companies are ready to launch space tourism—and they have new frontiers in their sights

Sporting events, across the world, are feeling the slowdown.The Indian Premier League, however, is looking good for a second blast

Oversupply will see solar module prices fall this year and trigger a shakeout in the industry

Companies, prices, technologies, investments and, now, policies...the pieces of a solar ecosystem are slowly coming together. Still, unless India acts with imagination and speed, it could miss the solar bus

Sunlight can be mankind’s best energy partner for a brighter future. A primer to understand how this energy is created, and more

Rural India has embraced solar power and is willing to pay for it. Yet, adoption is low because of poor financing and lopsided policies

Moser Baer and The Barefoot College are at opposite ends of the spectrum, but they’re both doing their bit to spread solar technology