Budget 2016 can be described as a ‘people’s budget’ that is aimed at spurring inclusive economic growth through measures that will drive rural development, relieve agricultural stress and boost farmers’ welfare. The Budget however has missed out on outlining innovative policies to spur India’s manufacturing sector to drive growth at a time when the economic … Continue reading A ‘People’s Budget’ to Spur Inclusive Economic Growth
Pharma & Biotech Sector Must Get Its Due This Budget
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a challenging task at hand to present a Budget for FY17 that spurs India’s growth at a time when the economic scenario appears challenging, both externally and internally. The global economy is expected to slow down further in 2016 pulled down by weakness in major emerging economies like China, Brazil … Continue reading Pharma & Biotech Sector Must Get Its Due This Budget
Is This the India We Can Be Proud Of?
The recent disruptive Parliament standoff between the Congress-led Opposition and the ruling NDA is undemocratic and unconstitutional. Preventing the Parliament from functioning is a profound governance issue. India’s progress depends on laws passed at the supreme legislative assembly viz. the Parliament. The moves by a group of parliamentarians to block the right to debate and … Continue reading Is This the India We Can Be Proud Of?
Challenges Aside, an Eventful First Year
PM Narendra Modi is completing a year in power, and in the last 365 days he has been able to achieve a fair amount. His global ‘Make in India’ campaign has set the tone for transforming India into a global manufacturing hub; his ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’ has taken financial inclusion to the heart of rural … Continue reading Challenges Aside, an Eventful First Year
India Needs to Embrace a Start-Up Culture
A recent WHO report shows that out of the 27 million babies born in India every year, close to 3.6 million are born prematurely, and out of this more than 3 million infants fail to survive due to complications. Tragically, India accounts for almost a fourth of pre-term births globally putting it in the ranks … Continue reading India Needs to Embrace a Start-Up Culture
10-steps to make Bangalore a World -Class City
Once a little-known Indian city, Bangalore today has captured the world’s attention for its IT excellence. Ironically, the very city that delivers innovative solutions to the globe is itself mired in civic chaos evidenced by bad roads, shoddy infrastructure, lack of water & power, unruly traffic and poor waste management. It is the sheer inertia … Continue reading 10-steps to make Bangalore a World -Class City
Fairness In The Workplace Should Focus On Gender Equality
Historically, the corporate world has been a male bastion with restricted entry to women. It is only in recent times that this “men only” club has opened up membership to women. This has seen a steady increase of women professionals in the corporate workplace the world over and India is no exception. Corporate India now … Continue reading Fairness In The Workplace Should Focus On Gender Equality
Leading with a Social Conscience
As entrepreneurs embark on a venture, they face a moral choice – should they lead the way, or follow in the path laid out by another? Being a follower has many advantages. Building on a tested and proven idea reduces risk and can lead to success much quicker. Leading, on the other hand, entails hunting … Continue reading Leading with a Social Conscience
Women at Work: Biocon Founder on Philanthropy, Sexism and Politics
In the first in a series of interviews with women who are leaders in their field in India, The Wall Street Journal’s India Real Time met Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of biotechnology company Biocon Ltd. 532523.BY +0.16%, and one of India’s richest women. Last month, Ms. Mazumdar-Shaw was named by Forbes as one of the most generous people in Asia. … Continue reading Women at Work: Biocon Founder on Philanthropy, Sexism and Politics
Wanted Now: A Ministry for Bangalore
Bangalore’s problems are a complex tangle of issues with various civic and utility bodies and their overlapping agendas often working at cross purposes. The result is that in the past few years the city has slid into a morass of neglect and no one knows who is responsible for what. A quick and efficacious way … Continue reading Wanted Now: A Ministry for Bangalore