Despite profits rising in value terms, profit to GDP ratio of Nifty 500 companies dipped to 4.1 percent in FY23, while that of listed companies fell to 4.3 percent after hitting a record high in the previous fiscal. This was mostly dragged by global commodity prices| www.forbesindia.com
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights India's rise to the 5th largest economy in the world, with achievements in fintech adoption, digital payments and international currency trading| www.forbesindia.com
Have you ever wondered why some states in India seem to be doing better than others? One of the factors is their debt-to-GDP ratio. In this article, we explore the reasons behind their varying degrees from state to state| www.forbesindia.com
Self-regulatory organisations comprising experts from education, mental health and children's rights will be at the heart of distinguishing between games of skill and gambling. How effective will they be?| Forbes India
It is modern-day betting on smartphones, in full public view. There is an urgent need for a comprehensive framework to regulate the gaming industry, the advocate-on-record, Supreme Court of India, writes| Forbes India
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Earlier in the day, Mr Jaishankar had a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and reaffirmed the commitment to expand bilateral trade in a balanced, sustainable manner, including India's exports to Russia in sectors like agriculture, pharma, and textiles.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]L to R: Manish Kumat, Principal Designer, Manish Kumat Design Cell; Shilpi Sonar, Founder & Designer, Shilpi Sonar Creations; and Manish Gulati, Founding Partner & Architect, MOFA Studios[/CAPTION] When it comes to architecture, the identity of a structure is more than a signature - its DNA is formed in memory, culture, and lived experience, etched into every line and space. M-Connect: Celebrating Architectural Excellence & Innovation — a campaign by Forbes India in collaboration w...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Corporate India’s growth momentum is losing steam. Corporate GVA, which surged 46.8 percent in Q1 FY24, has steadily declined, slipping to just 6.9 percent by Q1 FY26.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Xavier AI transforms complex business challenges into presentation-ready insights based on real, identifiable sources. Effectively, it democratises access to strategic expertise that was previously exclusive to large corporations. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] For decades, consulting firms like McKinsey, Accenture and Deloitte have commanded premium pricing that put sophisticated analytical services beyond the reach of 99 percent of the world's businesses. That era may now be past. ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Over the last 19 years, I’ve lived between two worlds: the fast-evolving corridors of banking technology and the deeply resilient lanes of rural India. It’s been a journey that began in engineering classrooms and data centers, but one that found its true meaning in cooperative societies, self-help groups, and grassroots institutions across the country. I still remember walking into a small PACS branch in Tamil Nadu, years ago. The ledgers were handwritten, the systems disconnected, but th...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Najir Mallik, an artisan from Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal, at Adity Design’s workshop in Mumbai Image: Amit Verma[/CAPTION] In a brightly lit, air-conditioned room in Mumbai’s Lower Parel area, Sharafat Mallick sits with men hunched around the neatly arranged rows of ‘khaat’, as the wooden frames are called, inside the embroidery workshop of an export house. Hailing from West Bengal, Mallick has in front of him, stretched tight over a frame, a length of fine fabric. Diff...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
When choosing a savings account, most individuals seek reliability, transparency, and tangible growth for their money. But what if your savings account offered more—more benefits, more earnings, and more control over your funds? That’s where IDFC FIRST Bank stands out. With a unique combination of zero-fee banking, monthly interest credits, and competitive interest rates, IDFC FIRST Bank delivers an experience that’s not just convenient but genuinely rewarding. Whether you’re building...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION] Divya Deshmukh became the youngest and the first Indian to win the Women's World Cup Image: PTI Photo [/CAPTION] In 2002, when Koneru Humpy earned the title of a grandmaster (GM), the then-15-year-old was believed to have unlocked the Judit Polgar moment in Indian chess. Polgar, the Hungarian prodigy, had shattered the proverbial glass ceiling by breaking into the world’s top 10 in the open section, a feat that no woman has matched yet. Many had hoped that Humpy’s feat—of beco...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India is taking the lead globally in the advancement of AI skills, especially by involving women in this fast-growing field. Even though women make up only 25–30% of AI professionals worldwide, their impact is much greater. As pioneers in technology, they are challenging the norms in STEM fields and driving innovation in areas such as healthcare, education, and social change, helping push the Indian AI industry toward a projected market value of $28.8 billion by 2025. At Lions International...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Pixel 10 Pro Fold mobile phone is presented during the 'Made by Google' event, organised to introduce the latest additions to Google's Pixel portfolio of devices including Pixel Watch 4, in Brooklyn, New York, US, August 20, 2025. Image: Brendan McDermid/ Reuters| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Online gaming, as a whole, saw a slowdown in earnings. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] Even before the government passed the draft Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill to ban real money games in the country, high GST rates had already slowed down online gaming revenues. Gaming startups were also seeing a decline in their funding after the pandemic bump. Real money gaming revenues, which make up almost 80 percent of the online gaming space, jumped 19.5 percent from Rs16,000...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Sheikh Yameen (right) and Zubair Bhat, co-founders,Curve Electric[/CAPTION] The post-Covid influx of tourists to Kashmir brought with it not just business but also more congested roads and traffic jams. Friends Sheikh Yameen and Zubair Bhat saw an opportunity to solve the problem by introducing ebikes in Srinagar for shared mobility. After getting government permissions, Curve Electric went live in January 2023 with an app for the back end, putting a person in charge at their doc...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s GST rates are on a downward path. From 15.3 percent in 2017 to a projected 9.5 percent by FY27, once the ongoing 2-tier rate rejig is put into effect, effective tax rates will ease, potentially boosting consumption and compliance.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION] Long before the patients show up in hospitals, the germs silently accumulate in the wastewater beneath our cities. Image: Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images[/CAPTION] What if the sewage system running through your city's underbelly held secrets that could predict the next disease outbreak, even before a case has been reported? Sounds like science fiction, right? But it isn't. This is exactly what wastewater surveillance does. What is Wastewater Surveillance...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s sports and entertainment industries are undergoing a significant transformation, with women playing a key role in breaking barriers and redefining the meaning of success. This year, Lions International presents News18 SheShakti 2025, aims to highlight the journeys of Indian women who are powering the entertainment & sports landscape with record breaking achievements on the field, and remarkable performances on screen. From Cinema to Sports, women in India are reshaping the country's...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s policy & governance ecosystem is changing, and women are not just breaking through barriers, they are actively shaping the future of the nation. In the past year, women have achieved significant milestones across various fields; shattering glass ceilings, redefining what excellence means in administration, and playing key roles in government, business, and other sectors. Today, India has secured a position among the 20 countries where women hold more than 40% of local seats, with ov...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
An initiative by Forbes India in collaboration with Marmo Solutions, M-Connect is a multi-episode series that turns the spotlight onto the people behind the practice. Through a collection of candid conversations with 45 leading architects and designers, this series aims to open the door to the minds shaping India’s architectural landscape, exploring the inspirations, philosophies, and choices that define their work. The inaugural episode, Blueprints & Backstories, brought together three des...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s stock market has seen a remarkable shift in scale over the last decade, in the number of retail participants and how valuations are tracked and discussed. Investors, big and small, often look for signals to make sense of where the market is headed. Among the various metrics used to assess overall market health, the market cap-to-GDP ratio remains a familiar reference point. Known more popularly as the Buffett indicator, it stands alongside other tools like price-to-earnings ratios a...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
We’ve all been on Indian highways - whether it’s for a daily office commute, intercity travel, or long-distance journeys. The long stretches of tarmac, occasional pit stops, and, of course, the toll plazas, are all a part of the experience. But have you ever wondered what the role of toll booths is? The toll booths are an integral part of how the road network remains functional, with highway toll charges directly contributing to maintenance and upgrades. Over the years, the system has bec...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
In the past - think of the 1990s and 2000s - the idea of digital money was an alien concept. Fast-forward to today, the market is crowded with thousands of digital currencies or cryptocurrencies, which are being traded, stored, and talked about everywhere. At the centre of it all is Bitcoin (BTC) - the first and still the most recognised cryptocurrency of the Bitcoin network. It kick-started the entire crypto movement back in 2009 and led to the emergence of new altcoins we hear about today. ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday evening in New Delhi. China has agreed to remove restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals, fertilisers and tunnel boring machines to New Delhi. Image: Press Information Bureau/Handout via Reuters| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION] Baba Kalyani (left), chairman & MD, with son Amit, vice chairman & joint MD, Bharat Forge Image: Amit Verma[/CAPTION] There are days when 76-year-old Baba Kalyani wishes he was younger. Kalyani is India’s 66th richest man, worth $3.9 billion, according to the 2025 Forbes World’s Billionaires List. The Kalyani group, of which he is chairman, includes Bharat Forge, India’s largest automotive component maker. Yet, he is wistful. ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India's online gamer base is set to hit 517 million by 2025, creating massive opportunities for developers, platforms, and investors.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Ecommerce, once viewed primarily as a distribution channel, is now quietly becoming a strategic engine for innovation. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] India’s consumer landscape is undergoing a structural transformation—not just in what consumers buy, but in how new products are conceived, tested, and scaled. Ecommerce, once viewed primarily as a distribution channel, is now quietly becoming a strategic engine for innovation. Increasingly, traditional FMCG giants are leveraging dig...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Say a company starts with a very low revenue figure in its first year and then lands a large customer just after the start of its second year. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] “Meet the Companies Building the Future.” That’s the headline on the latest Inc. 5000, the business magazine’s long-running ranking of the fastest-growing U.S. private companies based on three-year revenue growth rates. Companies that make it onto this or any of the other competing high-growth lists out th...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
With the introduction of the online gaming Bill, all forms of gaming would face a ban across India| Forbes India
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[CAPTION] Indian film director and producer Ramesh Sippy Image: Mexy Xavier[/CAPTION] Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy’s father, producer GP Sippy, gave him a budget of Rs1 crore to make Sholay. He overshot it three times to ensure that this third directorial had the grandeur and scale of the Hollywood films that he enjoyed watching on the big screen. For nearly two decades since its release in 1975, it remained the highest-grossing Indian film, with collections exceeding Rs35 crore worldwide. Shol...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Layoffs have an emotional and physical impact on employees, regardless of whether they are due to technological, financial or operational efficiency. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] Corporate layoffs have become a prevalent organisational phenomenon, affecting employees both worldwide and locally. To the extent that it would not be incorrect to refer to this phenomenon as "Layoff Tsunami." Unlike the financial crisis of 2008-2009, the underlying logic for these layoffs is change as a...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s mutual fund industry strengthened further in FY25, with over ₹244 lakh crore mobilised across private and public sector players.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son delivers remarks next to U.S. President Donald Trump at an 'Investing in America' event in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. Image: Reuters/Leah Millis[/CAPTION] Japan-based tech investor SoftBank Group said Tuesday it will invest $2 billion in Intel, as the US government reportedly considers taking a 10-percent stake in the troubled US chip giant. The move is the latest in SoftBank's succession of investments and business deals in the United States a...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reviews flood management and preparedness measures in the Yamuna Bazar area after the water level of the Yamuna river reached 205.79 metres, in New Delhi on August 19, 2025. Image: @gupta_rekha on X via PTI Photo| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Image: Drew Angerer / AFP [/CAPTION] R ussian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issu...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18 Image: Mandel Ngan / AFP [/CAPTION] The fates of nations have rarely, if ever, been decided by sartorial choices. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was certainly hoping that a spot of fashion di...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Tata Motors’ market share in the domestic commercial vehicle segment has slipped to 32.5 percent from 44 percent in 2015 Image: Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images[/CAPTION] Across both its passenger vehicles and electric vehicle (EV) segments, where the automaker had once been making rapid strides, it had been increasingly facing serious challenges from homegrown automakers, hurting the company hard. It once held an 80 percent market share of the domestic EV market, which has slip...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
News18 Network is all set to host the third edition of Lions International Presents News18 SheShakti, India's leading platform dedicated to amplifying women's voices and honouring the remarkable journeys of women who are shaping the country. This year's theme, “From Breaking Barriers to Building Bharat,” reflects an evolving narrative - transitioning from overcoming challenges to actively shaping the nation's future. As anticipation builds across the capital, the SheShakti stage in Delhi ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Chen Yani (2nd-R), also known as "Keke" playing a boardgame with friends and guests in a female co-living space called "Kekeís Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Image: Jade Gao / AFP [/CAPTION] Laughter erupts over a board game and coffee at a rural cottage in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, one of a growing number of women-only co-living spaces far from social pressures and male judgment. Women come to share mutual support and "talk freely ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Children wade through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in Mumbai, Monday, August 18, 2025. Image: PTI Photo| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Image: Bajirao Pawar for Forbes India [/CAPTION] Tesla has been leading the electric vehicle innovation and green energy revolution for decades - reshaping how people view the transport system. Over the years, Tesla has built a global fan base with models that blend sleek design, tech integration, and electric range. The Tesla Model Y, in particular, is one of the brand’s most popular cars globally. With Tesla officially stepping into the Indian market, there's a mix of excitement ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
As more people look beyond traditional investment routes like fixed deposits, stocks, or gold, alternative options have caught attention, especially those that offer the potential for steady income without the usual day-to-day involvement. If you’ve explored new avenues of passive income or portfolio diversification, you’ve likely come across the terms REITs and InvITs. Both these investment vehicles have been gaining ground in India over the past few years, particularly among those looki...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s real estate sector is one of the massive forces of its economy, expected to contribute almost 13 percent to India’s GDP by 2025. But while the industry continues to expand, funding remains a long-standing challenge, especially for large-scale commercial developments. With traditional financing often falling short, the market has seen a clear shift in interest toward new, more accessible investment models. One such option gaining traction is the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT),...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
One of the defining factors in India’s economic trajectory is the foreign direct investment. From manufacturing hubs to digital infrastructure, many global investors are showing confidence and long-term growth plans in the Indian market. Some states and union territories have managed to attract a significantly larger share of this inflow into services, software, trading, and manufacturing. According to a PIB press release, India recorded more than $81 billion in foreign direct investment in...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION](File) US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky listen to Vice President JD Vance (R)as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Image: Saul Loeb / AFP[/CAPTION] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since a spectacularly tense exchange with Donald Trump saw their talks cut short and question marks raised over future US support. At the February 28 meeting,...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]In India, health insurance is often seen as discretionary, a later concern or something provided by one’s employer. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] Let us start with the story of Rajeev, a senior lawyer at a prestigious law firm in India. His employer’s health insurance was remarkably generous. He had a 100 percent coverage with no co-payments for medical costs up to ₹1.5 crores. When he was diagnosed with stage-1 lung cancer at 49, his treatment was fully covered, and he went...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) suggests the average time taken to close a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) has climbed steadily, from an average of 550 days in 2022 to 724 days in 2025, over double the maximum time prescribed. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was designed to streamline the resolution of corporate distress. However, procedural delays and lower recovery for creditors pose some c...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Mutual fund investing is no longer limited to metros. Tier 3 cities are leading the growth story. SEBI data shows a steady rise in investors from smaller towns, with their share climbing past 60 percent in FY25.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]The possibility of a proposed trade deal between India and the US appears slim at this stage. Illustration: Chaitanya Dinesh Surpur[/CAPTION] The Indian and the US governments will move to the negotiation table to resolve Washington’s increase in trade tariffs against India to 50 percent, objecting to the country’s oil imports from Russia. The hike on tariff can be negotiated till August 28. Amid the fracas over buying more oil from Russia, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin i...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
From Atal Bihari Vajpayee's vision of 'natural allies' to Donald Trump's tariffs and accusations, India and the US continue their complex dance of cooperation, conflict, and cautious optimism| Forbes India
Photo of the day: India's Independence Day 2025. Forbes India is your destination for business, stock market, startup and technology news, and a peek into the lives of India's richest and most famous.| Forbes India
Parth Jindal, managing director of JSW Cement, and his father, Sajjan Jindal, managing director of JSW Steel, pose during the listing ceremony of JSW Cement at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), in Mumbai, India, August 14, 2025. Image: Reuters /Francis Mascarenhas| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Why leaders who blend charisma and aggression thrive and how to deal with them| Forbes India
The majority of the world's plastic trash is caused by poor waste management, with other lesser sources including littering, the abrasion of car tyres, and microplastics| Forbes India
[CAPTION]A cutout of US President Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin is displayed on a group of servers during The Bitcoin Conference at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Image: Ian Maule / AFP[/CAPTION] Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday during early Asian trading, surpassing $124,000, driven by favourable US legislation and a rise in US equities. The cryptocurrency rose above its previous July record, briefly exceeding $124,500 before retreating. US stocks ended higher Wednesday, ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s EV startup ecosystem hit a milestone in 2024 with record funding of $47 million, even as the number of deals declined. The trend highlights investor confidence in the sector’s long-term potential. Here’s how funding has evolved over the years.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi, Tesla hiring for robotaxi test driver role in New York. Image: Robyn Beck / AFP [/CAPTION] Tesla is recruiting a motorist to test its driver-assistance technology in New York with an eye towards autonomous driving, according to a job listing reviewed by AFP on Wednesday. The role of "Vehicle Operator, Autopilot" involves the driving of an "engineering vehicle" for extended periods, "conducting dynamic audio and camera data collection for testing and trainin...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION](L-R) Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Image: Lisa O'Connor and Jack Guez / AFP [/CAPTION] Elon Musk has accused Apple of unfairly favoring ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday. "Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation," Musk said in a post on his social media network X on Monday, without...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s business landscape continues to evolve with brands that are pushing boundaries and delivering value across diverse sectors. These forward-thinking companies are redefining industry standards through innovation, customer focus and long-term vision. As we navigate through 2025 these promising names are capturing attention with their strong market presence and commitment to excellence. From emerging startups to well-established firms they represent the next wave of impactful growth sto...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Inflation in refined oil, like sunflower oil, was almost fifteen times the average inflation rate in July. Image: Amit Bhargava/Bloomberg via Getty Images[/CAPTION] Food prices might have slipped for the second straight month but cooking oil, fruits and nuts remain expensive. While the price of coconut oil more than doubled in July, the costs of cashews and apples remained significantly higher too. Inflation in coconut oil—which, apart from your lunch and dessert, is also wide...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Fishermen offload fresh seafood from a boat early morning at the Sassoon Dock in Mumbai on August 13, 2025. Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump's threatened tariff salvo against the world's most populous nation. The 50 percent levy threatens to upend low-margin, labour-intensive industries ranging from gems and jewellery to textiles and seafood. Image: Punit Paranjpe / AFP| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]The ‘Code for Consent’ challenge is MeitY’s initiative to solidify how consent should be captured, stored, and used in the digital world. Image: Shutterstock [/CAPTION] The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently initiated a new framework built around the idea of ‘consent as a live signal’ to operationalise the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) 2023. The DPDP Act is India’s first comprehensive data privacy law. _RSS_Six companies have...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Five Towers, One Ecosystem: The Cascades' towers will be crafted to maximise the harmony of airflow, vistas, and sustainable design principles. [/CAPTION] The Cascades Neopolis, a ₹3169-Crore 63-storey 217-meter-tall residential project in Hyderabad, is a case study for a brilliant realty global collaboration, as five of the world’s leading consultants and three legacy developers zero in on a vision to create exquisite lifestyle and experiences for the residents. Ask a modern hom...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Grammy Award-winning musician and Padma Shri Ricky Kej (right) Image: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP[/CAPTION] Three-time Grammy Award-winning musician and Padma Shri Ricky Kej describes his latest album, Gandhi-Mantras of Compassion, as his passion project. The 44-year-old has collaborated with Nobel Peace Prize-winner and activist Kailash Satyarthi for the musical and spiritual tribute to the life and philosophy of the Mahatma. The self-fund...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]According to a 2023 McKinsey Health Institute survey, Gen Z are more likely than other generations to use digital mental health programmes and wellness apps. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] As a psychologist, it is validating to see that awareness around mental health has evolved, and Gen Z, at least in the bigger cities of India, are more accepting, acknowledging, and even willing to take proactive steps regarding their mental health. I see more open conversations around feelings o...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Hospital costs in India are ballooning: up 6.6 percent in July, over four times the national inflation rate. From medical bills to beer prices, see what’s burning a bigger hole in your pocket| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Nearly 60 percent of private hospital users reported dissatisfaction with public hospital quality or said they trusted doctors more at private institutions. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] India's public healthcare system is battling a crisis of confidence. Despite offering free or highly subsidised care, public hospitals often play second fiddle to their private counterparts. The real rush? It is towards private hospitals. According to the NSS Health Survey (2017-18), nearly 2 in ever...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Indian chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa Image: Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India[/CAPTION] Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is a fan of Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra. “He finishes first or second in all major events. That’s some consistency,” he says. Much like Chopra can land a javelin with laser precision, Praggnanandhaa—Pragg to the chess world—too, can slay on the chess board. All of 20, the youngster from Chennai has beaten Magnus Carlsen, the fiv...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Creators know that one incorrect statement, one controversy, one wrong collaboration can put an abrupt end to their career. That is why many prefer to tread with caution. Illustration: Chaitanya Dinesh Surpur[/CAPTION] Prableen Kaur Bhomrah was shocked when she heard about Kanchan Kumari’s murder in Punjab in June. Bhomrah, a skin and body positivity influencer with 565,000 followers on Instagram, immediately decided to be mindful and cautious about what she posts. “I still bel...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION](From L to R) The Balvenie Fifty; Sachin Mehta, MD, William Grant & Sons; The Balvenie’s Global Brand Ambassador Charles Metcalfe. Credit: Courtesy William Grant & Sons [/CAPTION] On August 7, a single bottle of exceptional rarity arrived in India: The Balvenie Fifty–First Edition, a 50-year-old single malt that marks a significant milestone in the legacy of The Balvenie distillery. The bottle is part of The Balvenie Fifty Collection, with only 125 pieces, commemorating five deca...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Corporate tax refunds have surged in FY25, touching Rs2.9 lakh crore, a sharper rise compared to non-corporate refunds at Rs1.9 lakh crore. This trend signals a faster pace of refunds to corporations over other taxpayer groups.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods Image: Jim Watson / AFP[/CAPTION] US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, hours before a trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire. The White House's halt on steeper tariffs will be in place until November 10. "I have just signed an Executive Order that will extend the Tariff Suspension on Chi...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]In an aerial view, the Tesla Headquarters is seen in Austin, Texas. Image: Brandon Bell / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP [/CAPTION] Tesla's energy subsidiary has applied to become an electricity supplier in Britain, a first such move by tech billionaire Elon Musk's operations outside the United States. A notice on the UK energy regulator's website confirmed a weekend media report that Tesla Energy Ventures Limited had applied for a licence to supply electricity. Th...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION](FILES) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (R) speaks alongside US President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. US semiconductor giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to pay the United States government 15 percent of their revenue from selling artificial intelligence chips to China, according to media reports on August 10, 2025. Image: Jim Watson / AFP [/CAPTION] President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports that...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]New Balance boasted that it was ‘endorsed by no one’ in the 1990s. Today, its stable of elite athletes includes No 1 NBA pick Cooper Flagg Image: Aleksandr Karnyukhin for Forbes[/CAPTION] In 2023, before Cooper Flagg was the top player in college basketball and the No 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, New Balance chief marketing officer Chris Davis issued an audacious challenge to one of his top lieutenants. “Go get this guy,” Naveen Lokesh, who leads the brand’s basket...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Exports are one of India’s strongest economic pillars. Every year, the country ships billions of dollars worth of goods across the globe, with most shipments routed through some of the busiest seaports. From engineering goods and pharmaceuticals to textiles and refined petroleum, India’s export sector is vast and diverse. The export from India helps us understand trade patterns, investment interests, and future growth opportunities. For policymakers, investors, and businesses, it’s a di...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India's stock market is home to thousands of publicly traded companies, ranging from legacy tech giants to new-age ones. These companies collectively shape the country's economy and offer you, the investor, a look into where the money flows and how well the company is performing. If you’re interested in market stocks or trades regularly, keeping an eye on net profit, market cap, or market fluctuations can offer some valuable perspective. In this article, we’ll highlight the top 10 publicl...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Saket Jha Saurabh, Director; Head - Content & AR Partnerships India at Snap Inc. Image: Courtesy Snap [/CAPTION] In the last four years, the number of digital content creators has burgeoned from 9.6 lakh in 2020 to 40.6 lakh in 2024, according to a report published by Qoruz. Platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and Snap have provided these creators the opportunities to share their content, collaborate with brands and generate revenue. Boundaries remain fluid, as creators ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
India’s EV story is being driven on three wheels. New FADA data shows they make up more than half of all electric vehicle sales in FY25.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Rajasthan, India, July 28, 2025: India’s digital economy has changed the way Indians shop, work, commute, and socialize. On the contrary, one essential service still lags: access to credible experts. Life’s dilemmas, like fitness, career, event planning, styling, nutrition, parenting, stylist, chef, pet care, yoga, finances, or skills like dancing, cooking, or singing, require organized, verified, and consistent access to experts. Choosing the appropriate expert can be an overwhelming exp...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
In the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of India’s power and energy sector, Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd. (TARIL) has emerged as a shining example of indigenous excellence. With a legacy spanning over four decades, TARIL is more than just a transformer manufacturer—it is a symbol of India’s industrial progress, self-reliance, and technological capability. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, TARIL has grown into one of the country’s largest and most respected transformer manufac...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Business enterprises should be able to anticipate cyber-attacks and subsequently build/invest in a robust cyber posture to mitigate the likelihood and lessen the adverse impact of a cyber-attack on their operations. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] It is virtually infeasible for smart industries relying upon IT and IoT converged technology to be free of the impact of cyber-attacks. This is a well-researched and well-publicised fact in the cybersecurity community. Hence, it is imperati...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]CEO compensation is often aligned with global benchmarks and linked to key performance indicators, frequently comprising stock options and long-term incentive plans. Image: Shutterstock[/CAPTION] In FY25, CEOs of India’s top six IT companies were collectively paid about Rs 340 crore, according to disclosures made in their company annual reports. HCL Tech’s C Vijayakumar received Rs 92 crore in FY25, surpassing the paycheques of all his counterparts. His compensation has more than...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Shina Chung, CEO, Kakao Image: Jaehyun Kim for Forbes Asia[/CAPTION] Striding purposefully across the stage at a packed media briefing held in Seoul in early February, Shina Chung, CEO of Korean internet giant Kakao, leaned in to greet OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman. After six months of negotiations, the two companies had just sealed a partnership thatwould give Kakao (market cap: $20 billion) access to the American AI titan’s powerful technology. As Chung declared on stage, it could...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Vande Bharat Express train from Bengaluru to Belagavi, at KSR Railway Station, in Bengaluru on August 10, 2025. Image: PTI Photo| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
On August 8, 2025, a general view of Nagasaki was seen from the observation deck of Inasayama, as the city prepared to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The anniversary, observed on August 9, is a somber occasion for remembrance and calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons, according to news reports. Image: Philip Fong / AFP| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Isidro Consunji; PHOTO Courtesy of DMCI Holdings [/CAPTION] The 2024 annual report of Philippine construction-and-mining giant DMCI Holdings has an arresting AI-designed cover depicting a stack of grey concrete blocks, geometrically arranged in the form of a futuristic building site. The company says the visual represents its “solid foundation and enduring strength” as well as its “long term vision”. But the image could well be a nod to the new challenge that DMCI Chairman a...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
1) Sparking R&D revolution [CAPTION]Sangeet Kumar, co-founder and CEO, Addverb Technologies Image: Madhu Kapparath[/CAPTION] India’s current R&D spending lags global averages at just 0.6–0.7 percent of GDP, and private capex on innovation barely scratches one percent of net sales. The new $12 billion Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) scheme could be a landmark moment if it’s executed wisely. Backed by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, the multi-year fund is structured ...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION] There’s going to be an exponential burst of the demand for lab-grown diamonds in India Image: Photo by SunChan / Getty Images[/CAPTION] Lisa Mukhedkar was 19 when she first wore her mother’s diamond solitaires for a wedding. And she was hooked. But much as she coveted one of her own, she couldn’t justify the sky-high price tag. “And there was no other option. When I last looked at it a few years ago, it was ₹36 lakh. For that kind of money, I could buy an apartment,” say...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION](File) A branch of AU Small Finance Bank in Mumbai. Image: Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images [/CAPTION] Last evening when news of the AU Small Finance Bank’s universal banking licence came in its founder Sanjay Agarwal pointed to the fact that he had been ‘irrationally rewarded’. After all, by his own admission, here was an entrepreneur from Jaipur who had started a business in 1995 with no connections and no background in lending. Now, three decades later, with i...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]An EHangís passenger-carrying electric unmanned aerial vehicle EH216-S is displayed at its booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing on July 17, 2025. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP[/CAPTION] Airline ANA said Thursday that, together with a US start-up, it hopes to have electric "air taxis" whizzing over Japan from as early as 2027. ANA and California-based Joby Aviation said they will establish a joint venture with a view to deploying more than 100 of the fi...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Sanjay Agarwal, managing director & CEO, AU Small Finance Bank[/CAPTION] By 2015, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted its first set of 10 small finance bank licences, AU Financiers, as it was then known, was already a seasoned non-banking financial company (NBFC). Its founder, Sanjay Agarwal, a first-generation entrepreneur, had built the business from the ground up. For two decades, he’d made commercial vehicle loans in Rajasthan. When loans went bad, he’d go person...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5, its most powerful AI model to date, promising a leap in reasoning, reliability, and real-world utility. Released on August 7, it is said to be “the best to date” and is available for everyone, free of cost. OpenAI describes GPT-5 as “a team of PhDs in your pocket”, capable of adapting to user intent in real time and delivering expert-level outputs across domains. Ahead of GPT-5’s launch, OpenAI secured a landmark $8.3 billion funding round, cata...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha co-founders Zepto. Image: Mexy Xavier [/CAPTION] In the race to deliver groceries in minutes, quick commerce players have long relied on speed as their biggest differentiator. Now, they’re applying that same urgency to a far more sensitive category: Medicines. “Today, we're formally announcing the launch of Zepto Pharmacy—medicines delivered in 10 minutes. This pharmacy service is now live in select areas of Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR,...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION]ChatGPT-5 is rolling out free to all users of the AI tool, which is used by nearly 700 million people weekly Image: Kirill Kudryavsev / AFP[/CAPTION] OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting "significant" advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates. ChatGPT-5 is rolling out free to all users of the AI tool, which is used by nearly 700 million people weekly, OpenAI said in a b...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
A new BCG report says India is falling behind in AI workforce training. Just 26 percent of Indian companies have over a fourth of their workforce trained in AI or GenAI tools. Here's a visual comparison.| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...
[CAPTION](File) India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan. Photo by Handout / PIB / AFP[/CAPTION] India's relationship with China has one of the most complicated dynamics in the world, and the recent tariff war initiated by US President Donald Trump has added another layer to it. That is why Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's potential visit to Beijing later this month holds even more significance from the political, economic, and dip...| Forbes India | Leadership, Innovation, Billionaires, Startups, India's riches...