Business

From policies to strategies | Preparing the future HR leaders

In this session, Deepti Varma, VP, People Experience & Technology, Amazon Stores India & Emerging Markets, talks about the evolving HR function, future of workplace and provides career tips to the B-S

Coming soon: Faceless assessment for businesses with CGST registrations

Move aims to address a key administrative problem faced by large businesses with operations spread across multiple locations

Enabling competition

India must encourage entry of firms and innovation

WhatsApp Business pricing changes from October 1: What Indian businesses need to know

Meta is changing WhatsApp Business pricing from October 1, making customer service messages chargeable after a monthly free quota. In India, businesses get 1,000 free service messages per phone number

Indian firms hit by business-disrupting cyber incidents: Cisco report flags gaps in cyber defence

Cisco’s latest report finds that Indian organisations are facing significant cyber threats, with more than one in three incidents involving AI-enhanced attacks.

Unlocking the massive opportunities in GCCs | Expert takes

In this session, Sirish Korada, Managing Director & Global Capabilities Leader, CBIZ, talks about GCCs, leadership and provides career guidance to the B-Schoolers.

Trust, AI, Data & Gen Z; Insurance marketing components

In this session, Rahul Talwar, Chief Marketing Officer, Axis Max Life Insurance, talks about the evolving marketing strategies for the financial services sector & provides career tips to the B-Schools

Why Tata Trusts is proposing a strategic reorganisation plan for Tata Sons

Tata Sons is caught in a boardroom battle over whether it should go public or remain private. Tata Trusts has proposed restructuring Tata Sons by merging Tata Electronics Systems Solutions

IRDAI’s insurance overhaul: Why insurers, brokers and banks are worried

IRDAI has proposed a major overhaul of insurance distribution, including lower commission caps, tighter expense limits and restrictions on loan-linked insurance bundling.

After every difficulty, we emerged much stronger: ITC's Sanjiv Puri

In an interview at the company's headquarters in Kolkata, Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri speaks to Ishita Ayan Dutt about how liberalisation transformed the competitive landscape

BLUEDEX: The Startup That Puts Its Team Before Its Clients

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Know the massive business opportunity in senior care

In this session,Shreya Anand, Director, Vedaanta Senior Living, shares her insights on organised senior living and provides career tips to the B-Schoolers.

Measure carefully: The wrong metric can distort business strategy

Business metrics can become counterproductive when underlying economics change, making it essential for leaders to periodically reassess whether measures still encourage the right behaviour

Next-gen marketplace model | Expert takes

In this session, Aruna Daryanani, Director, Sales, Seller Success and Marketing, Amazon India, talks about the seller ecosystem, evolving marketplace business, and provides career tips.

Bengal CM Suvendu pitches business-friendly climate to industrialists

The West Bengal government on Saturday invited industrialists and business groups to invest in the state, asserting that the new government was working to create a conducive business environment through new policies and incentives. Speaking at a summit organised by a news channel, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the government would soon unveil new industrial and land policies and amendments to the land ceiling Act, along with a package of incentives for investors, though he did not give a timeline or further details. Adhikari said industrialisation would help generate employment in the state, where, he claimed, a large number of educated youths were without jobs. He also claimed that nearly one crore migrant labourers from the state were currently working outside. "This is a truly patriotic government functioning properly. We are working on the industrial policy, the industrial land policy, the Land Ceiling Act, incentives and other investor-related measures. The roadmap is .

Decathlon India's wholesale business grows 20-fold, adds 10% to revenue

Decathlon Sports India, leading sports goods manufacturer and retailer, on Friday said its wholesale or Business-to-business (B2B) business has grown 20-fold over the last five years and the vertical contributed about 10 per cent to the total revenue. According to RoC filings, Decathlon India's revenue from operations was Rs 4,133.10 crore for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025. It is yet to file the FY26 numbers with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). The wholesale business now delivers to more than 20,000 pin codes across India, covering over 90 per cent of the country. "Tier 2 and Tier 3 regions, including high-altitude terrains across Jammu & Kashmir, Leh & Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and the Northeast, contribute more than 40 per cent of total B2B revenues," the company said in a statement. Decathlon India's wholesale arm is evolving into an integrated sports solutions partner, expanding its footprint to defence establishments, government bodies and over 20,000 ...

The future of tech governance | Expert’s take

Anisha Chand, Partner | Competition / Antitrust, Khaitan & Co., talks about regulating the Big Tech & AI, career at the intersection of law, tech, AI, business management, and provides suggestions

How consumer trends are reshaping footwear

In this session, Aayush Jindal, CEO, Asian Footwears, talks about the footwear industry, and provides management tips to the students.

Algorithm, Analytics, and the future of FMCG

In this session, Kunal Sharma, VP, Marketing and Organised Trade, KRBL, talks about the tech-powered evolution of the FMCG sector and provides career tips to the B-Schoolers.