Page 4 - Q&a

It has been very good quarter, have seen 12% volume growth: Adani Wilmar MD

In volume terms, we will block at least 20-25 per cent growth over last year. Volume wise we should do more than a million tonnes to 1.2 million tonnes, said Angshu Mallick, MD and CEO, Adani Wilmar

High US bond yield 'negatively impacts' India's appeal: Umang Papneja

Country's growth and market dynamics continue to make it an appealing investment destination, says CEO of Julius Baer India

India will have no place for corruption, casteism, communalism: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in exclusive interview to PTI: Many positive impacts from India's G20 Presidency, some "very close to my heart".

We are focussing on growing premium from non-par products: LIC chairman

We are expecting good growth in the festive season, says Siddhartha Mohanty, Chairman, LIC

We rely on outdated, trade-driven data in making movies: Hansal Mehta

Industry needs to invest in writers, by paying them and in helping them evolve: Filmmaker

CFA Institute's inclusion push to take account of caste, gender neutrality

The focus has recently been on new-age technology companies, where disclosure quality, audit quality, and shareholder rights are areas that have attracted regulatory attention, says Arati Porwal

We want to become the no. 1 diagnostics provider in the world: Mylab MD

'The Mylab ecosystem is capable of providing solutions'

Indian market has breadth and depth of firms to invest in: Sukumar Rajah

Our biggest overweight by sector is financial, where our top holdings include ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank. This reflects our optimism about the outlook for investment and consumption in the economy

Want to be mid-sized bank with pan-India presence by 2030: CSB Bank chief

We are revamping our entire technology platform, almost there will be nothing in the bank which was there two years back, Pralay Mondal, MD & CEO of CSB Bank

Momentum in Indian realty market hasn't slowed in past 10 yrs: BCD group MD

In a Q&A, Angad Singh Bedi talks about this entry into the business of stressed assets, and his rental project for the elderly, among other things

Traditional AI deployment of 70% companies has failed: BCG X executives

AI and GAI are beyond providing just efficiencies in data management, etc. It is about the transformation of business operations, said Sylvain Duranton, MD and senior partner, BCGX

We must be a product nation, make our own chips: HCL's Ajai Chowdhry

Countries want to invest in semiconductors. It's very tough to get investments. But in 40 nanometers and above, I believe we still have chance, said Ajai Chowdhry, co-founder of HCLTech

FMCG, auto data shows rural demand is coming back: CII President R Dinesh

We are projecting FY24 GDP growth at 6.5-6.7 per cent. We believe 6.5 per cent will be achievable, even in a slightly negative scenario. And 6.7 per cent is our belief, let me put it that way

'CY23 will be a volatile but rewarding year for Indian equity investors'

We expect high single-digit to low double-digit returns for equities in CY23, with preference for mid-caps over large-caps, Jitendra Gohil, director, global investment management at Credit Suisse

Indian markets, economy more balanced now than a year ago: Chris Wood

'If there is any reason to change my holding in Adani group stocks, the Hindenburg report on the group is not the one'

Only Centre has the power to withdraw legal tender: Ex-Dy RBI governor

'We should not call it as demonetisation because it is still a legal tender', says R Gandhi

EV subsidies flawed and unfeasible, says Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj

'Unimaginative govts throw money at manufacturers'

Some of our best firms globally were created in downturns: Sequoia India MD

RISC-V is a set of instructions that defines how a particular software interacts with a chipset

Key driver of returns is asset allocation, not market timing: Ajit Deshmukh

US markets have seen significant corrections in the last 18 months and 10-15% allocation to US equities in a staggered way can be a prudent diversification, says Ajit Deshmukh, Equirus Wealth MD

'100% sure law will be on our side', says Hero Electric CEO Sohinder Gill

'We are talking of a practical solution and not digging our heels in saying 'we don't have to pay you a rupee'