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CMF Is Becoming an Indian Smartphone Brand. Can India Finally Build a Global Phone Brand?
Vijay Deverakonda Is Building Unhype. Why Are Celebrities Becoming Founders Instead of Endorsers?
Why Air India Chose 15-Year-Old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to Tell Its New India Story
The Beauty Industry Has a Waste Problem. L’Oréal Is Asking Startups to Help Fix It.
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AI Is Being Renamed ‘Super Intelligence’. The Name May Matter More Than You Think.
The United States has begun replacing Artificial Intelligence with Super Intelligence in federal language. But superintelligence already has a distinct meaning in technology. The change opens a much bigger question about how names shape what society expects from AI.
The World Came to Delhi. India Is Becoming the Centre of the New Global Order
The BRICS Summit brought Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and leaders from across the emerging world to New Delhi. The summit itself mattered, but so did what it revealed: India is growing rapidly, becoming easier to build and do business in, and gaining the economic and diplomatic gravity to sit closer to the centre of world affairs.
10 Powerful Women Shaping India's Future
This Independence Day, People Who Matter looks at ten women, from Ananya Birla to Roshni Nadar Malhotra, whose current work continues to shape India's business and cultural landscape.
People Who Matter
Vijay Deverakonda Is Building Unhype. Why Are Celebrities Becoming Founders Instead of Endorsers?
Unhype is the latest example of a bigger shift in Indian celebrity culture. Stars are no longer satisfied with renting their fame to brands. Increasingly, they want equity, creative influence and a place on the cap table.
The Man Tata Wasn’t Ready to Let Go: N. Chandrasekaran’s Long Game
N. Chandrasekaran spent nearly four decades inside Tata and was preparing to leave. Then the Tata Sons board asked him to stay. His reversal says as much about the unfinished transformation of the group as it does about the man leading it.
From Vaccines to Ventures: The Expanding World of Adar Poonawalla
The COVID-19 pandemic turned Adar Poonawalla into a global name as Serum Institute’s vaccines reached millions across continents. But his story goes beyond the crisis, tracing the journey of a businessman who expanded a family legacy into a diversified and globally recognised enterprise.
Sudha Murty: A Legacy Built On Compassion & Conviction
She questioned gender bias when few dared to. She helped shape one of India’s most influential technology companies, transformed corporate philanthropy, and inspired millions through her writing. Sudha Murty’s journey is a testament to the power of purpose-driven leadership.
How the Kamath Brothers Kept Building Even After Zerodha
The Kamath brothers built one of India's most successful bootstrapped companies. Their greater contribution, however, may lie in how they have used that success to inspire founders, shape conversations and strengthen India's innovation ecosystem.
How Neeraj Chopra’s Golden Throw Rewrote India’s Olympic Dream
In a cricket-loving country, Neeraj Chopra turned javelin into a mainstream sport and became one of India’s most influential sporting icons.
Companies That Matter
CMF Is Becoming an Indian Smartphone Brand. Can India Finally Build a Global Phone Brand?
CMF is moving towards majority Indian ownership and deeper local engineering. Its transformation reveals the next challenge for India's electronics industry: moving from making global phones to building global phone brands.
From Dholera to the World: Tata’s Chip Ambition Just Found an Important Global Customer
Tata Electronics has signed a strategic manufacturing partnership with Nexperia across Dholera and Jagiroad. The deal matters because India’s semiconductor push is beginning to acquire something more valuable than factory announcements: global customers.
BMW Chose Ranveer Singh. What It Really Wants Is Young India.
BMW's choice of Ranveer Singh says more than a celebrity endorsement ever could. India's luxury buyer is getting younger, first time buyers are entering faster, and the meaning of status itself is changing.
India’s Beauty Market Is Booming. So Why Did SUGAR’s Valuation Crash?
SUGAR Cosmetics has raised fresh capital at a sharply lower valuation even as India’s beauty market races ahead. The reset shows how investor expectations around India’s beauty brands have changed.
Maruti: How A Government Experiment Continued To Lead The Market
From a modest 1981 government venture to 42% market share today, Maruti's journey mirrors India's own story of growth and aspiration.
Info Edge: The Internet Pioneer That Built India's Digital Marketplace Economy
From finding jobs to finding homes and matrimonial matches, Info Edge created an entire ecosystem of internet-driven businesses. What began as an effort to digitise newspaper job listings eventually grew into a company that connected millions of Indians to information.
Brands That Matter
Why Air India Chose 15-Year-Old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to Tell Its New India Story
Air India could have chosen an established sporting icon. Instead it chose 15 year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The decision reveals how the airline wants its own transformation to be seen alongside a younger, more ambitious India.
Sabyasachi Used Bollywood to Build Fame. Now He Wants Indian Luxury to Outgrow It.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee is returning to New York Fashion Week while pushing back against celebrity customisation and overexposure. The contradiction reveals his larger ambition for Indian luxury.
How the 80s Photo Trend Became a Free Product Demo for ChatGPT
The 80s photo trend was fun, nostalgic and remarkably effective at showing what ChatGPT could do. Here is how it spread, why it worked like free marketing, and what the privacy, energy and water questions actually mean.
Titan: The Timeless Masterpiece By The Tata Group
From a factory in Hosur to the acquisition of a 300-year-old Swiss watchmaker, Titan's journey reflects the power of conviction, innovation and an unwavering belief that India could build brands the world would admire.
What Truly Makes Amul The Taste of India?
From Gujarat’s milk cooperatives to becoming one of India’s most trusted household names, Amul’s success story is a story of rural empowerment, economic inclusion and a revolution that reshaped the nation’s dairy industry.
Gig Work, Food Delivery, Q-Commerce, Ambulance: How Zomato Built An Ecosystem
What started as a restaurant menu website eventually transformed into one of India’s biggest consumer-tech companies. From food delivery and Blinkit to gig employment and quick commerce, Zomato reshaped how urban India eats, shops, works, and experiences convenience.
Initiatives That Matter
The Beauty Industry Has a Waste Problem. L’Oréal Is Asking Startups to Help Fix It.
L’Oréal has selected 13 companies for the second cohort of its €100 million sustainability accelerator, including two Indian innovators. The bigger story is how a global beauty group is looking outside its own laboratories for solutions to waste, water use and circular manufacturing.
Why Microsoft's AI Bet On India Goes Beyond Technology
Microsoft's AI skilling initiative seeks to bridge opportunity gaps by bringing AI education to underserved regions and equipping millions of Indians for the future of work.
How Nuvoco's Swasth Bharat Initiative Is Bringing Healthcare To India's Last Mile
In many villages, reaching a doctor can mean travelling long distances and losing a day's wages. Nuvoco is attempting to change that through mobile healthcare services and investments in healthcare infrastructure around its manufacturing locations.
Bridging the Employability Gap: How NASSCOM’s ASCEND Is Building India's Future Workforce
As India's demand for digital talent continues to grow, access to industry-relevant skills remains uneven. Through ASCEND, NASSCOM Foundation and nine technology SMEs have come together to equip marginalised youth with emerging technology skills, demonstrating how collaborative CSR can create pathways to employment and inclusion.
Mission4Million: Axis Bank Foundation's Initiative To Transform 4 Million Rural Lives By 2030
For millions of rural families, economic security remains a distant goal. Through Mission4Million, Axis Bank Foundation hopes to change that by creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.
How Herbalife Is Empowering Women, Driving Change, Breaking Stereotypes
Public transport doesn’t just drive people. Sometimes it also drives change. On this principle, Herbalife has put women of Bengaluru and Mysuru in the driving seats of e-autos and helped them increase their monthly income.
What’s moving in India right now
Headlines from Indian business publications, aggregated automatically and linked to the original reporting. These are not People Who Matter stories; each link opens the publisher’s site.
From cigarettes to protein bars: ITC's ₹900 cr Yoga Bar bet as FMCG giant taps India's health-food boom
ITC has acquired the remaining 52.5% stake in Sproutlife Foods for ₹645 crore, bringing its total investment to around ₹900 crore. The move aligns with ITC's…
India business confidence rises 8% in September despite global headwinds: ASSOCHAM
India's business landscape showed remarkable resilience as confidence levels surged by 5.6% in the first half of FY27 according to the ASSOCHAM Business…
Goldiam’s Origem targets ₹600-800 crore in revenue over five years
Over the next four to five years, Goldiam aims to scale B2B revenue to ₹1,500-2,000 crore, alongside Origem’s growth, building towards a combined business of…
Cremica Foods buys back Kroll stake, plans IPO at ₹2,000 crore valuation
Cremica Foods repurchased 35% from Kroll, setting the stage for a public listing next year valued at ₹1,500-2,000 crore. Now largely family-owned, the company…
DoorDash, which inspired Swiggy-Zomato, comes to India; looks to create 3,000 jobs
DoorDash launched its first Indian office in Hyderabad, starting with 500 employees and planning to grow to over 3,000.
Why the Mistrys want to unlock their family silver from Tata Sons
The SP group’s Mistrys own 18.37% of the Tata group holding company, a fortune that has been difficult to monetise. Now debt, family history and a…
Who is Anjali Sardana? How 23-year-old built Pronto into a ₹2,000 crore startup
Anjali Sardana launched Pronto in April 2025 to bring technology and structure to India’s informal domestic-services market. Within months, the startup scaled…
Tata Sons merger proposal faces questions from Tata Trusts trustees: Report
Trustees of Tata Trusts are questioning a proposed merger involving Tata Sons that could prevent a public listing. They claim no board resolution has approved…
Infosys' nearly 1 lakh employees to move into specialist roles as AI reshapes tech industry
Infosys plans to move up to one-third of its workforce into specialised roles and build a 6,000-member team of frontier engineers as AI reshapes the IT…
Simple Energy Raises $180 Mn To Unlock Next Growth Phase
Electric two-wheeler (E2W) manufacturer Simple Energy has raised $180 Mn (₹1,750 Cr) in its Series C funding round. The round…
[Update] Home Interior Startup Gravity Nets $15 Mn To Expand Into New Categories
Update | September 30, 15:53 IST Home interior materials platform Gravity has raised around $15 Mn (around ₹142.7 Cr) in…
Beyond Coding: Why AI Makes Systems Thinking More Important For Engineers
Engineering education needs to move beyond writing code and equip students to understand how entire software systems work, according to…
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