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Why Lakshay Kapoor wants business to be his profession, keep music as his passion

The entrepreneur-musician, Lakshay Kapoor, feels he has the qualities to be a successful businessman, but music has been his 'heart' since childhood.

Off The Cuff with Harsh Mariwala & Prof. Ram Charan

Harsh Mariwala, Founder and Chairman, Marico and Prof Ram Charan, Business Guru and Author, are our guests in this latest edition of ThePrint's Off...

PM Modi announces Rs 1,000-crore ‘Startup India Seed Fund’ to help entrepreneurs

He said the fund is being launched to provide initial capital to help set up new startups. He also said about 40% of budding entrepreneurs are from tier-II and -III cities.

Business leader Harsh Mariwala launches virtual conclave to inspire, celebrate entrepreneurs

The ASCENT e-Conclave 2020 is themed on ‘Rebuilding with Grit’ and focuses on the opportunities that have emerged from the pandemic.

New book traces Hari Khemka’s journey from 19-yr-old novice to formidable businessman

'On the Move: My Journey as a Relentless Entrepreneur', written by Hari Khemka & published by HarperCollins India, will be released on 1 November on ThePrint's SoftCover.

India’s women entrepreneurs look to survive the pandemic by remodeling their business

Bain & Co., Google, & AWE Foundation surveyed almost 350 women entrepreneurs and found that 54% had already made business shifts & another 24% planned to change by December.

J&K sends list of over 100 budding entrepreneurs to Centre for youth empowerment programmes

Beginning two months ago, administration and police officials were asked to compile a list of youth interested in entrepreneurship.

Indian unicorns are unsuited for Covid crisis. Entrepreneurs, go for proficorns

My firm Netcore faced a big crisis in 2007-08. Before I realised it, we were losing Rs 1 crore a month, chasing a mythical valuation of a capital-fed consumer business.

Refugee camps are brimming with invaluable talent, and the world is poorer for it

There are numerous policy and practical barriers preventing displaced people from contributing to the global economy but investing in them can reap significant returns

Indian elites holding back wealth tied in slums. And here’s what Modi govt can do

Elites view encroachers as disruptors of property rights system, and oppose regularisation. But that’s what India needs to free up capital held in slums.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.