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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

L&T's Defence Dilemma

Controversies, cancelled orders and general inaction have meant that India is today the world's largest arms importer

Reining In China's Shadow Banking System

The central government announced plans for new private banks to increase the system's capacity outside the dominant state-owned lenders

Ravaged by floods, Kashmir is a picture of tragedy

Our Desire Now is to be More Affordable: L'Oreal India MD

Forty-three-year-old Jean-Christophe Letellier, who took over as the managing director of L'Oreal India 11 months ago, believes in building aspirations for the long-term. And India's fast-growing beauty market is his playground

The Rich Legacy of Ferrari's Fastest Car 'Superamerica'

The Henry Graves 'Supercomplication' Returns to Sotheby's

Mutual Funds Attracting Big Money from Retail Investors

Mumbai to Lead Residential Real-Estate Market Recovery: Knight Frank

A look at Indian real estate

Online Grocery stores mushroom across India

The challenges of selling groceries online remain, but some players are using different business models and technology to overcome them

The Billion-Dollar Dress: Secret behind Rent the Runway's success

Rent the Runway's Jennifer Hyman hooked millennials on catch-and-release couture, but the logistics platform she built is sophisticated enough to dominate the sharing economy

Luxury's Secret Empire: Hermès and the love of craftsmanship

Quietly and diligently, the family behind Hermès has become one of the world's richest, to the tune of more than $25 billion. They've done it not only by selling beautiful luxury items but also by selling aura as beautifully as any company on the planet

The World's 100 Most Innovative Companies

New technology brings about a revolution in medical care

DNA sequencing is revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of everything from cancer to Down syndrome at breakneck speed, changing health care forever. Incredibly, only one company—Illumina—is making it all possible. It's just getting started

String Theory: Masters in selling musical accessories

For four generations, the D'Addarios have excelled at producing violin and guitar strings with small innovations that make a big difference

BMW i8: Care for the Earth, and have fun too

How to zip, zap and zoom, yet stay green

Why Global VCs Are Running Shy

At least six international venture capitalists have scaled down or stopped investments in desi startups. But canny Indian investors are stepping in where their US counterparts fear to tread

L&T: Armed but not commissioned

Though affected by the 'lost decade' like the rest of the Indian private sector with ambitions in defence manufacturing, L&T's chief AM Naik is determined to persevere with his firm's big dream

Clothes-hopping: E-Tailers Jump on the Brandwagon

Will 'private labels' help online fashion brands hit the sweet spot?

Can Biocon Join The $1-billion Club By 2018?

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wants the biotech company to break into the $1-billion club by 2018. But with stiff competition, restrictions on drug trials and political uncertainty in the Middle East, it will not be an easy target to achieve

Thoughts on Music

An Equal Music: Western Classical Music's Second Coming

Western classical music has never enjoyed the same support and patronage as its Indian counterpart, but a new future might be in the making

Look Who Answered the Call of the Potter's Wheel

Had Anita Lal resisted the call of the wheel, our living rooms and crockery shelves would have been a far duller place

Reforms: The Way To Revive Deal Street

With the new government, there is optimism in the market. But, India Inc believes, big-ticket mergers and acquisitions will take another couple of years

A feature-packed TV, and other expensive quirks

A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy

My Moscow: Devendra Kumar Vyas's guide to the city

You'll be spoilt for choice here

Beyond Sushi: Japanese Food that's not raw!

Japan has an amazing array of food. A week in the country and you'll be eating a new dish every day