New Delhi, March 26 -- In his book One Up on Wall Street, legendary fund manager Peter Lynch uses the term 'diworsification' to describe unbridled and often unrelated diversification by companies or i... Read More
New Delhi, March 22 -- Sassoon Docks, tucked away in the bustling heart of South Mumbai's Colaba, is a living testament to the city's maritime soul. Just a stone's throw from the Gateway of India, it ... Read More
New Delhi, March 19 -- The "catfish effect", named after the practice of adding catfish to tanks of cod to keep them active during transportation, describes how a strong competitor can energize a stag... Read More
New Delhi, March 15 -- Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. But the truly unfortunate are those who have greatness snatched away. Take Purshottamda... Read More
New Delhi, March 14 -- At its best, Haldiram Snack Food Pvt. Ltd is a great example of a successful Indian family business. At its worst, it is a purveyor of products that have become an unhealthy add... Read More
New Delhi, March 8 -- Qimat Rai Gupta's journey from the small town of Malerkotla in Punjab, where he sold kerosene on a bicycle, to building Havells, a global electrical equipment powerhouse, is a te... Read More
New Delhi, March 5 -- Two contrasting pictures emerged out of India's favourite industry last week. At the 28-year-old LTIMindtree, majority-owned by the giant conglomerate L&T, senior managers have t... Read More
New Delhi, March 1 -- Black cobras are highly feared in India, even in parts where the snake is a fairly common sight. While their potent neurotoxic venom, which can cause paralysis and respiratory fa... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Company Outsider is a weekly newsletter by Sundeep Khanna. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox. For a student of Indian business, ITC Ltd is... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Vikram Sarabhai, the renaissance man in the starlit Indian business pantheon, stands apart as the most enigmatic and avant garde figure of the 20th century. While his contemporar... Read More