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We Don’t Charge More: IKEA India CEO On Why a Brand Seen As Aspirational Hasn’t Raised Prices
In this episode of The Core Report, Patrick Antoni talks about how IKEA sells the same range at similar prices in India as elsewhere, even as shoppers see it as a brand to aspire to. He explains the smaller stores, Rs 4,000 crore sourcing push and Delhi mega-developments that come next.
Climate Risk Needs Boardroom Accountability
Nepal’s floods expose a gap in corporate risk management: climate exposure is still treated as a sustainability disclosure exercise, rather than a material business risk with clear ownership, accountability and board-level oversight.
India's Biogas Bet Gets A Push, But Feedstock, State Policy Hurdles Remain
After the weak run of a previous version, the Rs 23,731 crore GOBARdhan scheme sets CBG prices and buyer mandates. Feedstock, state policy, and execution still remain the hurdles.
Mumbai Airport T1 Revamp Raises Questions Over Timing
While the Mumbai airport operator says an ageing Terminal 1 cannot be allowed to deteriorate further, aviation experts say the redevelopment could have been better timed to give Navi Mumbai International Airport more time to stabilise.
Navi Mumbai Airport’s Cargo Move Is Already Costing Shippers
The mandatory move of Mumbai’s freighter operations to Navi Mumbai International Airport is exposing infrastructure and operational gaps, leaving cargo operators to navigate delays, higher costs and an airport still finding its feet.
We Don't Have a Jobs Problem, We Have a Wages Problem: TeamLease's Manish Sabharwal On Employed Poverty
In this episode of The Core Report, Manish Sabharwal, Co-Founder, TeamLease Services Limited , Co-author, Made in India: The Story of Desh Bandhu Gupta Limited talks about what Lupin's D.B. Gupta can teach India about jobs, red tape and building companies that last.
AI Can Transform India’s FMCG Chain But Scaling Is Proving to Be Hard
India’s biggest FMCG companies are putting AI to work in supply chains and retail, but smaller players remain largely untouched.
Earning Rs 25,000 Puts You in Top 10%, So Why Is The Salaried Middle Class Stagnating?
A modest salary offers a high rank in a low-income nation, but skyrocketing asset prices leave the middle class struggling to keep up.
Has The Iran War Been A Setback For Greener Steelmaking?
Energy shocks, trade disruptions and rising costs have come at a key moment in the steel industry’s efforts to transition to lower-carbon production.
India's Electric Bus Boom Needs Better Financing, Charging Infrastructure
With STUs cornering the e-bus market, financing gaps and charging shortfalls keep India's private bus operators on the sidelines.
Pepsi’s Biggest Bottler Varun Beverages Wants To Build An Alcohol Business
A Rs 9 crore subsidiary could mark a bigger shift for a company that has spent decades scaling other people's beverage brands.
Noel Tata Urges Tata Sons Board To Rethink Public Listing As SP Group Adds Pressure
Tata Trusts chief Noel Tata threatens to veto a Tata Sons IPO, deepening a boardroom rift with Chairman N Chandrasekaran after the RBI rejected the group's bid to exit mandatory listing rules.
