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India has been focusing heavily on the renewable sector.

The country has made two significant commitments at the COP27 summit. It promised to meet 50 per cent of its energy needs from renewable fuels by 2030. It also intends to transition to a net zero carbon economy by 2070. India’s phased transition commitment is an “important commitment” according to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

In light of this, what can the renewable sector expect from the upcoming budget? Will the budget see an increased focus on Electric Vehicles? Will there be any Production-linked incentives for the sector? Will the Budget focus on green finance?

Gaurav Moda, Partner, Energy Sector Leader from EY India, talks to Nabodita Ganguly about the Renewable sector in India and its expectations from the upcoming Budget.

The Union Government is focussing on infrastructure to aid the manufacturing sector.

Over the years, the government has introduced several schemes like the Bhara Mala, Sagar Mala, and National Logistics Policy to meet its goal. How successful have they been? What can we expect from this upcoming Budget?

Abhaya Agarwal, Leader – Infrastructure, Government and Public sector, EY India, explains it for you. Listen in.

With layoffs and recession fears, one would imagine employees settling for less during salary negotiations. But that’s not the case. They are asking for more. As of January, the IT engineers were still expecting a 50 per cent hike for any job change. Moreover, less than 70 per cent of them accepted the offers they negotiated. Which means they declined offers because they expected more. Job insecurity is on the rise. Most of us know that 95 per cent of start-ups fail. Employees are trying to mitigate the risk associated with joining start-ups, especially at a time like this, by asking for a significant hike.

In this episode, Kamal Karanth, host of the people@work podcast series, discusses a better and fairer approach to layoffs with seasoned HR professional Ravi Kumar. As Chief People Officer at Page Industries Limited, and with 25 years of experience in the HR field, Ravi speaks on good authority in this regard. New-age and modern companies benchmark the salaries based on market research. It is no longer predicated on previous drawing salaries. It is more about the value they bring to the table, says Kumar. People@work is a special series from businessline. Each week, Kamal Karanth, a veteran talent specialist and co-founder of a staffing solutions firm Xpheno talks to business leaders and experts about the most trending human resource topics.

(Produced by Akshaya Chandrasekaran)

Banking stocks have been on a roll with Banking companies having outperformed market expectations for almost 8 quarters in a row.

This is what is giving a lot of fillip to the market rally and the confidence with which people are investing in Indian markets.

What’s behind these consecutive strong results by banks, and how are the quarters ahead likely to be for banks?

In this episode, Hamsini Karthik talks to BNP Paribas’ Shantanu Chakraborty who helps decode the good and bad of banks’ December quarter earnings.

Listen in!

Social media has been tending with #Adani. Adani shares also fell rapidly. Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani slipped to the 4th on the world’s richest list.

All these happened after Hindenburg Research, accused Adani of "pulling the largest con in corporate history". Hindenburg Research claims that it specializes in forensic financial research.

The research titled, “Adani Group: How The World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest Con In Corporate History, " alleged that 7 listed companies of Adani group “have 85% downside purely on a fundamental basis owing to sky-high valuations.”

Meanwhile, the Adani group said it is exploring legal options against Hindenburg Research. In a statement, Jatin Jalundhwala, Group Head - Legal, Adani Group said, “We are evaluating the relevant provisions under US and Indian laws for remedial and punitive action against Hindenburg Research.”

It should be noted that Hindenburg Research specializes in short selling. What exactly is short selling? What are the allegations of this report? What will Adani Group do next? Rutam Vora explains it to you.

Primary residential sales are likely to post modest volume growth of 3-8 per cent in FY23 on a high base of the previous year for the top eight cities, this according to a CRISIL report.

In December 2022, The SBICAP Ventures Ltd-backed SWAMIH Investment Fund-I, set up under the Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing received a capital infusion of about Rs 5000 crores bringing the overall fund to ₹15,530 crore.

Is affordable housing on the Govt’s priority list, and what is the real estate sector’s wishlist ahead of Budget 2023?

Aniket Dani, Director - Research, CRISIL Market Intelligence, and Analytics shares insights about the Real estate sector. listen in!

We are all looking forward to the upcoming budget, but there is a group of people who keenly wait for the budget -- those who invest in stocks and commodities.

Every year while we run our special Budget blog on the site, we keep an eye on the markets to know what the investors are thinking. We usually expect some sort of volatility in the market-- investors tend to show their appreciation or disappointment instantaneously.

So, what do they want from the budget this time around? What should you do on the Budget day and after that? Badrinarayanan K S, Senior Deputy Editor,  explains.

This year’s Budget is the last budget of the Narendra Modi government before the general elections.

The BJP is gearing up for the upcoming elections. In the recent national executive meeting of the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that there were nearly 400 days left for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. He asked party members to serve every section of society with full dedication in a speech.

So, how significant is this budget for the Union government?

How has the implementation of policies such as MGNREGA been by the government? What are some of the grave social issues that should be of immediate focus in the budget?

Poornima Joshi, Chief of Bureau, Delhi, helps decode these questions and mentions why Garib Kalyan will be the primary focus of the Budget. Listen in.

A conversation with Jaspreet Bindra, a thought leader in digital transformation, on the future of advertising with the intervention of generative AI.

As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become mainstream, the battle to remain relevant is intense in the creative advertising industry. AI, like electricity, will have an impact across the board, says Jaspreet Bindra, author of the book Tech Whisperers, in conversation with seasoned digital marketer Shubho Sengupta and host of the monthly podcast series on all things digital marketing — Digital Gadfly.   

AI will not replace humans, says Bindra. But, humans with AI will replace humans without AI. He shares the impact of Web 3.0. It will be all about decentralisation, he says. Big tech conglomerates will no longer own content, and it will democratise ownership and monetisation will improve with the introduction of NFTs. It will turbocharge the creator economy further and the metaverse will be the UI of this world.   

Speaking about his futuristic book Tech Whisperers, he says, technology isn’t the backbone of digital transformation. It is about revamping the business model to put tech at the core and changing the workplace culture to think digital first.   

(Produced by Akshaya Chandrasekaran. Voiceover by Chitra Narayanan)

CSR is big. But now there is also CCR – corporate cultural responsibility.  We have seen several corporates jump enthusiastically into patronage of  music, arts and culture.  How does it help the brand? Is there some thought given to these interventions and patronage?  We find out from Jay Shah, Vice President – Cultural Outreach, Mahindra Group, which has as many as seven festivals running and is a big patron of culture.