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Road to India@100: Shaping a formidable India together

Deep Dive

India has set an official target of growing its GDP to $5 trillion by 2024-25, with a real possibility of blooming into a $26-trillion economy by its hundredth birthday.

India's hundredth birthday: Here's how it can power its multi-trillion dollar dream

As global uncertainty looms, here's how India's manufacturing sector can take off
In the next 25 years ground-breaking tech will change India's banking industry; here's how

Getting the basics right, along with having a broader bouquet of products, could well do the trick

India's stock market is a global leader already, but much needs to be done to improve its equity investment culture

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a massive transformation in the healthcare space. Expect much more in the next 25 years

India's healthcare sector: Here's how a massive transformation is underway

An ocean of opportunities: The road to India@100

As Business Today celebrates its 31st Anniversary this year, we bring you various aspects and views on what we call “Mission 2047: Road to India@100.”

Sourav Majumdar

Animal Spirits

India could become an economic superpower by 2047. Yet, China's experience should teach us that size isn't everything; there are other factors we need to improve on as well

Animal Spirits: India's march to become an economic superpower will not be easy Udayan Mukherjee

The Union Budget 2023-24 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a bit of a breather. (Illustration: Raj Verma)

Budget breather for the RBI: Rate hike cycle is coming to an end Sourav Majumdar

India's start-up scene is set to be at the forefront of driving not only financial prosperity but also societal progress in the next quarter century, with opportunities in key sectors

Start-ups are poised to become India's economic backbone in the next 25 years; here's why Binu Paul

Feb 19, 2023

Mission 2047:Road to India@100

Where will India be in 2047? The country is expected to enter a period of intense growth of around two and half decades—being called Amrit Kaal—in the run up to the centenary of its Independence. Find out more in Business Today’s 31st Anniversary Special issue, where a stellar line-up of the biggest names in the world of business and policy share their views on how they see India going forward over the next 25 years, the challenges it will be up against, and how those can be overcome in a special package called “Mission 2047: Road to India@100”. Plus read an exclusive interview with Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. And find out Google’s India strategy. Grab your copy today!

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WITH 32 TEAMS PLAYING AND MORE THAN 5 BILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP IN QATAR, IT IS EXPECTED TO BREAK MANY RECORDS— INCLUDING BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT EVER

$300 BILLION: The amount Qatar has splurged to prepare for this edition of the tournament; Brazil had spent $15 billion—the second highest—in 2014
$6.5 BILLION: The record amount of revenue this World Cup is likely to generate, compared to $5.2 billion generated in 2018
$440 MILLION: The amount FIFA has set aside for the prize payouts, with $42 million going to the winning team

HIGH TIME

THE RECENT CHAOS AT DELHI AND MUMBAI AIRPORTS HAS AGAIN PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON AVIATION INFRA EVEN AS AIR TRAFFIC RETURNS TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

427,517 PASSENGERS: Number of people departing from airports in India on November 11—the highest since the onset of the pandemic
177 MILLION: Number of passengers Indian airports handled during April-October 2022—more than double the figure a year ago (83 million)
7 PER CENT: Likely annual growth in India’s air traffic through 2040, as per aircraft manufacturer Boeing

BOILING OVER

THE RETAIL PRICE OF MILK (MONTHLY AVERAGE) HAS INCREASED BY OVER 10 PER CENT IN 2022 DUE TO RISING INPUT COSTS OF ANIMAL FEED. HERE’S WHAT THE NUMBERS HAVE TO SAY

₹55.40 PER LITRE: The retail price of milk on December 31, 2022, compared to ₹49.90 on December 31, 2021
28-31 PER CENT: Surge in prices of key components of animal feed in the past 12 months; feed constitutes over 75 per cent of milk production cost
25 PER CENT: Contribution of India, the largest producer, to global milk production in 2021-22

GEARING UP

AFTER NEARLY THREE YEARS OF PAIN INFLICTED BY NEW EMISSION NORMS, COVID-19-INDUCED DISRUPTIONS AND A GLOBAL CHIP SHORTAGE, INDIA’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS SLOWLY PICKING UP PACE. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS

3.8 MILLION UNITS: Number of domestic passenger vehicles sold in 2022—the highest ever; the figure was 3.1 million in 2021
933,116 UNITS: Number of commercial vehicles sold in 2022, nearly 38 per cent higher than 2021
15.61 MILLION UNITS: Number of two-wheelers sold in 2022, up 7.43 per cent year-on-year (YoY); three-wheeler sales also grew 58 per cent YoY
18 PER CENT: Rise in the exports of total passenger and commercial vehicles in 2022 at 733,220 units, from 622,206 units in 2021

Nikhil Kamath, Radhika Gupta, Nilesh Shah: Tips on how you can multiply your wealth

Three of the biggest names in the capital markets share their insights on how you can multiply your wealth in a growing economy

The Buzz

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics

Road to India@100: A tech reboot to ensure healthcare for all To serve the needs of the 1.64 billion people expected to live in India by 2047, the country needs to leverage its expertise in tech Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Deep Kalra, Founder and Chairman of MakeMyTrip

Road to India@100: The future of tourism is tech Technology has had a seminal impact on travel, and its effect will be even more visible over the next 20 years Deep Kalra

Road to India@100: Fintech to power digital economy The fintech sector is intricately tied to India's GDP expansion. But the sector needs to work in tandem with banks and regulators

Kunal Shah

Road to India@100: Even the sky is not the limit anymore Public-private partnership in the space sector is helping the Indian space economy grow by leaps and bounds

Pawan Goenka

T. Koshy, Managing Director and CEO of ONDC

Road to India@100: A new era in e-commerce The arrival of ONDC has disrupted India's e-commerce space. It will play a pivotal role in empowering millions of customers and merchants T. Koshy

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Tech

Road to India@100: Supercharged progress India must move up the ladder in the global technology ecosystem and not just be happy being the IT backbone of the world Roshni Nadar Malhotra

Road to India@100: Maintaining India's tech leadership Backed by a cultural ethos of creating knowledge systems for public welfare in the public domain, India will be at the forefront of the world’s digitalisation and tech-democratisation movement

T.V. Mohandas Pai

Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder of Infosys

Road to India@100: A path paved with ambition In the next 25 years, India has a wealth of opportunities to become a global leader Kris Gopalakrishnan

Sandip Patel, Managing Director of IBM India/South Asia

Road to India@100: Making India the 'Vishwa Tech Guru' For India to leapfrog into the future, becoming a global No. 1 in technology is imperative Sandip Patel

Road to India@100: Finger on the digital pulse As the world's economies, enterprises and governments are digitising rapidly, India finds itself looking at a world full of opportunities. It is India's Techade

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Tech Today: Here are some best gaming accessories to help you play just the right way

Gaming is serious business. And it's not just about the system; your accessories, too, play a vital role in how you game. Ambient lights, a gaming chair, gaming headphones and the like elevate your experience to the next level