Edition: December 1, 2019

Cover Story

Crunch Time

Corporate India strengthened its resolve and tightened its belt, but slowdown hit market capitalisation of BT 500 companies for the first time in seven years.

Editor's Note

Hope over Despair

In this 2019 edition of BT 500, corporate India showed its mettle against enormous odds such as regulatory speed breakers - GST and DeMo, financial squeeze and economic downturn. All of which created an uncertain economic environment and stasis.

Leadership Spotlight

Leaderspeak

Martin Scheepbouwer CEO , OLX Group

He manages the OLX Group portfolio, including OLX, dubizzle, Avito and letgo. OLX India, a consumer-to- consumer marketplace for used products, has 4.5 million daily active users and gets about seven billion pageviews a month. Over 22,000 cars and 18,000 two-wheelers are listed on OLX everyday.

Technology

Out for a Dream Walk

The research team presented a virtual reality (VR) system where users could explore and remain immersed in virtual environments. But they had to wear headsets to experience it and got stared at by people roaming the physical world.

Executive Health

More than Nerve-Racking

Vitamin B12 deficiency is on the rise, say doctors, and people are at risk due to poor diet and lack of awareness

Money Today

Stay the Course

Mutual fund investors must stick to disciplined and systematic investing to do well in the coming year.

The Buzz

No Liability, says Facebook

The Break-Out Zone

Coding for Kids

The best part about coding is that it will hone the power of reasoning and enhance problem-solving skills.

Forging Ahead

India's Most Valuable Companies 2019

Crunch Time

Corporate India strengthened its resolve and tightened its belt, but slowdown hit market capitalisation of BT 500 companies for the first time in seven years.