Companies with revenues less than Rs 1,000 crore that grew the fastest in 2007.

Key reforms are stuck with states because the onus of implementation lies with them, and not the central government. But the laggard states have to get moving if they want their share of the country’s economic bonanza. BT's Shalini S. Dagar reports.

Cognizant has galloped into the Fortune 1000.

Can information technology be transformational? Without doubt, yes. And here are 20 examples to prove it. Our annual listing of the most IT-savvy outfits in the country.

The 2007 list: How are they doing?

The most innovative companies don't do different things, they just do things differently. And that seems to make all the difference.

The 57-year-old chairman of Virgin Group was in India to announce the launch of the company’s mobile operations. Virgin has launched its Virgin Mobile brand in the country targeted at Indian youth. In a freewheeling chat with BT’s T.V. Mahalingam, Richard Branson spoke about capitalism, leaping off buildings, Bollywood, James Bond and, of course, the group’s plans for India. Tata-Virgin tie-up can go ahead, says DoTTie-up with Virgin Mobile above board says Tata

TVS Motor launches new products that may revive its fortune.

Consumers clamour for rebates—all year round.

Massive capacities being set up by Hyundai, Tata, Maruti and others will enhance India's competitiveness in the global market and make it the hub of the world in the small car segment.

Here is something interesting about this year’s BT-KPMG study of Best Banks in the country: four out of the top 10 banks are state owned.

Kingfisher and Deccan are like chalk and cheese, with different operating philosophies and different target segments. The two airlines have different business models and cater to different passenger segments. What, then, is the rationale behind their merger? Kingfisher in Europe & US, Deccan in Asia: Mallya Kingfisher to fly abroad this year: PatelWind under their wingsBeyond the horizon

Events that rocked the business world—or just made head honchos sit up and take notice.

Vineet Jain is coming into his own. He’s taking the Old Lady of Boribunder to places she’s never seen before.

A large population and pent-up demand are fuelling the growth of health insurance in India, but commercial health insurance is still some way from becoming a profitable business.

Both companies are riding the telecom boom and growing fast, but there’s little to suggest that the #2 will overtake the leader anytime soon.

The booming infrastructure and manufacturing sectors have helped these multinationals maintain their impressive standing.

It’s a space many media and advertising houses want a toehold in. With good reason. If projections of media services major ZenithOptimedia are anything to go buy, the online advertising market in India is expected to touch Rs 2,250 crore by 2009.

Real estate, financial services and infrastructure firms made hay as the sun shone on Dalal Street. But these may tumble the hardest as markets return closer to fundamentals.

In a long and freewheeling chat with Business Today’s R. Sridharan and Arnab Mitra, Y.C. Deveshwar discusses this transformation and his plans for the future. Excerpts: