The GDP back series data 'accidently' became public thanks to a report on real sector statistics prepared by a committee constituted by the National Statistical Commission. In the din that ensued, some of the more serious concerns that the committee raised regarding quality of the data got lost. Business Today's Prosenjit Datta and Dipak Mondal caught up with Sudipto Mundle, chairman of the Committee on Real Sector Statistics, which prepared the new series, to dig deeper into the observations made in the report. Edited excerpts:

Over the next few years, a number of entrepreneurs, who had shot to prominence over the past decade and a half, will either have lost their entire businesses or will see their empires shrink dramatically in size, after losing many of their companies.

Mallya kept borrowing more and more to keep KFA flying - putting up his shares and other assets as collateral to keep getting loans from banks.

SMEs hit hard, india still a cash economy.

Ira Kalish, Chief Global Economist, Deloitte, Touche Tohmatsu, talks to Prosenjit Datta, Rajeev Dubey and Joe C. Mathew on how India can do well in spite of trade wars, oil, the state of the global economy and the future of global trade.

There are numerous studies which show that having more women in the workplaces is good for business - not because it is the politically correct thing to do in today's era, but because it is better for the bottom line.

The problem is that two big objectives that the Prime Minister had touted in his late evening speech - about catching black money and weeding out fake notes - have been less than successful to say the least.

A closer look at the details of the GDP estimates shows that some worries remain and whether the 8 per cent plus can be maintained and bettered in the next several quarters will depend both on external factors as well as how well the government can manage its finances.

While Vajpayee is known for his dignity, his unfailing courtesy, his wit and oratorical skills and ability to take opposition parties along, the economic contribution of his government is often overlooked.

When Ratan Tata picked up Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, he was on an acquisition spree.

Vajpayee is no more, but no one can doubt his contribution on economic, political and diplomatic fronts.

Needless to say the rapid changes at the top of Air India does not give any chairman enough time to make any substantive changes to the carrier.

The consumer confidence survey was for the June round, and conducted in six metros - Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi and had 5268 responses.

How much does the monetary policy affect demand, especially at the state level?

Thales India, part of the Thales Group - one of the world's largest defence suppliers - is betting big on India along with China and the US. Of late, Thales has acquired a few companies in the digital space to expand in data analytics and cybersecurity. Patrice Caine, Chairman and CEO of the Thales Group, speaks to Business Today's Prosenjit Datta and Manu Kaushik on the next big areas and what makes India attractive. Edited excerpts:

The bad loan problem for Indian banks has defied solutions despite multiple efforts by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over the years.

ASK Wealth Advisors tries to estimate jobs using a completely new methodology -- the Sit-Stand-Go model, which relies on proxies (and some surveys) to come up with the number of about 5 million non-farm jobs being created annually in India.

The data privacy draft bill provides some protection to citizens, but it puts weird conditions. It does not address the key question - who owns the data.

At the beginning of the year, India's macros seemed to be in good shape, but numbers now tell a dismal tale.

Taking over businesses in challenging circumstances and turning them around is nothing new for Hindustan Unilever Chairman & MD Sanjiv Mehta. In a conversation with Prosenjit Datta and Ajita Shashidhar, Mehta talks about how he turned the slow-growing Indian operations into India's highest valued FMCG major. Edited excerpts: