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By drawing on ITC’s strengths in businesses as diverse as cigarettes to hotels to agri-business, Chairman Y.C. Deveshwar has built an FMCG machine that’s become the market leader in several segments. Now, it’s eyeing the No. 1 slot.

India is on the threshold of a retail revolution. In fact, it has, in some segments, already traversed some way down that path.

Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR), Chairman of the eponymous group, has put in place an ambitious plan to parlay his Rs 1,700-crore group into a Rs 20,000-crore MNC. Here’s a sneak peek into his plans.

The promoters at Murugappa have returned to the helm at a time when group revenues have topped $2 billion, but the market cap has taken a big hit. The challenge is obvious.

PE investors are a rage in small town south India.

As state capitals get crowded, businesses are scrambling for newer destinations within and outside their home states. Happily for India Inc., there are quite a few cities to choose from.

Our fourth annual survey of companies that have delighted their shareholders the most. They aren't the biggest by revenue, profits, or market cap. But they are the biggest by consistency of returns, reporting and respect for their investors.