Gautam Adani: From a commodities trader to India’s second-wealthiest person, the incredible journey of Gautam Adani

After spending two decades building a business empire centered around coal, Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is now looking beyond the fossil fuel to cement his group’s future. His ambitious plans are getting a boost from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Adani has emerged as India’s infrastructure king, diversifying from mines, ports and power plants into airports, … Read more

TVS Group’s family members enter into ‘brand agreement’

Family members of the $8.5-billion TVS Group have executed a brand agreement with respect to the use, adoption, and registration of the firm’s word marks, which include trademarks and related composite marks. These marks include TVS, Sundaram, and several others. They may also contain an additional element other than the word mark, in the form … Read more

Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn share over 50% user data

The observations highlight the growing problem of lack of online privacy as companies share their users’ data with third party firms without their knowledge. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) A cybersecurity firm studied applications on Apple’s app store to … Read more

Reliance Retail’s private labels revolution spooks global consumer goods makers

Inside supermarkets of Reliance Retail, run by India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, little-known food and home cleaning brands take pride of place on shelves alongside global labels owned by giants Nestle, Unilever and Coca-Cola. Products like Snac tac noodles and Yeah! colas are Reliance’s private label brands – and billionaire Ambani’s not-so-secret weapons as he … Read more

India retail: A nearly $900 billion market dominated by mom-and-pop stores

India’s expanding retail landscape is changing fast, with global and domestic consumer and retail behemoths fighting tooth and nail to woo shoppers, as many choose large, clean supermarkets over crowded local stores and ordering online. Data from Forrester Research shows India’s retail market was worth an estimated $883 billion last year, of which grocery retail … Read more

Why Tesla’s Charging Stations Are A Key Advantage For Its Future

What Happened: U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing to add more than 500,000 charging stations over the next four years. Many investors believe this will favor traditional automakers, but Loup says that’s not necessarily the case. “We see it as a positive for both, given EV adoption is still nascent at about 2% of new vehicle sales … Read more