Mint Plain Facts: The best of 2023, in charts
how this problem is only getting worse. Satya Nadella has been a busy man ever since he overtook the reins at Microsoft. In the decade that he's taken over, Microsoft has made over 100 acquisitions.
Our partners at How India Lives pore through his tenure. Men run India Inc.—that shouldn't be very surprising. They outnumber women 3:1; we have this data because only last year did publicly listed companies take to reporting ESG data seriously.
Niti Kiran, Payal Bhattacharya, and Nandita Venkatesan illustrate this worrying trend across corporate India's hiring and staffing. Does more money mean more happiness? Shuja Asrar and Nandita Venkatesan try and answer this difficult question. They take an analytical view of the situation, and contextualise it with Indian parametres.
We'll let you make your own conclusions. India has a voracious appetite for electrical power. Every appliance we use is powered through it, and we are the most populous country in the world — it adds up.
In this piece, Manjul Paul uses eight charts to show India's need for electricity, and how everyday Indians meet this requirement. Fruit juices are touted as healthy alternatives to soda-based drinks. Makes sense, right? They come from fruits.
Nandita Venkatesan and Payal Bhattacharya's story shows this isn't true. These drinks have worrying levels of sugar and salt—not recommend for consistent consumption. After 45 long years, Deepak Parekh left HDFC Ltd in 2023.
Over his tenure, Parekh built and expanded the wide range of financial services offered by HDFC to every sector possible. It is now one of the biggest banks around. How India Lives charts out his journey, and profiles HDFC's progress over the decades.
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