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All-India CPI For Industrial Workers Down By 0.5 Points To 139.2 In Aug: Centre

The maximum downward pressure in the current index came from the food and beverages group contributing 0.71 percentage points to the total change

India's CAD To Widen To $73-75 Bn In FY24 From $67.0 Bn In FY23: Report

BW Online Bureau

Economy

India’s CAD widened to USD 9.2 billion (-1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q1 FY2024 from USD 1.3 billion in Q4 FY2023 (-0.2 per cent of GDP), narrower than Icra’s forecast of USD 11 to 13 billion for that quarter

Indian CXOs In Dire Need Of Better Decision-making Tools, Tech: Kapil Makhija, Oracle India

Rohit Chintapali

Tech

About 86 per cent of employees and business leaders from across the globe say the volume of data is making decisions in their personal and professional lives much more complicated. This number is even higher when it comes to Indian business leaders at 92 per cent

Lack Of Data Capabilities Impedes Organisations’ Success: Survey

BW Online Bureau

Tech

The survey of more than 8,600 decision makers from across industries and the public sector in 19 countries noted that the average organisation’s data maturity level – or ability to create value from data – is 2.6 (India: 2.9) on a five-point scale

Disney Plans To Leverage Tech For Enhanced Storytelling

BW Online Bureau

Tech

Disney CEO wants to use data gleaned from theme park visits and consumers' streaming habits to deliver personalised entertainment experiences

Are Data & Creativity Mutually Exclusive?

Soumya Sehgal Bhutani

Economy

Data is a tool that can be used to amplify and fuel your work, but never supplant it, feel experts

Data Is Very Important For Accountability In Democracy: Niti Aayog VC

BW Online Bureau

National

Speaking at the launch of Niti Aayog's Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP), he also said that NDAP aims to democratise access to government data by making data accessible, interoperable and interactive for open public use

Redefining Customer Experience In Banking, Financial Services Using Data And Analytics

Kartik Poduval

Opinion

Leading firms are tapping into valuable, but underleveraged data sources to better understand customers, identify gaps in experience, and deliver personalized experiences. However, this is easier said than done.

Data Is Information, It Will Dictate History In Future: PM Modi

BW Online Bureau

Tech

Speaking at the Audit Diwas event of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), he said in the past information was transmitted in form of stories.

The Middle Classes Have Become Hollowed Out: Nobel Laureate Prof. Abhijit Banerjee

Manish Kumar Jha

Economy India

On an exceptionally clear afternoon in August, Manish Kumar Jha of BW Businessworld sought him out in the capital during a visit to India and picked his mind on the state of the Indian economy, India’s privatization programme and the need for centres of excellence in academia which is lacking in advance and cutting edge R&D. The discussion centered on the inflation--rise in prices of consumer products; a “realignment of the market” as it adjusts to the growing inequality among consumers. He advocated injecting more liquidity into the economy. He did not consider the Indian economy to be “unusually closed” in the perspective of the developed West or China. And let the “rupee slide” to promote Indian exports, among other things. Excerpts:

Fantasy Is Taking Upward Trajectory – Varun Puri, Dangal Games

Ojasvi Nath

Companies & Markets

Realising the huge potential of fantasy sports in India, Dangal Games, after securing $1 million in Series A funding, ventured into fantasy launching FantasyDangal during IPL’s first phase this year. Varun Puri, Founder & Chairman, Dangal Games speaks with BW Businessworld’s Ojasvi Nath on how the company reacted to IPL suspension, Dangal’s contingency plan, his take on skill-based gaming’s legality in India, and future plans. Excerpts:

India's Exports Up 6.16 % In January; Trade Deficit Narrows To USD 14.54 Billion

Raj Kantak

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

The trade deficit for January 2021 was estimated at USD 14.54 billion as against the deficit of USD 15.30 billion in January 2020, which is a decrease of (-) 4.95 per cent