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Dr.Anurag Batra-Fastest Growing Companies 2022: Deep-Dive Into The Financials Of The Listed Companies
One of the youngest media moguls from India, Dr. Anurag batra is a serial entrepreneur and a mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a man of many talents and someone who adorns many hats. Anurag Batra is also an author, an angel investor and a TV show host and the founder of the iconic exchange4media group and Chairman BW Businessworld group. BW Businessworld presents the 2022 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching.
Dr. Anurag batra, Editor-in-Chief, e4m & BW Businessworld presents his views on this study. “Sustaining a steady growth momentum for listed companies is in itself a creditable performance. We at BW Businessworld are happy to present our annual special issue capturing the Fastest Growing Companies, based on an in-depth study and after a deep-dive into the financials of listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching”, he said.
The research was carried out by our knowledge partner, TechSci Research. The period under review are the five financial years between 2017–18 and 2021–22. The list is based on a study of revenue and profitability data for these last five financial years. Companies in sectors like steel, cement, energy, chemicals, packaging, telecommunication, biotech and healthcare have emerged as the fastest growing in each of the financial categories.
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“In the ‘Super Heavyweight’ category, in which companies had net sales of Rs 50,000 crore and above, the companies on the top rung include JSW Steel, UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel. In the ‘Heavyweight’ segment, where net sales are between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 49,999 crore, Deepak Nitrite, AGC Networks, Godawari Power & Ispat and J.K. Lakshmi Cement were in the forefront”, Anurag batra said.
The ‘Middleweight’ category had companies with revenue between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore. It had Apollo Healthcare, Indus Towers, Gokul Agro Resources, Gujarat Gas and APL Apollo Tubes showing the fastest rate of growth. In the ‘Welterweight’ category of companies with net sales between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore, Kirloskar Ferrous, Laurus Labs, TinPlate Company, Narayana Health and Cosmo First bagged the top ranks. Several profiled companies clocked record growth numbers in FY2022 while maintaining a healthy growth rate in the previous two fiscal years despite the Covid-induced challenges, Anurag batra concluded.
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The Business of Defence: New players who have brought cutting-edge capability in defence production – Dr. Anurag Batra enunciates his views
Anurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. Mr. Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. Anurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld & Founder and Editor-in Chief of exchange4media Group enunciates his views.
In this latest special edition of BW Businessworld, Anurag Batra profiles exceptional new players who have brought cutting-edge capability in defence production. “The political management of defence is one of the highlights of the Narendra Modi government. It has shown the willingness to use the military as an instrument of statecraft. The defence sector reforms undertaken by it have been the most significant since India’s Independence”, Dr. Anurag Batra underlines. Of great salience is the Aatmanirbhar Bharat agenda for defence production. Outcomes in the defence and aerospace sector could well be the most visible indicators of the success of the Make in India initiative.
According to Anurag Batra, apart from aiming for strategic autonomy in being able to produce weapons indigenously, India now also seeks to leverage the annual $70 billion spent on defence for larger economic good by making the domestic economy the biggest stakeholder in the programme, which is how defence spending through the Make in India prism becomes a public issue. Earlier this year, India amended its Defence Acquisition Procedure, barring routine military equipment imports. The Union Defence Minister will now be required to approve exceptions to this rule in case of critical operational necessity.
“The decision conveys the seriousness of the government’s intent to finally walk the talk after its earlier indigenisation efforts only evoked a tepid response. The Third Negative Import List signals that for the Union government, there is no going back now. The list takes the tally of military equipment barred for import to 310. These lists aren’t symbolic. These include top-end military platforms and weapon systems, providing a $27.7 billion push to the domestic arms industry. To give momentum to the Make in India policy, the government has announced funding for prototype development of 14 major platforms and weapon systems under the Make 1 procurement category that had been on the books since 2006 but were never acted upon”, says Dr. Anurag Batra.
Defexpo 2022, India’s biggest biennial arms exhibition for land, naval and homeland security systems, is being held in this backdrop of heavy policy intervention in the Prime Minister’s home state of Gujarat from 18–22 October. The event merits a moment of reflection on the progress made in India’s Military Industrial Complex, and the way ahead. For this intrepid breed of industrial warriors, success is determined not by the outcome of their campaigns in the Indian market but on the global stage as exporters. They’re not arms traders or rent seekers for global OEMs but developers of technology. They are the harbingers of change in the arms bazaar, Anurag Batra elucidates.
This congregation of the global arms industry is also taking place in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. We offer you lessons from this war. India not only walks the diplomatic tightrope in this calamitous development, but gets to observe the performance of weaponry similar to that of the Russian military in it. Anurag Batra also acknowledged that the Modi government deserves credit for putting an end to a culture of scandals in defence deals. “For us in the media, at long last, coverage of defence is no longer about reporting scams. That’s a good note to sign off on”, he concluded.
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Anurag Batra – The Celebrated Media Mogul Who Adorns Many Hats
Anurag Batra is an Indian Entrepreneur living in New Delhi. He is an entrepreneur, journalist, internet evangelist and media expert all rolled into one. Anurag Batra is a first-generation entrepreneur who acquired the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld, one of the most respected business publications in the country. He is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld Group and also serves as the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Exchange4media Group.
Anurag Batra is an entrepreneur of a different flavour. Unpretentious and sincere, this dynamic entrepreneur is a name many will find instantly recognizable. He was born on August 27, 1972 and grew up in a middle-class family in Gurgaon. His wife, Niti Batra is a second-generation entrepreneur and leads her family business of travel services established 40 years back successfully. She is currently the director of Joy Travels Pvt Ltd. Anurag Batra’s daughter Prarthna Batra is a student at Vasant Valley School, New Delhi and also an entrepreneur in her own forte.
Anurag Batra BW completed his schooling at Our Lady of Fatima Convent High School, Gurgaon. Later he attended Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, Haryana to complete his B. Tech in Computer Sciences (1990-1994). For his post-graduation, Dr. Anurag Batra attended the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, one of India’s Top 10 business schools from where he completed MBA in Marketing management and General management (1994-1996).
While he was doing his business studies, he had very limited ambition. During that period, his ambition was to join an IT services company in marketing. Just like his wish, he got placement through campus selection. But just before he joined the firm, came the turning point of his life. Through his friend, Anurag Batra met the people who were setting up Colliers Jardine in India. Batra’s mind changed and he joined Colliers Jardine. It was a joint venture between HDFC and Ireland affairs and did property services.
Anurag Batra was a person who is a lot interested in books. As a kid he would always read magazine. He used to read a lot of newspapers and books. He used to think in contrast to the traditional mindset of land broking and his thoughts led him to start the company called exchange for media, with the help of two of his friends. It was started to build a B-to-B exchange for buying and selling of media time and space. It was a failure for the first 3 years and then it evolved into a daily newsletter for the media advertising communication industry.
Anurag Batra is the man behind the expansion of BW Businessworld Media Group into one of the most respected business publications in the country. He serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-chief of the group since September 2013. Since taking over BW Businessworld, Anurag Batra has expanded the media organization into digital, events and BW communities and has taken into its fold www.digitalmarket.asia, a leading website on digital marketing, www.everythingexperiential.com - India’s leading experiential marketing website and launched BW Hotelier in partnership with hotelier international.
At present, Mr. Anurag Batra is building the BW Businessworld group into new fields and taking it to new heights. Launched more than three decades ago, BW Businessworld is among India's largest and most respected business magazines. Anurag Batra has launched several other communities, which cater to niche audiences in different sectors, under the BW Umbrella including BW Smart Cities, an editorial platform in a 360-degree format launched in mid-February 2015. BW Businessworld also includes BW Accelerate – a structured platform for mentorship and growth of entrepreneurs.
Mr. Batra also founded the exchange4media group and from March 2000 to 2008, he was the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Group. He currently serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the group since June 2000. Exchange4media group is India’s leading media industry company which houses several brands under its fold. The brands include - PITCH – India’s only Advertising, Marketing and Media Magazine; IMPACT – The Marketing Weekly; Franchisee Plus – Business Opportunity Magazine; Realty Plus – India’s leading monthly real estate magazine and samachar4media.com – leading media industry website in Hindi. Besides Mentoring leaders within the institution of E4M and within the eco system of media and digital, he is creating intrapreneurs.
In his past career, Dr. Anurag Batra was the Head of Portland Delhi and Media Planner, JWT from May 1999 till Aug 2000. JWT, previously known as J. Walter Thompson is a global advertising and marketing agency headquartered in New York City. He also served as the Principal Advisor of Stylekandy.com, one of India's premier fashion & lifestyle online magazines in Mumbai from Jan 2009 till Oct 2013. Anurag Batra also holds board and advisor roles including Board member at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI) and Director at Trilogic Digital Media.
Mr. Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. He mentors many budding entrepreneurs and enjoys the process of reverse mentoring as in what he learns from these young entrepreneurs. At BW Businessworld BW Accelerate is an initiative to provide a structured platform to entrepreneurs for mentorship and growth.
Anurag Batra is also a regular speaker on National and International Conferences on Media, Internet, Television, Media policy and Entrepreneurship. As a member of the Sales & Marketing committee of the Delhi Management Association, he has a vital role to play in the decision-making processes of the industry circles. He is also the former President of the Franchising Association of India, Northern chapter. Anurag Batra is passionate about Magazines and is on the Executive Committee of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM).
Dr. Anurag Batra also wants to give back to the industry, the benefit of his experiences and his love for teaching comes into play in his position as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of FMCC (Futuristic Media Communication Centre), a leading Media and Communication School in India. Annurag is also on the core group of TIE’s (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a special internet group focused on Education and Training. He is also advising the government through his white papers on Internet, Media and Television and their impact on society. He also writes a monthly column on Entrepreneurship, in India’s only Entrepreneurship magazine, Dare.
Anurag Batra thinks that the notion of helping other seems perfect. He also believes in the law of karma. He thinks what matters is sincerity and dedication. In his view, helping doesn’t mean that it may come in the form of money or in some material way, it may come in a way that is even more valuable than money. Even in his busy schedule, Anurag Batra spends time introducing people to people. Some of them ask for introduction, but he also does it even for people who don’t ask for introduction. It is something in which he invests his energy, time and mind. Anurag Batra believes that it is his duty to help people in some way.
In 2006, the prestigious Management Development Institute (MDI) and Mr. Batra’s Alma mater awarded him the “Most Distinguished Alumni of the Decade Award”. Dr. Anurag Batra believes that, if you make your hobby your profession, you don’t have to work and life is a blessing.
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Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld Presents the 2022 Edition of the Fastest Growing Companies Study
Anurag Batra BW is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI, one of India's leading Business School. He is a first-generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld, a 36-year strong media brand as well as most respected business publication in the country.
Anurag Batra also founded the exchange4media group. Annurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. BW Businessworld presents the 2022 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching. Anurag Batra in his latest article reflects on the Growth Mantra of these companies.
According to Mr. Anurag Batra, sustaining a steady growth momentum for listed companies is in itself a creditable performance. “We at BW Businessworld are happy to present our annual special issue capturing the Fastest Growing Companies, based on an in-depth study and after a deep-dive into the financials of listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching”, Anurag Batra says in his latest article. The research was carried out by the knowledge partner of BW Businessworld, TechSci Research.
The period under review are the five financial years between 2017-18 and 2021-22. The list is based on a study of revenue and profitability data for these last five financial years. As per Mr. Anurag Batra’s view, companies in sectors like steel, cement, energy, chemicals, packaging, telecommunication, biotech and healthcare have emerged as the fastest growing in each of the financial categories. In the ‘Super Heavyweight’ category, in which companies had net sales of Rs 50,000 crore and above, the companies on the top rung include JSW Steel, UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel.
In the ‘Heavyweight’ segment, where net sales are between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 49,999 crore, Deepak Nitrite, AGC Networks, Godawari Power & Ispat and J.K. Lakshmi Cement were in the forefront, Anurag Batra points out. “The 'Middleweight' category had companies with revenue between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore. It had Apollo Healthcare, Indus Towers, Gokul Agro Resources, Gujarat Gas and APL Apollo Tubes showing the fastest rate of growth”, said Mr. Batra.
In the 'Welterweight’ category of companies with net sales between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore, Kirloskar Ferrous, Laurus Labs, TinPlate Company, Narayana Health and Cosmo First bagged the top ranks. Anurag Batra also highlighted that several profiled companies clocked record growth numbers in FY2022 while maintaining a healthy growth rate in the previous two fiscal years despite the Covid-induced challenges.
In another special feature, Anurag Batra Businessworld also brings to you reports on how the government, public and private enterprises are preparing to meet India’s Net Zero 2070 target to usher in a “green economy”. Experts including Anurag Batra, says that the Net Zero emissions goal could actually bring tangible benefits not just to the environment, but also to the Indian economy, by boosting the growth momentum by about 4.7 per cent by 2036, and 3.5 per cent by 2060.
Both public and private enterprises are investing in technology to reduce their carbon footprint in manufacturing, logistics and other aspects of the supply chain. Anurag Batra also explains how crucial the switch to electric vehicles (EV) is and the views of industry leaders on what the automotive industry is doing to adopt the EV 30@30 goal.
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Anurag Batra Expresses His Views - Growth of Hotel Industry After the Covid Stricken Years
Anurag Batra BW is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. Since taking over BW Businessworld, Mr. Batra has expanded BW Businessworld into digital, events and BW communities and has taken into its fold digitalmarket, a leading website on digital marketing, www.everythingexperiential.com India’s leading experiential marketing website and launch BW Hotelier in partnership with hotelier international.
Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld & Founder and Editor-in Chief of exchange4media Group enunciates his views on how after a horrid two years, the hotel industry is well on the road to profitability.
At long last a consistent uptick in travel, both domestic and international, is enabling the revival of the travel and hospitality sector in India. With more people travelling within the country, affiliated businesses are seeing a big uptick too. According to Dr. Annurag Batra, this is good news for the tourism and hospitality sector that is among the largest employment generators in India. It is a sector that brings in significant foreign exchange earnings and foreign tourist arrivals are steadily on the rise, with each passing month bringing more overseas into the country.
The latest cover story package by Mr. Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld captures the resurgence of the hotel industry that seems to be jogging back towards profitability after the major lows of the pandemic-induced lockdowns and the resultant closures, lay-offs and financial losses. “For the first quarter (April-May-June), all key operating metrics of the hospitality sector, including the Revenue per available room (RevPAR), Average Room Rate (ARR), and Occupancy Room Rate (ORR), were way ahead of the pre-pandemic levels”, Anurag Batra highlights in his latest article.
The expert also points out that metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi and others, saw record occupancy levels According to HVS ANAROCK, a leading hospitality consulting and transaction advisory joint venture, the ORR and ARR have been able to sustain over the pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of FY 2022-23, indicating a strong recovery. The pan-India occupancies in June 2022 reached the 65 per cent mark (three per cent up from June 2019) along with higher ARR at Rs 5,850 (10 per cent up from June 2019), Mr. Anurag Batra says.
“The report says that the RevPAR also improved 13 per cent compared to the pre-pandemic levels for the month. The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), the country's largest hospitality player with a presence in more than 100 centres, reported its best first quarter in the company’s history. Other listed hotel companies also posted robust financial performances for the first quarter, riding on the back of a resurgence in the travel segment”, Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group highlights in his latest editor’s report.
Sensing an on-ground turnaround of the hospitality sector, the Union Cabinet recently approved a proposal to raise the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme limit for the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors. In this special feature package Anurag Batra Businessworld Group also spotlight the corresponding turnaround in the business of online travel agencies. Dr. Anurag Batra take an in-depth look at the remarkable turnaround of MakeMyTrip in the last two years and take stock of the company’s growth plans and new strategies. The article concludes with the insightful interview of Dr. Anurag Batra with the Co-promoter of EaseMyTrip that had made a successful IPO last year.
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Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld cheer on the ‘Most Valuable CEOs’
Anurag Batra, the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group is an entrepreneur, journalist, an angel investor and a media observer. He also an author, TV show host and mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a B. Tech graduate in Computer Sciences, a degree which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI Gurgaon, one of India’s leading Business School.
Behind every successful enterprise are factors like a steady leadership, adequate capital, an effective growth plan and an ability to tackle and adapt to changing market needs. Yet we only celebrate the persona who lead from the front — the leaders — for are they not the helmsmen who steered the ship, even though the crew were accomplished too and the ballast was just right.
In the latest special issue, Anurag Batra BW Businessworld cheer on the ‘Most Valuable CEOs’. It comes after a gap of two financial years, the past couple of years having been among the most challenging for Corporate India. It is a continuation of sorts of the previous two special issues, the BW 500 (issue dated 26 February, 2022) and the Most Respected Companies (issue dated 4 June, 2022) that Anurag Batra and BW Businessworld brought out with the help of their knowledge partner, TechSci Research.
“For all practical purposes, the work of shortlisting eligible companies and their CEOs began with analysing the financial data of the past few financial years. Additional filters and parameters were also applied to showcase leaders who generated value for their companies and their shareholders through the challenging economic environment of the past few years”, says Mr. Anurag Batra on behalf of BW Businessworld.
Based on financial parameters like average growth rate, average market capitalisation and leadership continuity at the top, particularly during the last three financial years, the companies were placed across four categories determined by their total income, namely Super Heavyweight (revenue of more than Rs 20,000 crore), Heavyweight (revenue between Rs 7,500 crore and Rs 19,999 crore), Middleweight (revenue between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 7,499 crore) and Lightweight (Rs 250 crore to Rs 2,499 crore), Mr. Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group explains.
According to Mr. Anurag Batra, companies with a negative average growth rate and those that underwent changes in leadership during this spell missed the shortlist of around 150 companies. It must be made absolutely clear that the names profiled and presented are not ‘rankings’ per se. In fact, there are no rankings, but only an editorial selection out of the pool of companies shortlisted by TechSci Research. Anurag Batra also acknowledges that they could not showcase many companies because of constraints of space.
In the other latest article of Anurag Batra, he speaks on the successful culmination of 5G spectrum auctions, which is a major turning point for the telecommunications industry and which will not only accelerate internet speed, but also generate jobs. The Indian arm of the Japanese automobile giant, Yamaha Motors, has undergone a dramatic turnaround under its newly appointed chairman. The health insurance penetration is growing at a fabulous pace in India, but there is scope for more growth in this business, concludes Dr. Anurag Batra.
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Anurag Batra Businessworld Presents the 2022 Edition of the Fastest Growing Companies Study
Anurag Batra BW is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI, one of India's leading Business School. He is a first-generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld, a 36-year strong media brand as well as most respected business publication in the country.
Anurag Batra also founded the exchange4media group. Annurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. BW Businessworld presents the 2022 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies study after a deep-dive into the financials of the listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching. Anurag Batra in his latest article reflects on the Growth Mantra of these companies.
According to Mr. Anurag Batra, sustaining a steady growth momentum for listed companies is in itself a creditable performance. “We at BW Businessworld are happy to present our annual special issue capturing the Fastest Growing Companies, based on an in-depth study and after a deep-dive into the financials of listed companies followed by intelligent number crunching”, Anurag Batra says in his latest article. The research was carried out by the knowledge partner of BW Businessworld, TechSci Research.
The period under review are the five financial years between 2017-18 and 2021-22. The list is based on a study of revenue and profitability data for these last five financial years. As per Mr. Anurag Batra’s view, companies in sectors like steel, cement, energy, chemicals, packaging, telecommunication, biotech and healthcare have emerged as the fastest growing in each of the financial categories. In the ‘Super Heavyweight’ category, in which companies had net sales of Rs 50,000 crore and above, the companies on the top rung include JSW Steel, UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel.
In the ‘Heavyweight’ segment, where net sales are between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 49,999 crore, Deepak Nitrite, AGC Networks, Godawari Power & Ispat and J.K. Lakshmi Cement were in the forefront, Anurag Batra points out. “The 'Middleweight' category had companies with revenue between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore. It had Apollo Healthcare, Indus Towers, Gokul Agro Resources, Gujarat Gas and APL Apollo Tubes showing the fastest rate of growth”, said Mr. Batra.
In the 'Welterweight’ category of companies with net sales between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 4,999 crore, Kirloskar Ferrous, Laurus Labs, TinPlate Company, Narayana Health and Cosmo First bagged the top ranks. Anurag Batra also highlighted that several profiled companies clocked record growth numbers in FY2022 while maintaining a healthy growth rate in the previous two fiscal years despite the Covid-induced challenges.
In another special feature, Anurag Batra Businessworld also brings to you reports on how the government, public and private enterprises are preparing to meet India’s Net Zero 2070 target to usher in a “green economy”. Experts including Anurag Batra, says that the Net Zero emissions goal could actually bring tangible benefits not just to the environment, but also to the Indian economy, by boosting the growth momentum by about 4.7 per cent by 2036, and 3.5 per cent by 2060.
Both public and private enterprises are investing in technology to reduce their carbon footprint in manufacturing, logistics and other aspects of the supply chain. Anurag Batra also explains how crucial the switch to electric vehicles (EV) is and the views of industry leaders on what the automotive industry is doing to adopt the EV 30@30 goal.
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Anurag Batra, founder Exchange4media – “The divine hand in TV ratings is leading to ratings losing its sheen”
Anurag Batra is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group. Dr Anurag Batra has been writing on media for two-plus decades and is the Founder of exchange4media and the Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld. Dr. Anurag Batra, in his latest article discusses about the TV rating mechanisms that are prevalent in the industry in the present era and how that had changed from the mechanism in the earlier days.
The ratings mechanism in the past has seen manipulation of data manually and there is a worry that this time too there is a similar chance. We need to ensure that the data is not tampered again. The worrying questions need to be answered honestly and in a granular way. “The advertisers and marketers and media planners and media buyers in my view should take the new ratings with a pinch rather than a fistful of salt and also ask more questions of the ratings mechanism’s board”, Dr. Anurag Batra says.
In his opinion, “The new Chairman of the ratings body is a man who is the most seasoned and very respected and someone who can reach out to all stakeholders. He has an envious job, and I am sure he will do the right thing as his intent is right. In the past, the CEOs of this ratings mechanism have been either clueless or in one particular case have been accused of actually manipulating. Walking out of ratings en masse by news channels is an option. However, that may not be an answer to this ratings maze”.
Dr. Anurag Batra analyses that the current mechanism of ratings is muddying the waters and bringing disrepute to itself and all the stakeholders must get together to get meritocracy. “The right practices should be resumed rather than continuing the current way of doing ratings. Someone needs to ask the right questions after all coincidences are not so co-incidental. The divine hand in ratings is leading to ratings losing its sheen. It’s time to bring the credibility and sheen back”, Anurag Batra concluded.
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Exchange4media Group And Anurag Batra Launches First Ever Party Spokespersons 50 Rankings
Anurag Batra One of the youngest media moguls from India, Anurag is a serial entrepreneur and a mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a man of many talents and someone who adorns many hats. Anurag Batra is also an author, an angel investor and a TV show host and the founder of the iconic exchange4media group and Chairman BW Businessworld group. In a first-of-its-kind initiative launched by the exchange4media group 50 Party Spokespersons were ranked and honoured for their work as political advocates of their respective political parties.
At the event held at India International Centre on April 28, veteran political spokesperson and Member of Parliament, Sudhanshu Trivedi was awarded the first place in the list that saw 5 non-BJP Spokespersons in top 10. Randeep Singh Surjewala and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of Congress were ranked at no. 3 and no. 5 respectively followed by Raghav Chadha of AAP at no. 6, Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena at no. 7 and Anurag Bhadouria of Samajwadi Party at no. 10. Amongst BJP leader Sambit Patra bagged second rank, Gaurav Bhatia was at no.4, Syed Zafar Islam at no.8 and Shaziya Ilmi was no.9.
The selection process was based on the criteria of quality of argument, uniqueness of points, presentation style, credibility and visibility. The winners were selected after a long exhaustive screening process by the editorial board of exchange4media which included Dr. Anurag Batra. The awards were preceded by an insightful conference that included fireside chats with founder Dr. Anurag Batra and panel discussions with other judges, covering topics related to political discourse in the country as well as dealing with brickbats and criticism that political spokespeople are often exposed to for their work in public sphere.
Also forming part of discussions was the evolving role of political spokespersons and the need to distinguish cacophony and communication. The first of its kind concept to recognise men and women involved in political life who serve as the public face of their parties, a job that often comes with more than a fair share of criticism was lauded by Dr. Anurag Batra among other attending spokespersons and dignitaries.
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“India is the most conducive market for consolidation in the media and entertainment sector”, asserts Anurag Batra
Anurag Batra is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group. Anurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an angel investor all rolled into one. Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. Anurag Batra discusses on the Zee-Sony merger matter and the immense opportunities that the combined entity will be able to create. He also highlights the importance of home grown Indian giant companies and the essential role they play in the Indian media and entertainment sector.
Zee is a home-grown Indian company and its merger with a global giant predicts well for the industry as it is bound to drive consolidation and growth while bringing in enhanced investment into the sector. Anurag Batra highlights that the immense opportunities the combined entity will be able to create in terms of employment generation can be transformative for the entire Indian creative ecosystem. He also identifies that this can in turn propel advertiser sentiment and spending.
As per the thoughts of Anurag Batra, India is the most conducive market for consolidation in the media and entertainment sector. “With behemoths like Google and Facebook scaling up massively in India, we need larger players to take them on”, Anurag Batra states. This can lead to the race for digital advertising ending up as a two-horse race with maybe one challenger, who may have the financial resources. Anurag Batra suggests that we need a strong counterbalance to the other bigger players to keep the Indian media and entertainment sector vibrant and competitive.
Anurag Batra believes that financial investors should not suddenly assume the mantle of strategic partners. If they want to see the creation of value for all stakeholders, they must continue to trust the management and board of the company while establishing appropriate checks, balances and governance controls. Anurag Batra considers this especially important if the management is always delivering spectacular returns. Strategic support and inputs would certainly assist the management, he says, but intervention when it is not required can become a sure cause for long-term disaster on the back of some misplaced desire for short-term satisfaction.
Anurag Batra also identifies the fact that family-driven companies deliver more shareholder value. Empirical research has shown that family-run companies have delivered spectacular returns too. Anurag Batra is certain that the Zee-Sony consolidation led by Zee’s Punit Goenka will create even more value for all stakeholders. This merger will empower family-driven companies to be the anchor of India’s vibrant and fast-growing business environment, attracting foreign investments, Batra hopes.
Home-grown Indian giants such as Zee have also contributed to the betterment of various socioeconomic indicators in the last three decades and to the betterment of the country across the board, through employment generation, pioneering the sector, gigantic CSR efforts and their unflinching and deep support to the nation during the pandemic.
While Gautam Adani’s impending entry into media may happen this year, Annurag also notices that Sanjiv Goenka has also been keen on media and entertainment for a long time and has been keen on growing his portfolio. Even if that happens, Anurag Batra asserts that we need to preserve the Zee legacy and strengthen it by creating a strong Zee-led entity through this merger with Sony. In Anurag Batra’s view, till more large Indian business houses invest and create larger players in the sector, the prudent approach would be to encourage consolidation to create larger entities that can compete well and continue driving growth in the Media and Entertainment sector.
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Dr. Anurag Batra, India’s Youngest Media Mogul
Dr. Anurag Batra is a serial Entrepreneur and mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He also an author, TV show host and an angel investor and the founder of the iconic exchange4media group and chairman BW Businessworld group.
Anurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, journalist and lifelong optimist. He holds a B. Tech degree in Computer Sciences before joining the Management Development Institute MDGurugram, one of the leading business schools in India. He is a first-generation entrepreneur, after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Business World, a 35-year strong media brand as well as the most respected business publication in the country.
Mr Batra has expanded BW Business World into digital, events, and BW communities, and has launched www. digital market. Asia, a leading digital marketing website, and www.everythingexperiential.com, India’s leading experimental marketing website, and launch BW hotelier in partnership with hotelier international. BW Smart Cities, a 360-degree editorial platform, will be launched in mid-February 2015. Mr Batra is building the BW Businessworld business aggressively.
Mr. Batra also founded the exchange4media group and he serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of exchange4media group which includes exchange4media.com – India’s leading media industry website, PITCH – India’s only Advertising, Marketing and Media Magazine, IMPACT – The Marketing Weekly, Franchisee Plus – Business Opportunity Magazine, Realty Plus – India’s leading monthly real estate magazine and samachar4media.com/ – leading media industry website in Hindi.
The Government of India has also appointed Mr. Batra as the Chairman of the Industrial Committee constituted to formulate a Vocational Training Framework for the Media, Communications and Entertainment Industries.
Anurag is also on the core group of TIE’s (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a special internet group focused on Education and Training. He is also advising the government through his white papers on Internet, Media and Television and their impact on society. He also writes a monthly column on Entrepreneurship, in India’s only Entrepreneurship magazine, Dare. He advises many emerging entrepreneurs and enjoys the reverse mentoring process as he learns from these young entrepreneurs. At BW Businessworld, BW Accelerate is an initiative to provide a structured platform for entrepreneurs to guide and grow.
Dr. Batra, a very self driven person, believes in experiences rather than failures. In his opinion, if one learns from their mistakes and moves forward, failure has no room!
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Dr. Anurag Batra Discusses Why The Tv Ratings Issue Continues To Rage On
One of the youngest media moguls from India, Dr. Anurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur and a mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. Dr. Anurag Batra, Founder, exchange4media Group and Editor-in-Chief of BW Businessworld, asks pertinent questions on why the ratings issue continues to rage on. In his latest article, Anurag Batra speaks on the unanswered questions about the TV ratings.
“It’s been 10 weeks since the ratings have resumed for individual news channels. Ratings and measurement are supposed to bring order and give a currency for performance and measurement for all stakeholders. However, instead, the ratings have turned out to be baffling and bemusing. The ratings in the current form leave a lot many questions unanswered rather than answering and regaining credibility”, Anurag Batra says. The current regime seems to be taking off the sheen of ratings and raises a lot of questions about the mechanism, he analyses.
The first question he answers is whether the landing pages viewership be counted as legitimate viewership and should this data be factored in while calculating ratings. In his words, “In the past, a certain broadcaster did it and the then CEO of a ratings mechanism allowed the same and the technical board of the ratings mechanism continued to allow landing page data to be featured as ratings, and allowed it as an input into ratings. I, personally, would strongly urge the stakeholders to reconsider allowing landing pages determined inputs as ‘no viewership’ or its weightage be minimised. The advertiser is paying for engaged and real viewers, not accident-bait viewers who are forced to leave impressions on a certain page”.
The second issue that worries Anurag Batra is the fact that news channel owners who rightly stayed away and criticised such practices of landing pages or other not so best practices have started embracing these practices to stay ahead. “Certain news organisations have even embraced professionals who have been mired in controversy and who they were earlier targeting for malpractices. This is very disturbing. We have to have faith and conviction in one’s own content and the process rather than hiring the same professionals that were once publicly accused of malpractices. This is double-spoken and espouses the low morality of some news media owners and their own eagerness to do well in the short term. Ideally, such professionals should have been singled out and side-lined in a formal way. We need to clean up the system”, Dr. Batra says.
The third issue he discusses is with data collection. A lot of employees of a certain data-gathering agency, which was accused of malpractices or at least the lack of any checks and tampering, have joined a new agency that is supposed to protect and gather data. This is too ironic. This shows the lack of oversight and it seems it is so easy to violate data, Dr. Anurag Batra concluded.
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Shrink in television news viewership: Dr. Anurag Batra brings the truths and myths to the limelight
Anurag Batra, the journalist and serial entrepreneur analyses the reasons for the television news viewership universe not growing. According to the editor in chief of BW Businessworld, if the stagnation or the shrink is indeed true, rather than blaming everyone else and the business media that reports it honestly, the television news promoters and CEOs and editors have to introspect the matter. The first 12 months of the pandemic in 2020 created a winner for news channels and a loser for cinema halls — and by that extension — Hindi and Bollywood cinema.
According to the expert, “In the first one year of Covid-19, people, citizens, and viewers were glued onto television news channels for information on Covid, to understand what was happening around them and to get updates and solutions. The pandemic was a huge event that had audiences glued to television news, eager to know what was in store for them. To the credit of news channels, they rose to the occasion, news reporters, cameramen, and TV broadcast newsroom professionals worked overtime to make sure that they were sharing news in real-time and in the public interest”.
Contrary to this, cinema halls were shut down because of the Covid restrictions and audiences were not able to access them, irrespective of whether they were multiplexes or single theatres. Over-the-top (OTT) became the mainstay of entertainment. It made viewers discover content on all the platforms and got them accustomed to OTT in the safe confines of their homes. As the face-to-face or physical economy returned, thanks to the vaccination drive by the Indian government and because of Covid subsiding, the experiential economy came roaring back.
In Anurag Batra’s view, “Weddings, hotels, restaurants, airlines, malls, parties, schools, and offices — all reopened with a vengeance — but cinema halls in north India did not seem to conform to this trend. There seemed to be a dearth of movie-goers thronging the theatres for Hindi movies and Bollywood content. However, in contrast, South Indian cinema continued to offer one hit after another and South Indian blockbusters became bigger and bigger, thanks to their record collection at the box office and drew in record footfalls at the cinema halls”.
This has made Anurag Batra wonder at what was going on and what the reasons were for the differential performance of Bollywood vis-à-vis south Indian cinema. In fact, in mid-February 2021, when the coronavirus wave subsided and restrictions were relaxed for a while, he went to a multiplex in south Delhi to watch a movie and only saw six other viewers apart from him in the hall. It made him think about it. Anurag Batra also acknowledges that at the same time, news channels continued to do well and their revenues continued to be steady. In fact, it grew in the first 21 months of the Covid pandemic.
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What has been worrying him was the fact that the viewership of news channels and television viewership as per ratings research, is not growing. In Anurag Batra’s view, the reasons that the TV news audience is not growing and the reason that Bollywood is not being able to pull audiences into the cinemas are:
· Sticking to old formulas of doing content, no freshness, no reinvention and not investing in content that is deep. Re-invention needs to happen for both Bollywood and television news fast and at a scale.
· New challengers are chipping at the existing Players. New talent ideas have to be given more credence and experiments with content and boldness of content have to be showcased and if it works, be expanded on.
· Need younger leaders, both in the television news domain in all functions, especially editorial and in Bollywood.
· Both have to stop taking shortcuts.
· Viewers are consuming video content online from news startups that are not linear but only Digital and bold and honest. In n Bollywood, where newer directors are experimenting with bold themes and scripts and taking up taboo issues that are real and appeal to audiences.
“The scale has to be multiple times where it is now and the content and delivery have to be scaled up. In news channels, Indian news broadcasters have to learn from my favourite TV news channel CNN, how they invest in their people, how they cover an event and how the anchors are brands that are nurtured. They are not dependent on one face for pulling in audiences. South cinema can inspire Bollywood by its sheer scale, quality of production, investments and marketing blitzkrieg”, Anurag Batra says. He concludes by advising the media industry to not fall prey to the people who benefit from this, the people who want to game the news channel ecosystem.
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India has recovered faster than any country in the world post-pandemic - Anurag Batra
Anurag Batra, the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group is an entrepreneur, journalist, an angel investor and a media observer. He also an author, TV show host and mentor to many successful entrepreneurs. He is a B. Tech graduate in Computer Sciences, a degree which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute MDI Gurgaon, one of India’s leading Business School. According to Anurag Batra, India has recovered faster than any country in the world post-pandemic. Digital adoption and technological acceleration are two major factor that helped cause this change.
India is in the midst of a deep technological acceleration and is aligned with the world, says Anurag Batra. He also forecasts that in some cases India is even ahead of the curve. Indians have digital adoption across every aspect of life and business. Anurag Batra explains this fact with the help of some interesting factors:
The US retail market is the largest in the world, where e-commerce made up 16 per cent of it till February 2020, 20 years since retail went digital. In just two years since then, the percentage of e-commerce in retail has jumped to between 26 per cent and 30 per cent. An acceleration of that kind in just two years since the pandemic struck would be massive, Anurag Batra points out.
Addressing the Indian economy, the country had 10 million retail investors, which has swelled to over 25 million in the past few years, driven by new-age apps such as Zerodha. Technology IPOs have seen great success, at least at listing — driven by these investors, says Batra.
With these information Anurag Batra confirms the technological development that has occurred in India in the recent past years. This technological acceleration and the digitalization of the economy has helped India in recovering from the pandemic at a much easier pace. Digital economy was not familiar Indians before the pandemic. But digitalization has so well deep rooted in India during the pandemic that, even the smallest of manual work are now done digitally by Indians. India has recovered faster than any country in the world post-pandemic and I am sure we will remain on target to be a $5 trillion economy before the decade is out, Anurag expresses his hope.
Anurag Batra concluded on the note saying that, digital adoption and easier access to information has also led to twisting of information and fake news. Abundance of information is leading to dissonance of opinions on very small issues to bigger matters including Russia — Ukraine war. Information wars are preceding real conflicts, and then escalating them. Years of cultural and ideological conditioning supplemented with incessant fake news has often fructified into hard-line opinions and strategies.
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Anurag batra - A Clear Road Map To Growth
In this special issue we carry excerpts of my conversation with the Union Minister of State for Finance, Bhagwat Karad, who shares his perspective of what and who the budget kept in mind, and what it strives to achieve. We also bring in voices from industry who talk of how the budgetary measures will play out through the year and beyond.
The government’s push for green energy and clean mobility systems opens up limitless possibilities for India. As an organisation committed to sustainability, we believe that the clean mobility initiatives and blended fuels will play a significant role in achieving decarbonisation goals and in reducing the dependence on fossil fuels.
One of the biggest challenges for the EV ecosystem has been battery charging stations. The proposed battery-swapping policy will help create standards of interoperability, thereby making EVs more accessible and affordable. The PM’s Gati Shakti Initiative of expanding the national highway network by 25,000 km augurs well for the auto sector. We hope the outlay for the rural economy will improve the sentiments of the people and prove a catalyst for increasing the demand for vehicles.
In this special issue we carry excerpts of my conversation with the Union Minister of State for Finance, Bhagwat Karad, who shares his perspective of what and who the budget kept in mind, and what it strives to achieve. We also bring in voices from industry who talk of how the budgetary measures will play out through the year and beyond.
The Union Budget has provided a clear roadmap to how the Modi government intends to put the India growth story on the fast lane. It has clearly signalled restoration of fiscal consolidation. From a peak of 9.2 per cent of GDP in 2020-21, the fiscal deficit has been reduced to 6.9 per cent in 2021-22. It is budgeted to be further reduced to 6.4 per cent in FY 2023. In its medium-term fiscal policy-cum-strategy statement, the budget projects a fiscal deficit target of 4.5 per cent by 2025-26. Once achieved, it would indeed send out a positive signal to potential global investors. The budget also provides a tangible shift in favour of expanding capital expenditure. While the total expenditure is budgeted to grow by 4.6 per cent in FY 2023, capital expenditure growth is pegged at 24.5 per cent. This is a welcome change. And within the capital expenditure outlay, a clear preference for non-defence outlay will most certainly have a higher multiplier effect going forward.
For the salaried class, there are no cheers. However, there are several significant positives that have attracted widespread appreciation from India Inc, such as the provision for a concessional corporate tax rate of 15 per cent applicable on newly incorporated domestic manufacturing companies. A taxation regime for digital assets along with the intention to introduce a digital rupee based on blockchain, are welcome initiatives too. On the downside, the much-talked about privatisation drive seems to have lost steam, indicative in the significantly reduced projections of receipts from disinvestment for not only FY 2021-22 but also for FY 2022-23. All in all though, this is a budget focussed on growth.
Read More : https://www.businessworld.in/author/BW-Reporters/Anurag-Batra-82749/
About Author :
Dr. Anurag Batra
The author is the Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the BW Businessworld Group and the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the exchange4media Group
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Anurag Batra - Provides a Structured Platform to Entrepreneurs for Mentorship and Growth
Anurag Batra is the chairman and editor-in-chief of BW Businessworld group. Mr. Batra also founded the exchange4media group and he serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of exchange4media group which includes exchange4media.com, samachar4media.com and magazines like PITCH, IMPACT, Franchisee Plus and Realty Plus. Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. At BW Businessworld BW Accelerate is an initiative started by Anurag Batra to provide a structured platform to entrepreneurs for mentorship and growth.
Anurag Batra is the chairman and editor-in-chief of BW Businessworld group. Mr. Batra also founded the exchange4media group and he serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of exchange4media group which includes exchange4media.com – India’s leading media industry website, PITCH – India’s only Advertising, Marketing and Media Magazine, IMPACT – The Marketing Weekly, Franchisee Plus – Business Opportunity Magazine, Realty Plus – India’s leading monthly real estate magazine and samachar4media.com/ – leading media industry website in Hindi.
Anurag Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. At BW Businessworld BW Accelerate is an initiative started by Anurag Batra to provide a structured platform to entrepreneurs for mentorship and growth.
Anurag Batra in his latest article, articulates his views on the progress made by India as a country in its 75 years of independence. “Talking of progress, India at 75 is a nation that has made giant strides in science and technology. It now strives to establish itself as a leader in the field, evident in the whopping Rs 14,217 crore budgetary allocation for the Union ministry of science and technology for the 2022-23 fiscal. Agrarian India will transform too, with the government investing in another technology-driven Green Revolution. Yes, we are moving in the right direction with science and technology”, Anurag Batra expressed his hopes for the country.
Anurag Batra also highlighted another area where India has made considerable progress – Inclusion. He says that India at 75 values diversity, equity, and inclusion. According to Mr. Batra, India is in a better place with gender equality today and more opportunities are available for women. But there is so much more to be done. He asserts that the focus of the country should be women in rural India, considering that agriculture is still the occupation of a majority of Indians, half of whom are women. “Women comprise 48 per cent of the rural population. Even though agriculture contributes to around 18 per cent of India’s GDP, it is the primary source of income for half our population. We must provide access to healthcare, education and economic development for these women to be able to make a real difference to our society”, says Mr. Batra.
Gender inequality is a global issue. Reports suggest that gender inequality has cost the world $70 trillion since 1990. Anurag Batra expressed his concern that even in developed economies, women don’t earn as much as men and that they are not really equally represented in industry, business and politics. In the developing part of the world, they definitely enjoy less advantages in terms of education and healthcare. A change can only occur when each individual considers himself a stakeholder in gender equity. “Each of us should encourage, support, and mentor young women and help them achieve their dreams. It would be the right path toward creating a progressive world”, Anurag Batra concluded.
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