India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

IT SECTOR: THE BIG CHURN

SAFFRON’S SOUTH BET • By elevating RSS veteran C.P. Radhakrishnan as VP nominee, BJP blends loyalty and identity in the party’s bid to crack the Tamil Nadu fortress

ANOTHER DOGFIGHT

HEALTH TRACKER PUT A RING ON IT

THE PLASTICS DIVIDE • A truly global agreement on plastic waste remains elusive thanks to the developed world’s insistence on dictating terms

THE MICROMOGULS • CELEBRATING SMALL ENTREPRENEURS WHO EMPLOY 222 MILLION, OR 39 PER CENT OF INDIA’S WORKFORCE, AND FORM THE BEDROCK OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY

THE MIGHTY MINIS • Micro units dominate the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in both numbers and employment

HE MOVED HIS CHEESE • No one who has eaten Ajay Singh’s fabulous, preservative-free cheeses crafted from goat milk would believe his journey—from village boy to artisanal cheese maker. It is proof that the best creations emerge from the alchemy of human determination meeting raw possibility

CYCLE OF REDEMPTION • To help hapless commuters negotiate clogged Indian roads, MyByk aims to integrate cycling into urban transport, especially for first - and last-mile connectivity

EGGS WITH A DIFFERENCE

BALMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS • Sikkim’s flora yield the ingredients for a skincare brand, which employs underprivileged women and generously gives many others a vocation through training

CREATING HAPPY FEET • Two social entrepreneurs transform discarded shoes and waste into footwear, school bags and mats, giving underprivileged children both essentials and hope

THE QUEEN OF SKILLING • In Haryana’s heartland, a skill training model is linking rural youth to jobs once thought out of reach

TURNING OVER AN OLD LEAF • Fallen areca nut leaves get a new lease of life as biodegradable tableware, creating rural livelihoods, empowering women, and offering a sustainable alternative to plastic

GARBAGE TO GOLD • Working as househelp at a garbage dealer’s home in Delhi set him off on a journey back home in rural Kashmir, cleaning up its roads and rivers, giving locals employment and processing the collected waste for recycling

ANGELS OF RURAL FINANCE • By linking socially conscious investors with rural entrepreneurs long excluded from formal banking, Rang De is making credit not just inclusive, but flexible and fair too

BUDDIES FOR THE GOLDIES • From medical and legal help to routine assistance, a unique service is filling the gap for elderly residents of Kolkata and neighbouring districts whose children cannot always be by their side

THE BUSY BEEKEEPER • The keen apiarist chases crops and seasons across the country in search of bees, telling farmers to ease up on pesticide and let their population flourish

LEAVES TURNED LIVELIHOODS • A former scientist helps rural women and small farmers strike green gold by transforming a hardy, fast-growing plant into high-value products like tea, soaps, energy bars and cookies

VIDEO CALL WIZARD • How a tiny, small town IT firm won a government-sponsored national contest for a secure, scalable video-conferencing...