Boston Consulting Group: News

22 May 2020

COVID-19

Lockdown prevented 20 lakh COVID-19 cases, 54,000 deaths: Government

India has managed to avert an estimated 20 lakh cases of COVID-19 and saved 54,000 lives due to the nationwide lockdown, the government said on Friday. The government said that the lockdown was timely, proactive, and pre-emptive.

24 Apr 2020

Oxford

COVID-19 vaccine efforts are disjointed, says leading medical journal editor

As Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine goes into human trials, people around the world are hoping to see a solution for the ongoing pandemic by the end of this year.

11 Jun 2019

India

What are CAT (IIM) toppers of last 5yrs doing now?

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the toughest management entrance exams through which students are admitted to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top B-schools.

05 Nov 2018

Amazon

IIM-Ahmedabad placements: BCG, Microsoft, Amazon top recruiters

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has emerged as the top recruiter, followed by Amazon and Microsoft in premier B-school IIM-Ahmedabad's summer placement for the PGP class of 2020.

10 Oct 2018

India

Report: India to become world's 11th wealthiest nation by 2022

According to a report by management consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), India is set to become the world's 11th wealthiest nation by 2022, in terms of personal wealth, ahead of prosperous countries like Switzerland, The Netherlands, Taiwan and Singapore.

06 Aug 2018

Chennai

Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO, steps down after 12 years

Indra Nooyi, who has led global food and beverage giant PepsiCo as CEO for 12 years, is stepping down, the company announced.

15 Jun 2018

Asia

Millionaires now control half of the world's personal wealth

According to a new report by the Boston Consulting Group, half of the world's personal wealth now rests in the hands of millionaires and billionaires, up by 5% from their 45% share of personal wealth in 2016.

03 May 2018

India

Ever-increasing congestion woes: Bengalureans take almost 1hr to cover 16kms!

Close on the heels of the Uber-commissioned Boston Consulting Group report that termed Bengaluru as one of the worst congested cities in India, comes another report putting India's Silicon Valley in the dock.

29 Apr 2018

Haryana

All about Delhi's new Eastern Peripheral Expressway

Days before Narendra Modi is slated to inaugurate the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, the excitement is pulsating.

26 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Congestion costing India a whopping Rs. 1.44L crore a year

Four metros of India-Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru-are 149% more congested than other comparable cities in Asia, whereby commuters take 1.5-times longer to reach a certain destination during peak hours.

07 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Tech-driven entertainment business will create jobs, money: Suresh Prabhu

Union Minister Suresh Prabhu today said entertainment is one of the fastest growing businesses, and the sector driven by technology will create jobs, money, and promote economic activities.

18 Jan 2017

Narendra Modi

Shiv Sena compares demonetization to Hiroshima bombing

Shiv Sena said in its party mouth piece 'Saamna' that demonetization was akin to dropping an atom-bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

07 Jan 2017

Donald Trump

How robots threaten Trump's Ford plant victory

Ford's $700 million investment in its Michigan factory will help create 700 jobs.

03 Jan 2017

Israel

Israeli PM questioned by police over corruption allegations

Police questioned Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for about three hours over allegations of bribery and corruption; the Israeli Justice Ministry said it was about "receiving benefits from business people" and refused to divulge more details.

13 Aug 2016

India

Rural Internet consumers to jump to 350 million by 2020

US-based business and management consultancy Boston Consulting Group surveyed 4,000 rural Indians in 27 villages in 14 states to understand their Internet usage pattern.