Sourav Majumdar

1 week ago | fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |Ashutosh Kumar

THE VIP HALL or darbar of the official residence of Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in Lutyens’ Delhi welcomes visitors with striking murals and artefacts that are decorated immaculately on the walls and corners. Although abuzz with activity, the hall exudes an aura of serenity.

1 month ago | fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar

Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), shares a compelling vision for the regulator’s role in India’s dynamic capital market, emphasising balanced regulation and sustainable market growth. You have spoken about building trust between Sebi and market participants and doing away with excessive micromanagement and outdated roles. Could you elaborate on what you meant by that?

1 month ago | fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar

BEHIND THE 67-year-old Nitin Gadkari’s soft-spoken and gentle demeanour lies a steely resolve. One conversation with the minister of road transport and highways tells you that he is a man in mission mode. The plan: to transform India’s highways infrastructure, take it to global standards, and be an ambassador for green mobility along the way.

1 month ago | fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is taking a measured view of whether the accelerated settlement mechanism from T+1 to T+0 is essential for the market’s long-term architecture or simply a technological milestone that doesn’t require universal adoption. In a candid conversation with Fortune India, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey firmly pushed back against the idea that shortening the settlement cycle is turning the market into a trader’s arena. “That comparison is not appropriate.

1 month ago | fortuneindia.com | Sourav Majumdar |V. Keshavdev |Ashutosh Kumar

The new Sebi chief believes that transition to T+0 enhances investor protection by ensuring that clearing corporations directly credit securities to demat accounts, bypassing intermediaries. “Securities are safe because the clearing corporation directly credits them to your demat account, not through brokers. To that extent, this system is superior in terms of investor protection, money protection, and securities protection,” he said.