Reliance Industries: Top of the charts
Since the first Fortune India 500 list, in 2010, Indian Oil has been the topper. But this year, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has beaten it to the No.1 spot.
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FI500: Everything you need to know
Associate editor and editor (lists) Rajiv Bhuva talks about the making of the latest Fortune India 500 and everything that is new this year.
Inside the issue: Fortune India 500
Editor Sourav Majumdar and associate editor and editor (lists) Rajiv Bhuva talk about the Fortune India 500 list and more from the special edition.
RIL trumps IOC to top Fortune India 500
With FY19 revenue of ₹5.81 lakh crore, RIL became the first privately-held and the only other company to become India’s largest corporation apart from Indian Oil for the first time in 10 years.
The hybrid road to EVs
Why the country needs to transit to hybrid vehicles before moving to a fully electric-vehicle ecosystem.
RIL, BP announce new JV for fuel retailing
The new JV in which 51% will be owned by Mukesh Ambani-led RIL will build a pan-India fuel retail service station network and also sell aviation fuel to airliners.
RIL is top Indian firm on Fortune Global 500
Ranked 106, Reliance Industries has replaced IOC (117) as the top-ranked Indian company on the 2019 list. RIL’s revenue soared 32.1% from $62.3 billion in 2018 to $82.3 billion in 2019.
The Next 500: A lean year
This year, the cumulative profit of the Next 500 companies fell 65%. You might think it’s due to GST and the aftermath of demonetisation. The real culprit: over-leverage.
LNG: It’s light, natural and green
With the government pushing for clean energy when domestic gas production is falling, and renewables yet to take off, importing it could be the only option.
Indian Oil: Oil is not enough
IOC, led by chairman Sanjiv Singh, is transforming itself into a ‘complete energy’ firm by investing heavily in alternative fuels as challenges from e-vehicles and tighter emission norms grow.
