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This Women’s Day, Moneycontrol celebrates and learns from women trailblazers

Mar 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Executive Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai: India has come a long way in empowering its women. Many women now lead from the front and stories abound about successful women leaders who have overcome challenges and made the most of opportunities. An inclusive workforce is now vital to businesses that serve a vastly diverse customer base. In other words, no business in India can do without women.

But more needs to be done. Skewed gender ratios, huge gaps in pay and other forms of inequality are real, pressing problems. What can companies and the governments do to ensure more participation of women through entrepreneurship? What can we learn from women who have overcome great odds to deal with these issues?

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Moneycontrol is excited to bring together women leaders from disparate sectors to share their learnings in the hope that they will encourage many more to blaze a trail. From businesses to entertainment to culture, the women featured in Moneycontrol’s special coverage have broken new ground.

At Moneycontrol, India’s leading business and finance platform, our work has focused on capturing these exciting journeys. This edition of International Women’s Day comes in the midst of a pandemic. Not to be bogged down, several women have rebooted, reskilled and found ways to forge a new path. For example, our platform has told the stories of women who used the lockdown to learn about the stock market and turn sharp investors.

Anchored in a special microsite, Moneycontrol Women’s Day Special will engage with successful women leaders and spotlight their careers and life goals. Through a series of articles, interviews, panel discussions, podcasts and videos spread over the next few days, Moneycontrol will steer conversations centered on actionable insights.

Featured in the special series are Divya Gokulnath, co-founder, Byju’s, Ekta Kapoor, television and film producer and director; Geetha Manjunath, Founder & CEO, Niramai Health Analytix, Lizzie Chapman, Co-founder & CEO, ZestMoney, Vineeta Singh, Co-founder & CEO, SUGAR Cosmetics, Swati Khemani, Founder, Carnelian Capital, Deepali Naair, CMO, IBM India, and Shanai Ghosh, ED & CEO, Edelweiss Insurance, among others.

Commenting on the special coverage on Women’s Day, Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol said, “We have long focused on amplifying the voices of women through our storytelling. By featuring successful women leaders from a raft of sectors, we want to shine a light on their inspirational stories and motivate other women who are under-represented or unheard.”

In the coming days, Moneycontrol will launch special series on women who have turned successful entrepreneurs and who have made thriving careers in stock markets, mutual funds, financial advisory and other sectors. The Moneycontrol Women’s Day Special is a celebration of the stories, body of work and life goals of women.

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Moneycontrol reigns as the No.1 digital destination for Budget Day coverage…

Feb 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Executive Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai: Moneycontrol’s Budget-Day coverage smashed all previous digital traffic records as people from across India visited its specially designed microsite for up-to-date information and quick clarity on February 1, when the finance minister announced a raft of measures to revive the economy.

Moneycontrol, India’s leading financial news platform, experienced a significant increase in visits by readers, again becoming the destination of choice for the most comprehensive, and real-time coverage of the Union Budget.
Moneycontrol cornered more visits by users than its competitors, The Economic Times, LiveMint and Financial Express, by 26% and 77%, 108%, respectively, according to data by SimilarWeb, a testament to the value that readers attach to its coverage of important financial events. Moneycontrol also recorded a higher number of sponsors than the competition.

The high-engagement numbers again demonstrate the faith of readers and sponsors in our real-time updates, which again was backed by in-depth insights on the Union Budget 2021.

Readers flocked to Moneycontrol’s live updates blog for real-time information that was supported by deep analysis of the impact of the announcements. Moneycontrol’s team of senior editors along with our in-house analysts and financial experts of think-tanks connected the dots for our readers as the budget unfolded. A unique feature of the budget day coverage this year was the display of a set of visually powerful cards that gave readers up-to-date information of the budget’s measures on each vital sector of the economy.

Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol, said: “The Union Budget is India’s biggest financial event every year and Moneycontrol’s team of journalists, designers, product managers and engineers collaborated to give our readers a unique experience. I am pleased to note that more readers than ever visited our website for our important stories, deep analysis, and valuable commentary.”

Moneycontrol broke down the Budget for readers using the theme Rebuilding India, which captured the impact of Budget 2021 on individuals, investors and businesses. Through the day and well into the night, Moneycontrol used a variety of storytelling formats, including videos and podcasts, that helped readers make sense of the budget.

“The incredible traffic numbers demonstrate that readers gave a huge thumbs-up to our efforts to bring them the most precise, relevant and comprehensive coverage of the budget,” said Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol.

Some of India’s biggest policymakers, the sharpest business minds and well-known corporate leaders also weighed in on the budget, discussing the finer points of the Budget and offering insights what the measures would mean for the economy and business. Moneycontrol interviewed the masterminds of the budget such as minister of state for Anurag Thakur, finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, expenditure secretary TV Somanathan; India’s top deal makers and corporate lawyers such as Zia Mody, co-Founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners and Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; and financial experts such as Ashish Shankar, Head – Investment Advisory, Motilal Oswal Private Wealth Management and Homi Mistry, Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, among others, to give intelligent analysis about the budget. Moneycontrol’s Budget-Day coverage stood out because it not only provided real- time updates, but also unpacked an exhaustive assessment of the measures.