BW Businessworld's latest issue chronicles India's paint sector & top engineering colleges

BW Businessworld's latest issue features comprehensive coverage of two pivotal transformations reshaping India's economic landscape: the disruption in the decorative paints industry and the evolution of engineering education at the country's top institutions.

Paint Industry Under Siege

The magazine's cover story, 'Swirling Shades in the Paint Tub,' provides an in-depth analysis of how India's traditionally stable paint sector is experiencing its most significant upheaval in decades. The Rs 72,000 crore decorative paints market, long dominated by established players, faces mounting pressure from aggressive new entrants including Grasim's Birla Opus and JSW Paints' strategic acquisitions.

What we are witnessing is not merely competition but a fundamental recalibration of an entire sector. The industry's high-margin sanctuary is being challenged by pricing wars, regulatory scrutiny and shifting consumer preferences toward value-driven offerings.

The investigation reveals how even market leaders like Asian Paints are being forced to reassess their strategies amid intensifying legal challenges, operational risks and margin compression. Despite these pressures, the analysis shows most players are paradoxically expanding capacity, creating what the edition describes as 'a complex picture of resilience, urgency and recalibration.'

Building India's Future Workforce

The issue's second major feature examines the transformation occurring within India's premier engineering institutions. Drawing insights from leadership at IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bangalore and BITS Pilani, the story explores how these institutions are evolving beyond traditional technical education to produce graduates conscious of broader societal and environmental responsibilities.

The feature highlights several transformative trends reshaping engineering education across India's premier institutions. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and renewable energy are rapidly becoming foundational knowledge areas, reflecting the industry's shift toward emerging technologies. Simultaneously, there has been a rise