Editorial Policy & Standards
Last Updated: August 24, 2026
Indian Business is committed to delivering fair, accurate, fearless, and independent reporting on the global startup ecosystem, venture funding, technology breakthroughs, and market dynamics.
1. Journalistic Independence
Editorial independence is the cornerstone of our publication:
- **No Pay-to-Play**: Our journalists and editors never accept payment, equity, gifts, or favors in exchange for news coverage, founder interviews, or positive reviews.
- **Separation of Church and State**: There is a strict, impenetrable separation between our editorial newsroom and commercial/advertising operations. Advertisers and sponsors have zero influence over news selection, story angles, or editorial headlines.
2. Fact-Checking & Sourcing
- **Multi-Source Verification**: Where claims involve significant financial transactions, regulatory actions, or corporate restructuring, reporters verify information across multiple independent sources.
- **Attribution & Quotations**: We quote individuals on-the-record whenever possible. When background or off-the-record sourcing is necessary to protect confidential industry informants, senior editors must verify the source's credibility.
- **Original Reporting**: We prioritize firsthand interviews, primary legal filings, and authentic data over unverified rumors.
3. Corrections & Transparency
- If an article contains a factual error, we correct it promptly and transparently.
- Substantive corrections are acknowledged with an update note at the top or bottom of the article detailing what was modified and when.
4. Artificial Intelligence & Technology Usage
- Generative AI tools may assist reporters with research synthesis, grammar checks, and transcription, but every story published on Indian Business is researched, reviewed, fact-checked, and approved by human editors.
- We do not publish automated, unverified content.
