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India is among the top five economies in the world, home to some of the most sophisticated engineering institutions on the planet, and the site of a healthcare system serving 1.4 billion people across extraordinary clinical diversity. The next frontier is innovation, moving beyond assembly and imports towards designing and developing world-class medical technologies at…

Amit Kumar Amit Kumar was trained as a Mechanical Engineer with specialization in thermal engineering from the University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) where he was awarded the University Gold Medal. Post his graduation, he decided to pursue a career in renewable energy, a novelty in the early eighties. He had retired…

The inaugural international conference on “transitioning away from fossil fuels” was held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April 2026. It marked a significant development in climate diplomacy. Although the conference did not result in a treaty, establish phase-out deadlines, or include all major emitters, it shifted the focus of global climate politics…

There is a tendency to see modern warfare through the lens of machines, drones, satellites, and precision weapons. But beneath all that, the fundamentals of our Indian armed forces remain unchanged. Wars are still decided on the ground, and at the centre of that reality stands the infantry soldier. What has changed is the battlefield…

Counting halls have their own unique atmosphere. On 4 May 2026, in Kolkata, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s mood was one of confirmation rather than surprise. Throughout the morning, the vote leads remained steady, then grew wider, eventually forming a pattern evident in the final weeks of the campaign for anyone paying attention. The cadre entering…

For months, people laughed at Vijay. “Wrong strategy. No political experience. No alliance. Cinema crowd won’t become a vote bank.” On paper, everything he did looked like a mistake. But here’s what nobody wants to admit. In politics, the same “mistake” becomes a masterclass the day it starts working. The numbers. Before anything else. TVK…

Many times, the only truth that remains is the effort put into solving a business problem. The outcome eludes us. An honest data scientist would admit. Data science teams have struggled to attribute revenue improvements or cost savings to their work.  The top-down approach of identifying opportunities In a top-down approach to solving a business…

When India’s cooking gas ran short in March 2026, the reason was simple: almost all of it had been travelling through one narrow passage in the Middle East. The crisis exposed what the energy experts had long warned us about: India had built its entire energy system around a single road, and that road had…

Rajesh Uncle’s fingers trembled with excitement as he peeled away the transparent wrap from his new smartphone box. Wow!  this one has three cameras!  Three! He announced to his wife, Lakshmi Aunty, who was more interested in her pickle-making than Rajesh Uncle’s gadget obsession.  Lakshmi Aunty rolled her eyes and replied with a sarcastic voice…

Labour, as a factor of production, plays a pivotal role in transforming resources into output in an economy, thereby driving growth and development. Minimum wages, as a policy instrument, are designed to ensure an optimal standard of living to workers. However, in India, non-compliance with pay norms for workers in the informal sector has resulted…