India is experiencing a surge in power demand owing to an expanding economy. Even as the country has embraced the idea of transitioning to clean renewable energy, its current demand for electricity can only be met by addressing the concerns surrounding coal-fired power plants. The goal of going green mightContinue Reading
A few years ago, I met Ratna, a small business owner and single mother in a village in Gujarat. Her earnings were just enough to make ends meet. But her single-minded goal was to get her daughter to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor. To help her access qualityContinue Reading
India saw a staggering jump of 15,400% in the number of start-ups in just six years, going from 471 in 2016 to 72,993 in 2022. With more than 100 unicorns, the Indian start-up ecosystem is still expanding. Despite the advancements made, India’s businesses still face enormous obstacles that must beContinue Reading
On December 4, the G20 sherpa convened the first meeting of the Indian presidency in Udaipur to prepare for the grouping’s summit on September 9-10, 2023, in New Delhi. A leader-led mechanism with global reach, this influential body runs parallel to the formal global institutions born at the end ofContinue Reading
Political gibing on ‘event management’ contrived to make India’s G20 presidency a controversial issue even before Delhi had got into its stride. That’s a pity. Leaders should ideally be sitting down to decide what India should be able to get out of the whole show, at a time when literally,Continue Reading
The world is on the cusp of a major transformation. The changes that are sweeping the world will change not only in the way businesses are conducted, but also people’s lives. The path to the new equilibrium will call for managing transition with a focus on minimising costs and keepingContinue Reading
Human civilisation is at a new moment of transition across social norms, economics, governance, and the environment, and is facing the dawn of a new era of inter-planetary human migration (to Mars). In the future, historians will look to the first half of the 21st century to tell the storyContinue Reading
Recent years have highlighted the global headwinds against China’s increasingly aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region. Vulnerabilities associated with an overdependence on the country for several critical goods, including electronics, have exacerbated prevailing anti-China sentiments. This has provided the impetus for diversifying electronics supply chains, an opportunity India is wellContinue Reading
Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the 10% reservation in education and employment for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). A five-judge constitutional bench had heard the matter, out of which 3 judges held in favour of the reservation and two judges struck it down. What is the EWS quota? The EWS quotaContinue Reading
High-rise office buildings, swank interiors, play-cum-collaboration spaces, and a pleasant work environment create an exciting work culture. These play a vital role in attracting and retaining talent by providing people with a place to ideate, brainstorm with teams, and develop innovative solutions. These were, however, limited to big enterprises thatContinue Reading