23 Sep 2021 The Quad (Australia, Japan, India and the U.S.) meets in a landmark physical summit this week. The agenda for the Quad has widened — till now, it was largely focused on strengthening strategic and defence pillars. This should now bring industry into the dialogue process to advance…
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Volunteering for a Better World
22 Sep 2021 We all want positive change. Today, we demand solutions in 240 characters to issues that years of social and political reform and dialogue could not resolve. If everyone is asking for change, who should actually make it? How can it start? I always believe it best to…
Is Digital Transformation Paving the Way for Intelligent Living?
20 Sep 2021 The world is undergoing a major digital revolution, and in the recent times the use of digital technologies has witnessed a huge spike. The never seen before disruption faced by various sectors due to the pandemic has made digital transformation far more relevant in the post COVID-19…
Select Is India on the way to become a Global Unicorn Hub? Is India on the way to become a Global Unicorn Hub?
17 Sep 2021 Over the last few years, India’s startup ecosystem has evolved at an astonishing pace. Today, India is home to nearly 40,000 startups, making it the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world. With the second-largest consumer internet market and a growing domestic market, India has been successful in…
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship – an Imperative for Inclusive Growth
16 Sep 2021 Economic empowerment and inclusive growth are at the core of all nation building efforts. In the Indian context, the social entrepreneurship ecosystem is diverse and offers a plethora of opportunities. Social entrepreneurship refers to business ventures that aim to fulfill societal needs and contribute directly to solutions…
With economy reviving, step up capital spending
15 Sep 2021 With the second wave of the pandemic on the retreat and the consequent easing of supply-side restrictions, there are visible signs of the growth momentum returning to the economy. This is borne out from the latest GDP print, which shows that the economy has notched a 20.1%…
Climate Change, State Emergency and Stakeholder Pursuit
14 Sep 2021 “Environmental Stewardship” is pivotal to planet sustainability. Focus must dramatically shift to absolute reductions in quick time. The latest European Green Deal “Fit for 55” is set to influence a wide range of policies aligning them to cut EU’s emissions by 55% by 2030. The US federal…
Evaluating 20 per cent GDP Growth for the First Quarter
10 Sep 2021 The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers printed at 20.1 per cent in the first quarter of April – June 2021-22 (Q1FY22). While in a normal year this would have been considered extremely good, the fiscal year 2021-22 was anything but normal, with the first wave of the…
India’s Sustainable Development Framework
03 Sep 2021 Did you know that the Shore Nuisance (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853 and the Bengal Smoke Nuisance Act, 1905 were meant to protect the environment? Before Independence, the environment-related laws in India were mostly associated with various types of pollution. To give some perspective, the Shore Nuisance…
The India Plastics Pact: Creating a circular economy for plastics in India
30 Aug 2021 The plastics problem The benefits of plastic as a material are well recognized and indisputable. Their use has increased manifold over the last sixty years and is expected to double over the next 20 years. However, their presence and persistence in the oceans, terrestrial ecosystems and…