29 May 2017 Big Data and AI (artificial intelligence) are changing the manufacturing sector making it safer, faster, and potentially error free. Managing Director, Lincoln Electric, S Sundarram expounds on these trends. Big Data and AI will play a huge role in Industry 4.0 as the 4th industrial revolution will…
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The CII Global Leadership Centre: Building Leaders for the Future
The defining challenges of the 21st century do not fit neatly within organizational, sectoral or national boundaries. Climate change, technological disruption, public health challenges, geopolitical uncertainty and the transformation brought about by artificial intelligence are reshaping the way societies, businesses and governments operate. For India, this moment presents both an…
How TReDS Is Reshaping Working Capital for MSMEs
Delayed payments is among a persistent challenge for the growth for India’s micro, small and medium enterprises. MSMEs who are already working with limited capital due to these delays tie up funds that could otherwise fund production, hiring or expansion. At present, over 9.28 crore enterprises are registered on the…
Warehousing as the New Infrastructure
How India Is Rebuilding Storage as a Core Layer of the Logistics Network Warehousing has historically occupied a modest place in India’s infrastructure planning, developed in step with factories and highways rather than as a priority in its own right. Over the past few years, that position has shifted meaningfully,…
Future of Education: Technology, Skills, Well-being and Resilience
The future of education will not be shaped by technology alone. The collective outcome will depend on how effectively educators, schools, policymakers, and industry work together to prepare learners for a rapidly changing world. As classrooms evolve, the expectations of education do too. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are…
Match AI models to workloads, not leaderboards
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry has remained fixated on model rankings. A new release claims the top of some leaderboard almost every week. Until recently, most enterprises simply chose the strongest available model and consumed it through managed APIs from the frontier labs. That decision is no longer straightforward. What…
Productivity: The engine of manufacturing growth
For the past decade, India’s manufacturing story has been about scale—bigger factories, higher investments, and expanded output. This capacity creation has been real and consequential. Yet the next phase of industrial expansion cannot rely on size alone. It must be powered by productivity—the value we draw from every unit of…
MedTech for All: Driving Accessible, Affordable & Quality Healthcare
India’s MedTech industry is expanding its role in both domestic healthcare and global markets. It is valued at approximately USD 16 Bn, close to 2% of the global market, worth around USD 680 Bn. The opportunity in the Indian MedTech sector to serve growing domestic and international demand, leverage inherent…
India’s Data Center Revolution: Fuelling Infrastructure Transformation
Data centers have emerged as India’s fastest-growing commercial real estate segment, backed by strong pipelines fuelled by 5G, AI, cloud adoption, and data localization mandates. India’s data center market has crossed 10 gigawatts in total capacity, of which 1.4 gigawatts is operational. This means that the live capacity could expand…
India’s Diversity: A Strength for Nation-Building and Economic Growth
India marks 80 years of Independence this year, and we, as proud citizens, celebrate the story of a nation’s transformational journey driven by resilience, innovation, and collective determination. India’s Independence Day commemorates not only the freedom attained in 1947, but also the ideals that have driven India’s progress rooted in…