India rolled out its mega multi-billion-dollar capital support and production-linked incentive (PLI) In November 2021 to push manufacturing of semiconductors. This was at a time when the global supply chain disruption led to shortage of chips across industries. Importance of semiconductors can be gauged by the fact that 169 industries were impacted due to its...
The year 2021 will be remembered as a landmark year for India’s start-up ecosystem with USD 38 billion fund-flow. Unleashing of the country’s entrepreneurial zeal catapulted it to become the third largest start-up ecosystem globally, behind USA and China. The tsunami of fund flows shattered all previous records and was over three times the USD...
The world of mobility is rapidly transitioning towards electric and lithium is being seen as the magical metal to facilitate the swift change from fossil fuels. This transition is being fuelled both by impending exhaustion of fossil fuels by end of the century and their detrimental impact on environment, leading to one of the most...
Quantum computing has captured imagination of scientists for several decades. It is only in recent times that the much-talked area is witnessing attention from deep-pocketed investors, too. Although last year’s investment was 1.02 billion USD into the quantum computing industry, it is more than those of the three previous years combined. With over 200 start-ups now,...
Welcome to the world of content creators, entrepreneurs, and creator economy. Well, creator economy is not a recent concept. Its origins date back to 1997 when some artists uploaded their works on DevianArt. It was a very limited market back then and hence the concept was nascent. This offshoot was coming and going with all...
The world is moving fast from energy sources based on fossil fuels to renewable ones. Although renewable sources like solar and wind energy are fast becoming the choice of deployments globally, nuclear energy remains one of the biggest untapped sources of renewable energy. With technological progress, micro-reactors or smaller nuclear power options have surfaced as...
Change in global climate patterns has bought intense discourse in the scientific community, intelligentsia, and the industry leaders alike. Legislations are being enacted and agreements are being signed. An air of hope reigns among the torchbearers. As António Guterres, Secretary-General UN remarked, “the climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a...