As energy demand rises in many emerging markets, with grid expansions lagging behind, a silent revolution is unfolding, which is powered by the sun. In underserved rural regions of Africa and Asia, decentralized solar solutions are bridging the energy gap, fostering economic growth, and transforming lives. This grassroots energy transition presents a compelling opportunity not...
The World Economic Forum declares AI in healthcare as ‘India’s trillion-dollar opportunity.’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare services uniquely in India by improving patient outcomes, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, enhancing access to care, overcoming doctor-patient ratio and lessening burden on hospitals. Here are some ways AI could change healthcare services...
Numerous studies have shown that cellphone and internet addiction have a similar effect on our brain as drugs such as heroin. Hence, this is concerning especially for children and teenagers, as their brains and social skills are still in a developing stage. With the advancement of cellphones into smartphones, along with the progress in internet...
India has big goals for renewable energy, and in order to meet these goals, rooftop wind energy can complement solar energy projects. India is committed to achieving a series of announcements made globally, such as reaching 500 GW (gigawatt) non-fossil energy capacity by 2030; with 50 per cent of its energy requirements coming from renewable...
Consumers in India, in general, choose repair over replacement. Being natural recyclers, Indians like to maximise the life of every equipment that they use. An organised approach towards the above presents an opportunity to create an ecosystem in the hardware manufacturing space for outsourcing defective and damaged electronic items. Repair, refurbishment and remanufacture of electronic...
The term XaaS, Anything as a Service, came into use after certain technologies and innovations were connected over networks and converged to become productized. It is a cloud computing concept where a large number of products, tools, and technologies are delivered to users as a service over the internet rather than on-premises or in a...
Globalization hailed the unity of nations. It paved the way for MNCs (be it Western or Eastern) to expand their businesses globally multiplying their customer base and market exposure. Individuals around the world got access to American products, technologies, services and media, European luxury goods, Japanese and German cars, Japanese technology and so forth. MNC’s...
Emerging video conferencing tool has been one of the most evolutionary technologies of the past two decades. Yet, it was the coronavirus pandemic that made its use indispensable giving rise to a new way of doing collaborative work, learning and even doing certain business. This also led both public and private organisations realise the possibility...
As embedded SIMs (eSIMs) gain acceptance all over the world, the classic SIM card era may be coming to an end. Since its creation in 1991, the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) has been playing an undeniable role in the journey of mobile telephony. There are more SIM cards in use than human beings on the...
While unveiling its latest ‘hatchback with a twist’ – the New C3 in July, Citroën also announced the launch of phygital showroom in Surat, Gujarat. Customers can now order items online but pick them up from the store and also use AR to test an item virtually before buying it. This new marketing strategy enhances...