A new frontier in digital immersion, the Metaverse – or ‘spatial internet’ / ‘extended reality’, is a concert of many existing technologies – and will accelerate the adoption of new ones. The three main types of manifestations expected are: one supplementing / augmenting our current reality (AR), the other a shared but completely virtual reality […]

Drones have massive use-potential in economically significant sectors like agriculture, mining, infrastructure, surveillance, emergency response, transportation, geo-spatial mapping, defence, and law enforcement, etc. They can carry heavy payloads, and even function as pilotless drone taxis in the near future. The possibility of AI Ambulance Drones is being extensively discussed by various innovators and stakeholders both

Business consulting is an ever-evolving industry that plays a crucial role in helping companies enhance their performance, optimize their operations, and achieve their goals. As we look ahead to 2023, there are several key trends that will shape the landscape of business consulting. Let’s explore these trends and their implications: Tech-Driven Consulting The influence of

In July 2020, Indian Railways planned to launch private train services in phases, with the first dozen trains due to start operating in the financial year 2023-24 and all 151 trains by the year 2027. As per the projection of the Railway Ministry, by April 2021, the national transporter (Indian Railways) was supposed to identify

The government is attempting to mainstream electric mobility in India with numerous missions and schemes, the ongoing electrification of public transport projects, and the budget calling for investments into EV infrastructure (charging ports, servicing stations, etc.) and unit manufacturing, and incentives for adoption. The atmosphere created is one that helps both national and international private

LEO-Satellite Constellations: the Future of High Speed Comms? Artificial satellites – one of today’s most essential machines, is undergoing a rapid evolution in scope, scale, and capability. A fundamental conduit for global communications and digital trade, earth-orbital satellites have a variety of operational uses and require significant technical research and capital investment to be developed.

The fourth edition of the Enhanced Access and Service Excellence reform agenda for public sector banks (PSBs) came into force in August 2021. This agenda will be characterized by a consumer-centric digital transformation and upscaling of data frameworks. As 13 PSBs consolidated into 5 PSBs over the last two years, focus is on making them

The Government of India’s Budget unveiled earlier this year has been regarded by various stakeholders as a colossal attempt at economic reform. True to that spirit, the Government’s new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy seeks to realise the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat by turning to privatisation to improve efficiency, productivity, and allocation of resources.

In the month of September 2021, the Government of India jointly announced Production-Linked-Incentive Schemes for the Auto and the Drone Industry. The announcement was part of the PLI schemes for 13 sectors approved by the government over the past one-and-a-half years to improve cost competitiveness of locally produced goods, create employment opportunities, curb cheap imports

Is ease of logistics the key to successfully implementing development policy?   The fluctuation in ‘ordinary’ life caused by Covid-19, and its effects observed in the economy and on overall development, were mainly the result of extreme supply chain disruption. Soon the question became pertinent: how do we construct supply chains that are resilient, adaptable,