India lacks domestic lithium reserves, yet its electric-mobility ambitions hinge on it. Recycling is the only viable solution, but the country’s efforts remain inadequate, informal and technologically backward
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India is staring at a crisis: the cohort of unemployed is growing. But the problem is deeper than mere lack of jobs. So Sitharaman’s solutions in Budget 2024 will not be the silver bullet for the crisis
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The Indian IT industry is boldly confronting the generative AI challenge, arming its workforce with cutting-edge training and delving into clients’ needs. Yet, in the ever-competitive realm of emerging technologies, even as it stands resolute and fully committed to mastering the intricacies of the AI landscape, some firms may find themselves at risk of falling behind
Successive penalties against food companies have renewed questions about how products are marketed, what consumers understand from packaging and whether existing regulations are being enforced effectively
Contributions to string theory by Indian researchers working in India are second only to those of string theorists working in the US
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The Act does exclude certain personal data made publicly available by the data principal or someone legally obliged to make it public but this is not a blanket exemption for all information
India’s spacetech start-ups are making big breakthroughs and taking off after a long lull. Can they become world beaters?
Under the scheme, the largest component is operational expenditure assistance, with an allocation of ₹8,891 crore to help domestically manufactured containers compete on cost with international alternatives
How Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas are pursuing different strategies to dominate India’s new-energy landscape
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Tata and Hero face different challenges but raise a shared question: as companies grow, where should power sit and who should be accountable?
Harshavardhan Chitale spearheads two-wheeler king Hero MotoCorp’s quest to conquer new territories and defend its market leadership
Harshavardhan Chitale, chief executive, Hero MotoCorp, talks to Yuthika Bhargava and Fazal Rahim about the two-wheeler maker's growth strategy—multi-brand electric vehicle (EV) bets via Vida and Ather, the push into premium motorcycles and scooters
Deloitte India's Rajat Mahajan and Atul Jairaj say that for legacy automakers, success will depend on converting core capabilities into new sources of competitive advantage
A boardroom rift at Tata Sons exposes tensions around leadership, control and a potential listing, putting its unusual ownership and governance model under scrutiny
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Sensex jumps 650 points and Nifty reclaims 22,850 after the US Fed holds interest rates steady, while elevated crude prices and foreign outflows weigh on sentiment
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Pronab Sen, in an interview with Outlook Business, says the bigger concern with the new GDP series is not just the sharp downward revision to past growth estimates but the lack of transparency over the data and methodology behind it
Inflation risks are rising because of a confluence of food, fuel and imported price pressures, and testing monetary policy’s ability to engineer a soft landing
