India’s Obsession of Turning Family Inc Into National Champions Must End
India’s spacetech sector has grown from one start-up in 2014 to over 450 now. It’s time policymakers looked beyond legacy champions and backed India’s new space companies
Guts, 'Jugaad' And Scientific Odyssey: Can India’s Rocket Start-Ups Conquer The World?
India’s spacetech start-ups are making big breakthroughs and taking off after a long lull. Can they become world beaters?
Pawan Kumar Chandana On Skyroot Aerospace’s Journey, Funding Challenges And Space Reforms
Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder, Skyroot Aerospace, discusses the spacetech start-up’s journey, fundraising challenges, India’s space reforms and the future of the private space sector
India’s Deep-Tech Future Begins With Basic Science: Raghu Mahajan
Raghu Mahajan, assistant professor, physics, ICTS Bengaluru, says India’s ambitions in AI, quantum tech, space and robotics require sustained basic-science funding, global collaboration and research-friendly institutions
Pixxel's Awais Ahmed: Govt Contracts Help Spacetech Start-Ups Establish A Strong Base Early On
Awais Ahmed, co-founder of spacetech start-up Pixxel, talks about building domestic space capabilities, government demand and India’s ambition to compete in the global space industry
Indian Spacetech Has Proven Competence. Cadence Is The Next Capability: 3one4 Capital’s Pranav Pai
Pranav Pai of 3one4 Capital examines India’s spacetech rise and why scaling breakthroughs into a globally competitive industry is the next challenge
Space Is Evolving from Infra And Observation Into A Tool For Governance: Former Defence Secy Ajay Kumar
Ajay Kumar, chairman of UPSC and former defence secretary, explores how space is evolving from infrastructure and observation into intelligence and a tool for governance
India’s Space Ambition Needs A Larger Domestic Market: Bellatrix's Co-Founder Ganapathy
Rohan M Ganapathy, co-founder of Bellatrix, one of India's earliest venture capital-funded spacetech start-ups, discusses why stronger domestic demand can help India’s space industry scale and capture a larger share of the global market
'Rocket Boys' Director Abhay Pannu Says India’s Space Sector Was Never Short On Brilliance, Only Resources
Abhay Pannu, director of ‘Rocket Boys’, says much of India's space story was built on scarcity, not surplus. The sector has never been short on brilliance, but on almost everything else.
Can Tata’s Big Bets Pay Off After Chandrasekaran’s Exit?
As N Chandrasekaran steps down as Tata Sons chairman, attention turns to the major bets made under his tenure and whether the group will stay the course
India's New-Age Industries Are Colliding With Water Crisis
India’s AI data centres, semiconductors and pharma hubs could drive its next growth phase but rising industrial water demand may become a critical constraint
India’s Problem Is How We Have Governed And Managed Water Assets
Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, discusses India’s water crisis, why its impact hasn’t been dramatic yet, and why the situation could worsen if we don’t change course
States Can Reveal And Regulate Hidden Water Footprint Of AI
Climate-change researcher Ulka Kelkar says explains how state governments can regulate AI’s hidden water footprint through clean power, transmission costs and water recycling
Rising Inequality An Outcome Of Predatory Or Rent-Seeking Activities, Says Economist Jean Drèze
Social scientist and welfare economist Jean Drèze discusses India’s rich history of resistance to inequality, social movements and the country’s struggle for greater social justice
Can Berger Paints’ ‘Boring’ Strategy Beat The Deep-Pocketed Newcomers?
Berger Paints has prioritised disciplined capital allocation even as rivals spend aggressively. Can its restraint translate into stronger growth and returns?
India’s Spending Boom Is Getting Bigger. India Inc’s Giants Want In
After decades of building fortunes in steel, power and infrastructure, Indian conglomerates are making big bets on coffee, cosmetics, groceries, jewellery and other consumer businesses
Women Are Falling Behind Men In India’s Economic Shift From Farms To Factories
A new research paper examines why millions of women are being left behind in India’s growth story and the barriers keeping them from greater economic participation
From Mustard Oil To Cattle Genomics: How BL Agro Is Moving Beyond Kitchen Staples
BL Agro, which began with mustard oil before expanding into kitchen staples, is now entering cattle-genomics research as it diversifies into agri technology
Gen Z Is Redefining How India Earns, Buys, Invests, Travels And Connects
Explore how Gen Z is changing India’s earning, shopping, investment and travel habits, and how AI is influencing the country’s youngest generation
Meet The Kota Coaching Buddies Looking To Disrupt India's AC Market
From a Kota coaching classroom to India’s cooling market, two friends are building affordable ACs for a country facing rising heat and demand for cooling.