AI’s New Porn Position
Deepfakes and artificial intelligence-generated images have breathed new life into the porn industry. Celebrities have become the latest victims and revenge porn is on the rise
Nandini Keshari - March 27, 2024
A Nation Stuck Between Missing Jobs and Growth Ambitions
India grapples with a job crisis fuelled by factors including high youth unemployment, educational and skill imbalance and low female participation, among others. In their book, The Elephant Moves: India’s New Place in the World, Amitabh Kant and Amit Kapoor explore India’s economic evolution through the lens of competitiveness, stressing the need for, and challenges to, policy changes in its run to becoming a developed economy by 2047
March 01, 2024
The Rich Are Getting Richer, but the Poor Are Not Getting Poorer: T.V. Somanathan
Increasing consumption among the middle class and the poor in India is a valid policy challenge, the answer to which lies in creating more jobs, says T.V. Somanathan, finance secretary and secretary of expenditure in the Union Ministry of Finance. In an exclusive interview, he also discusses why the current income tax rates are reasonable and why he finds the 3% fiscal deficit target questionable among other issues. Edited excerpts:
Neeraj Thakur - February 29, 2024
GenAI Will Make Creativity More Precious: B.K. Kalra
Change is difficult, but it also brings agility, says B.K. Kalra, president and CEO of global IT services company Genpact, referring to the disruption in businesses brought about by generative artificial intelligence. In an exclusive interview, he gives details of Genpact’s focus on becoming an AI-first company, its AI-assisted learning platform Genome, its strategy for growth in coming years and more. Edited excerpts:
Nishant - March 01, 2024
Rage of the Fast and Furious
Southern states are angry despite being beneficiaries, along with western states, of the country’s unequal industrial development. In their rush to gather new forms of industrial opulence, they continue to benefit from the cheap labour of central and eastern regions. Will the former share their riches for a more equitable growth of the union of states?
Abdul Haleem Sherif - February 02, 2024
Collaborative Efforts Key to Eastern India’s Development: Shaurya Doval
The transformative journey of eastern India is not just a regional narrative but a crucial chapter in the country’s quest for inclusive and sustainable development
Shaurya Doval - February 01, 2024
Meltdown in the Power Corridors
After years of dominating the power trading market, the Indian Energy Exchange stares at loss of leadership position and relevance as the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission gears up to implement market coupling of power exchanges. Seen as the first step towards a centralised power distribution, this move could pose an existential threat to IEX
Ayaan Kartik - February 01, 2024
Facing GenAI: Can Indian IT Companies Evolve To Turn a Global Monster Into an Ally?
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
Vinita Bhatia - December 29, 2023
Opinion Code
Denouncing technology is not the answer to the challenges it poses
Suchetana Ray - December 29, 2023
Tiger Tyagarajan: GenAI Is a Technology. Embrace It
Presenting Tiger Tyagarajan, president and outgoing CEO, Genpact, in a passionate defence of the Indian IT sector as it braces itself for an epoch-changing tech disruption. He compares GenAI innovations to the invention of steam engine. Edited excerpts:
Suchetana Ray - December 29, 2023