Phonepe’s Indus Appstore Crosses One Lakh Downloads Within Three Days Of Launch
Unprecedented traction signals a new wave of innovation and choice in India's app ecosystem
February 26, 2024
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
Seeds Of Innovation
The agriculture scientist, who is the recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug award for field research and application this year, has been working to bridge the gap between agriculture research and on-field application. She aims to empower farmers by improving their access to quality seeds, says Naina Gautam
Naina Gautam - December 01, 2023
Our Start-Ups will Navigate through Global Challenges: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
As a minister of state holding the dual portfolio of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar holds a vantage point in viewing the rise of tech-enabled start-ups in India. In an interview with Outlook Business, he delves into the dynamic growth journey of India’s innovation ecosystem and the pivotal role that the Central government is playing in shaping its trajectory. Edited excerpts:
Abdul Haleem Sherif - October 31, 2023
The Constant Learner
Raghavendra Vaidya, MD and CEO of Daimler Truck Innovation Center India, is a man of varied and deep interests. From riding bikes to automating things at home, from making furniture to constantly studying new subjects and listening to old Hindi songs, he pursues all of them with passion
Chitra Nair - August 28, 2023
Fintech Game Is In The Data Cloud
With customer acquisition and retention as prime drivers, fintech players want data patterns on fingertips. They are embracing data cloud to make a concerted move towards data-informed efficiency and product innovation
Vinita Bhatia - August 28, 2023
Biodiversity Has Robust Supply Chain Connect: Dipankar Ghosh and Indra Guha
By aligning their products and services to environmentally conscious consumer preferences, businesses gain a competitive edge and carve out new avenues for economic growth and innovation
Dipankar Ghosh - June 30, 2023
Sustainability or Profit: That is the Long and Short of ESG Puzzle for Businesses
The environmental, social and governance ecosystem is driven by corporate innovation and strong will. The ESG framework helps stakeholders understand how an organisation is managing risks and opportunities related to ESG criteria
Anantshree Chaturvedi - June 30, 2023
Staying Smart On The Go
Smart electronic devices have rewritten consumer experience in more ways than one. Amit Khatri, co-founder of connected lifestyle technology brand Noise, talks about five ways in which design innovations in wearables and hearables market are making life easier, and stylish at the same time, for professionals who need to be always connected
April 29, 2023
RBI’s Unsure Walk With E-Rupee
The central bank’s discourse on CBDC is caught between its abhorrence for private digital currencies and FOMO on innovation in global financial order. Its cautious steps on e-rupee may conceptually sit well with a government that wants a digitised economy, but they put a question mark on the bank’s intent on the ground
Neeraj Thakur - December 31, 2022