Withering Away...
"Workers of the world, unite!” Thus proclaimed the Communist Manifesto in 1848, as Marx and Engels invoked a world order where workers would take over the machinery of capitalism. A dictatorship of the proletariat!
Suchetana Ray - May 30, 2023
The Rainbow Challenge
If the Supreme Court accepts the demand of same-sex couples for legalisation of their marriages, it will pave the way for them to get long-denied rights like inheritance, adoption, etc. But it will also open a Pandora’s box of compliance complications for government and corporate machineries
Naina Gautam - May 30, 2023
India’s Digital Winning Like A Frankenstein
India is an aspirational digital state. It wants to belong to the connected world like a leader despite its limitations of being a low-middle-income economy, having a large number of poor people, large illiteracy levels and less-than-reliable telecom infrastructure. Will the government’s push from the top create a national digital blueprint or turn the country into Charlie Chaplin’s Feeding Machine?
Nishant - December 31, 2022
Digital Dystopia
Mahatma Gandhi believed modern technology is “machinery with only consideration of profit”. His belief is likely to have inspired Charlie Chaplin to make Modern Times, say trivia lovers.
Suchetana Ray - December 31, 2022
The Poverty & Politics Of Data In India
Before India can eradicate poverty, it needs to count the poor. But, its data collection machine is old, gives inconsistent results and sometimes disagrees with the government
Neeraj Thakur - June 29, 2022
Future at Havells: Balancing Man And Machine
Havells Chairman and MD Anil Rai Gupta shares how the business he inherited from his father, Qimat Rai Gupta, is changing in the age of internet and Instagram, and what it takes for a CEO to maintain the balance between people and technology
Sunny Sen - September 01, 2021
Bots that can hire and fire are already here
Talent acquisition and management are getting faster, more thorough and more efficient using AI and ML. But there are ethical concerns
April 02, 2021
Industry 4.0: Factories that need no human
While fully autonomous facilities are still many years away, Indian organisations have taken a big leap towards it. These are exciting times!
Asha Menon - April 02, 2021
CCTV cameras simply look, but this Bengaluru start-up helps them see
With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, OurEye ensures that CCTV cameras are brought to life
Shailaja Mohapatra - November 09, 2020
Why Ronnie Screwvala could hit paydirt once more
The serial entrepreneur has backed upGrad which is growing 100% year-on-year
Debangana Ghosh - June 22, 2020