According to an ancient legend in Greek mythology, roses were created from the tears of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and the blood of her lover, Adonis. During the time of Alexander the Great, roses were already very popular in Europe and Asia but the Macedonian king reportedly increased their pop...
The steel industry is generally overlooked when one thinks of digital and technological innovations. The industry needs technological upgradation to achieve its true potential, especially considering the challenges the industry is presently facing. A report titled, ‘The Indian steel industry: grow...
According to the ‘Global Steel Trade Monitor’, a report by International Trade Administration, “India was the world’s ninth-largest steel exporter in 2017. In 2018, India exported 10.6 million metric tonnes of steel, a 34% decrease from the 15.9 million metric tonnes exported in 2017.”&nbs...
“I wanna make a prediction for you. I predict the 21st century will be the Indian century,” said Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon at a recent Amazon India’s event in New Delhi. Bezos announced an investment of $1 billion in India and added that the investment will be geared towards ‘digitising small ...
India is the largest off-shoring destination for Information Technology (IT) companies across the world. The Indian IT and business process management (BPM) industry had over 15 million directly and indirectly employed personnel during the 2017 fiscal. The IT-BPM sector has grown over the years and ...
There is a common link between the Taj Mahal, the Ajanta-Ellora caves, the Sanchi Stupa, the famous temples of south India, the terracotta pots, the exquisitely designed cane furniture, phulkari textiles, and jute jewellery. All these are manifestations of skilled Indian craftsmanship. Through monum...
Technology has played an important role in the evolution of the start-up ecosystem in India. According to the latest KPMG report, the number of start-ups in the country has gone up from 7,000 in 2008 to 50,000 in 2018. This rising numbers have been widely recognised as an important engine for growth...
India is trying to think beyond traditional energy resources like coal and natural oil and focusing on renewable energy sources. Around one-fifth of India’s energy is presently produced from renewable sources. Over the past few years, there has been an increased pace in the installation of renewab...
India has emerged as the fastest growing major economy in the world. Backed by its strong democracy and diplomatic relations, it is expected to be one of the top three economic powers of the world over the next 10-15 years. According to the recently released data, the Indian economy expanded by 4.5%...
To Prabuddha, scanning of bar codes of products while billing was a common sight at large retail stores. However, he was a bit surprised when he saw his neighbour scanning a QR code and paying at a mom and pop grocery shop. It was 2010. Paytm arrived in the Indian market.QR codes or Quick Response c...
