How to leverage huge talent pool Technology by Ashok Jhunjhunwala - May 12, 2021May 12, 20210 We can be leaders, not just followers India is a large market. At any given time millions of products are sold. But we import almost everything - not just mobile phones, but laptops, computers, refrigerators, televisions and even all the components that make them. India has all assets to take full
2030 – Vehicles in India will be Electric Technology by Ashok Jhunjhunwala - April 18, 2021April 19, 20210 Electric Vehicles (EVs) By 2030, most new vehicles in India will be electric India needs Electric Vehicles (EVs) more than most other countries. We have fourteen of the twenty most polluted cities in the world. Our oil import bill severely impacts our economy. Electric Vehicles, with four-times higher energy efficiency as compared
Big use of Big Data Analytics In The News Technology by Industrial Economist - April 1, 20200 Information in the form of data has become invaluable for making informed business decisions and for formulating future strategies. Known as Big Data Analytics, it has a huge potential in bringing about qualitative improvements. Ever since the advent of computers, the word ‘data’ has been irrevocably linked to these. With the
Overwhelming Chinese flavour Technology by R Seetharan - March 2, 20200 AutoExpo 2020 was a lacklustre event with less participation by OEMS. Economic slowdown and Coronavirus threat saw less than usual participation by leading auto manufacturers at the Expo, making this year’s edition not so exciting. The Expo was dominated by electric mobility concepts and vehicles with a lot of Chinese flavour. Maruti
Winds of change… Technology by Industrial Economist - March 2, 20200 Klaus Schwab introduced the now widely used term Industry 4.0, ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution,’ at Davos in 2016, describing it as ‘the technological revolution that is blurring the lines amongst the physical, digital and biological spheres.’ The first industrial revolution (IR) led to the introduction of machines that used power from
Consumers will drive the leap into 5G In The News Technology by Industrial Economist - March 2, 20200 In lucid presentations at the Chennai International Centre, Dr Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT-M and Dr Kumar N Sivarajan, Chief Technology Officer, Tejas Networks gave the hope that the 5G technology will be used widely in India in the next couple of years. This will be driven by the consumer so
‘Bail us out or we will go bankrupt’ Cover Story Technology by Industrial Economist - December 1, 20190 For 15 years, telecom service providers, including Airtel and Vodafone-Idea, resorted to the familiar tactics of leading corporates (like ITC) not to pay promptly the taxes demanded and bided for time by resorting to litigation. The Supreme Court had directed the companies to pay around Rs 92,000 crore within three
The Flipkart for Businesses! Technology by Industrial Economist - October 1, 20190 India’s next battleground in the startup space... Venkatramani is a 37-year old, running a local kirana store in Tiruchi. On any typical day, you’d see his customers arrive by OLA autos and make payments through Paytm. His children study through the BYJU’s App and on occasions to celebrate, order Pizza through
The smart way to live Technology by S Viswanathan - September 2, 20190 IoT has the power to make our lives more connected, more productive and more rewarding. In use and exploited much better by the developed nations, it is hoped other countries, like ours, will also be able to catch up soon. The internet has been around since the early 1980s, linking computers
Future of digital security Technology by Industrial Economist - August 1, 20190 In 1991, a group of researchers developed a method for date-stamping digital documents so that they cannot be backdated or tampered. In 2009, ‘Satashi Nakamoto’ used this blockchain technology for Bitcoins. While Bitcoins was its first ever transaction, blockchain has now found lots of other uses. This technology, touted as the