April/May 2016
April/May 2016
Getting more social with the media
@PiyushGoyal is among India’s most active ministers on the social media circuit. The minister for power, coal, new and renewable energy says he wants to have an app for just about everything his ministry can be held accountable for. We [...]
A tech provider’s journey with Digital India
Lyn Duncan, chief Executive and co-founder of cloudBuy plc, takes a journey down memory lane to trace the explosion in the Indian ecommerce sector and what it has meant for their model aimed at helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs). [...]
Easier for Global Indians to buy property in India
The over 1.5 million Global Indians in the UK are among the most prolific investors in India’s real estate space. Srividya Rajan, General Manager, Corporate Sales & Brand Engagement, Sumansa Exhibitions, gives some key pointers on investing in India to [...]
Big data can transform India’s life sciences sector
Genomics 3.0 has the potential to put India at forefront of precision medicine and personalised cancer treatment. Moves to see how healthcare for global Indians can be enhanced by understanding the unique genetic signature of Indians holds the key. Earlier [...]
Editor’s Note
We are by now familiar with some of the headline ambitions of the Narendra Modi led government – driving India towards a $10 trillion economy mark by 2032; 175 GW of renewable energy capacity covering solar, wind, hydro and biomass [...]
Swachh Bharat Mission brings a sense of urgency
The United Nations (UN) estimated that 2.5 billion people in the world lack access to adequate sanitation of whom 526 million defecate in the open. Chris Williams from the UN’s Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) gives us the [...]
Tech solutions make Indian cities smarter
The Narendra Modi led government’s smart cities initiative is well on its way with the first 20 short-listed for facelift. Crucially, the use of technology and innovation is the booster shot for the smart cities initiative to dove-tail other government [...]
E stands for Ecommerce in India today
India has emerged as the fastest growing ecommerce market in the world by all estimates. This decade of the 21st century is well on its course to be dubbed the ecommerce decade and the government’s Digital India programme will be [...]
How ‘Green & Clean’ translates into big bucks for India
The Clean India initiative goes far beyond its social remit into a business opportunity, for Indian and overseas companies alike. With the full weight of the government behind cleaner, greener infrastructure, there is no better time to invest in this [...]
Happening Haryana
Haryana made an all-out play for global investment with its first Happening Haryana summit in March 2016. The success of the event led to plans for a second summit in 2018. But, meanwhile, the state hopes to translate the [...]
Real Estate Act 2016: A watershed moment for Indian property
India Inc. property expert evaluates the recently passed Real Estate Bill in India, why it means greater security for the buyer and what it means for the Indian realty sector as a whole. The draft Real Estate bill was put [...]
Checklist: What foreign investors must know about investing in India’s solar sector
SunEdison, one of the world’s largest solar power giants, hit the headlines recently as it filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. The Indian arm of the firm, however, remains determined to keep its nearly 1.7 GW projects going. Here [...]
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