June/July 2016
June/July 2016
Getting Make in India a patent to succeed
A patent agent offers his take on India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation, measures being taken to combat infringement and how they tie in with the Make in India programme. The 21st century belongs to entrepreneurs. Keeping that in mind [...]
Empowering a cashless India can be no quick-fix
MobiKwik counts itself among the pioneers of digital wallets in India and has now set its sights on becoming the largest source of digital transactions in the country. Upasana Taku, who co-founded MobiKwik along with Bipin Preet Singh, traces the Gurgaon-headquartered [...]
Robotics: A much needed panacea
A logistics expert presents some insights into how automation is transforming the instant delivery landscape in India. Ever wondered how a product ordered on a popular e-commerce site reaches you the same day? Before arrival, it exchanges several hands and [...]
An insight into India’s tough but fair negotiator
Senior columnist Ashok Malik delves into what makes one of India's most dynamic ministers, Nirmala Sitharaman, ideal for the commerce and industries portfolio. As India’s commerce and industry minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has two major mandates. The first is to promote [...]
Solar sector in India goes into acceleration mode
Renewable energy projects led by solar and wind projects have become the key focus of a country quite keen to scale up its power capability rapidly. Here is an analysis of the factors behind this trend in India and its [...]
Making wallets more mobile in India
India is slowly but surely embracing the digital wallet. Current Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules have a Rs 10,000 ($114) cap on such mobile friendly payment options with acquiring complete “know your customer” (KYC) details. However, this does not [...]
Short Takes
Denmark keen to Make in India The government of Denmark has embarked on a number of steps to be ahead of the curve in doing business with India. Danish firms like Danfoss, Grunfdfoss, sRamboll, Novo Nordisk and Novozymes are all [...]
Short Takes
Italy to partner India’s Smart Cities Italy, in its own initiative for 100 smart cities for the next 20 years with an investment of $1.2 trillion, is keen to partner with India. Italy has the largest number of smart cities [...]
Short Takes
Germany to help rejuvenate river Ganga Under the ‘Namani Gange’ programme of the Narendra Modi government, India solicited support from various countries to rejuvenate the river Ganga and Germany has come forward to support the flagship programme. The government of Germany, with [...]
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Spain’s Gamesa plugs into Solar India Gamesa Corp, Spain’s renewable energy firm, has brought 58 MW of solar parks in India in the first quarter of 2016. Gamesa has commissioned a total of 12 MW of solar capacity with an eye [...]
Editor’s Note
It has been an eventful few weeks, which will undoubtedly go down in history as having changed the face of the world. Britain voted in a referendum to leave the European Union (EU), a result which sent shockwaves around the [...]
Silver lining in sight for the Indian realty sector?
India’s commercial property segment may be in for some good news but the residential segment seems to be lagging behind. Here is an overview of some key developments that will determine future growth in the country’s property market. The months [...]
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