Going down the Ancestral memory lane
Saeed Ibrahim in conversation with Swetha Amit on his book Twin Tales from Kutcch
SkyTran has developed a patented, high-speed elevated personal rapid transit system that accommodates two-person jet-like pods and operating with magnetic levitation technology along computer-controlled network
Sabjikothi is a wheel mountable storage for transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables, which is a cost-effective, microclimate based, portable storage that extends the shelf-life and preserve the freshness of fruits and vegetables anywhere between 5 to 30 days
Besides the Brazilian earth observation satellite, Amazonia-1, the first dedicated commercial launch included 14 satellites from New Space India Limited (NSIL) and four from IN-SPACe, both promoted by the Department of Space
Revised estimates for the major subsidies (especially food subsidies) have more than doubled from Rs2,27,000 crore in BE 2020-21 to Rs5.95,0000 crore, as per Budget 2021-22
The new set of guidelines and rules follow increasing instances of misuse of social media by criminals and anti-national elements that have brought new challenges for law enforcement agencies
The demerger of the O2C business is part of Mukesh Ambani’s `RIL 2.0’ strategy and involves both monetisation and rebranding with focus on the future
While the rover will investigate the rock and sediment of Jezero’s ancient lakebed and river delta to determine the region’s geology and past climate, the sample that is being planned to be brought back to earth, will allow scientists to search for definitive signs of past life on the Red Planet
While Amazon has been harping on its more than $5.5 billion investment in India and how it provided an online platform for 400,000-plus Indian sellers, in reality, some 33 Amazon sellers accounted for about a third of the value of all goods sold on the company’s website
The acquisition would help the Tata Group significantly expand its consumer facing businesses, and bring more consumer products and services, including food, grocery, consumer durables, jewelry, financial services etc, on one platform
Saeed Ibrahim in conversation with Swetha Amit on his book Twin Tales from Kutcch
Mahul Brahma in conversation with Swetha Amit on his book Quarantined
Apart from aggravating the problem of inequalities among nations the pandemic is creating joblessness within countries and since global policies cannot be tailored to suit the requirements of all individual countries, there cannot be any guarantee that the IMF, or any international institution for that matter, would be able to help bring about a job-lead economic recovery
Corporates may bring stability to banks they operate, but at the cost of the economy, which could be rendered unstable by the urge to serve themselves
The CCI approval for the Future Group-Reliance Group deal comes as a huge setback for US e-commerce giant Amazon, which is seeking to enforce an arbitration award from a Singapore court restraining the parties from implementing the deal
The might of vaccines can be gauged from the fact that newly-listed Chinese pharma company, Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise, made a $20 billion windfall on an untested vaccine, taking the net worth of Zhong Shanshan, who holds a controlling stake in the company, to $58.7 billion
Jane Fraser has been elected to the board of directors of Citigroup, and will take over from Corbat when he retires from Citi and steps down from its board of directors in February 2021
Investment alone will not ensure growth in incomes as human capital is an important factor in realising the benefits of investment, and this could explain the lack of GDP growth in much of Latin America, according to a new report prepared by IMF staff
The real estate sector is perhaps the largest industry in the country in terms of scale and revenue generation and the top employer providing employment to millions directly and to several millions indirectly
