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Blockchain: Ushering in a new global financial order

24 Sep 2019 Blockchain technology, as a form of distributed ledger technology (DLT), has significant future potential in the financial sector. Business activities built on transactions over traditional corporate databases could find an alternative using blockchain technology with start-ups offering new services and applications.  The first wave of applications is expected to be rolled out […]

M-learning in an E-learning World

18 May 2020 Technology is revolutionizing the education sector in India. It has opened up a plethora of opportunities for students to learn and achieve their goals by taking teaching and learning beyond the four walls of a classroom. E-learning, or electronic learning, refers to a system where lessons/courses are learnt using the internet and […]

India has a new paradigm shift -Quantum Technology

19 May 2020 One of the major highlights of the Union Budget 2020 was the announcement of the National Mission on Quantum Technologies & Applications (NM-QTA). A total budget outlay of Rs. 8,000 crore over the next 5 years has been allocated for NM-QTA that will be implemented by the Department of Science & Technology […]

Celebrating 50 Years of Indian Space Research

09 Oct 2019 It was Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1962 who flagged India’s space odyssey by forming the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR).  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was formed in 1969, signalling India’s intent and capacity to undertake space research; a journey that is gathering traction, achievement and world acclaim with every […]

Technology Powering Growth in Infrastructure & Real Estate

14 Oct 2019 Technology and innovations are changing infrastructure, and impact of technology in the real estate sector is evident.   The infrastructure and realty sector have been quick to adopt cloud, Virtual Reality (VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).  The real estate market in India, which knows how customers […]

Tech Innovations have the Potential to Transform Agriculture Production

31 Oct 2019 When one talks of technology, one usually thinks of computers aiding manufacturing processes.  In India, we usually do not associate technology with the agricultural sector. But things are changing. Soon we will witness innovative agri-technology transforming the sector, which even though it employs half of India’s workforce, contributes about 13% to the national GDP.  […]

AgRobotics: What is possible and where India stands

06 Jun 2020 Robots. What is the image that comes to our minds when we first think of this word? For most of us born in the final decades of the 20th century, the visual representation is either of gun totting terminators rampaging through our cities, or little scavengers left on a degrading earth by space […]

The Internet of Things Ecosystem

14 Jun 2020 The internet of things (IoT) is a system of interconnected devices, and machines through the internet over a large network which are capable of transferring data without human intervention. India, at the forefront of a major digital revolution with major sectors such as Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI), retail, etc. embracing […]

The Wonder that is Nanotechnology and its Role in Reshaping Agriculture

23 Jun 2020 Study and research of nanoparticles as a dedicated discipline of science would have been considered a fantasy until a few decades ago. Tiny gadgets with ginormous capacities, computers the size of textbooks with processing speeds infinitely higher than the earliest of space crafts, synthetic compounds to enter the body and fix microscopic […]

Digital infrastructure – Backbone of an economy

24 Jun 2020   India is witnessing a major digital revolution. The Confederation of Indian Industry  (CII), in its report, Digital Infrastructure, Backbone of a Digital Economy stated that as of September 2019, India was one of the fastest-growing markets with the digital consumer base comprising of 119.52 crore telecom subscribers and 68.76 crore internet […]