Advanced Materials: For Propelling India’s Technological Leadership
02 Nov 2022 On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of our Independence, our Honorable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, while addressing the Nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort added Jai Anusandhan to the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan’. He called for a strong push to India’s research and innovation capability in the […]
Immersive Realities: The Future of Businesses
03 Nov 2022 The world was undergoing rapid digitalization when the pandemic struck. This further accelerated the adoption of new-age digital technologies that gained limelight when the world was battling the unprecedented health emergency. New digital and virtual ways of doing things led to a rise of new immersive technologies that transformed individual experiences as […]
Moving Towards a Decentralized Internet Future with Web 3.0
21 Nov 2022 The internet has grown by leaps and bounds ever since its inception. From the simple read-only web pages of Web 1.0 to the interactive and social Web 2.0 that we are using today (catapulted by the rise of social media and user-generated content), we have come a long way and the next […]
CII Movement on LCA & DRA – Industry 4.0: Building a Competitive Industrial Ecosystem
16 Mar 2022 In today’s technology-driven ecosystem, business organizations, small or big, or perhaps original equipment manufacturers or tier-1/2 manufacturers, all must contemplate using and adapting smart technologies to survive in the emerging competitive scenario. Such smart technologies include intelligent automation, digitalization and industrial internet of things (IIOT). Organizations adapting DRA – Industry 4.0 ahead […]
Building Sustainability Through Technology, Innovation and Research
17 Mar 2022 India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy over the next few years, and it is being increasingly recognised as one of the leading economies in the world. India has also committed itself to a bold goal of net zero emissions by 2070. Sustainability is, therefore, critical in all policy initiatives, and […]
CII – IIT Kanpur Collaboration for Risk Surveillance Centre
28 Mar 2022 There has been a significant rise in communicable diseases, including zoonotic diseases, due to rapid urbanisation and increased global travel. Vaccine research and product development are highly dependent on information about the disease and its spread. The Coronavirus pandemic accentuated the need for evidence-based strategy and preparedness for formulating public health policies […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Past, Present & Future
01 Apr 2022 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a multidisciplinary field of science that aims to create intelligent machines, that is, machines that emulate and then exceed the full range of human cognition. We have been using AI-based technology for a long time. While some inventions were very popular and in common use, many failed to […]
The Emerging Aspects of the Metaverse
20 Apr 2022 The term ‘metaverse’ was coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science-fiction novel ‘Snow Crash’ where people use digital avatars of themselves to explore the online world, often as an escape from reality. He envisioned the metaverse as an immersive 3D virtual reality-based successor to the internet. That is exactly what […]
Can the Metaverse Be a Safe Zone in This Tech-Driven World?
15 Dec 2022 Imagine a world where you can work, shop, learn, and interact with each other from the comfort of your home. Imagine walking down the street and watching your favorite sports on a digital screen floating in front of you. Sounds exciting, right? Well, that’s how seamlessly the metaverse will combine the physical […]
Changing the Agricultural Landscape of India
02 Jan 2023 The Indian agricultural sector can be a powerful driver of economic transformation that India is crafting today. Although the sector provides livelihoods for half of the country’s population, it’s contribution to GVA is low, manifesting in lower farmer incomes as well. Production of several crops in the country are amongst the highest […]