Europe had its warmest August on record this year. The media has been swamped with stories about hurricanes, wild fires, floods and earthquakes across the globe. As I write this, Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut are wreaking ravage in Asia... Read More.
How will wireless mobile empower India’s society? Twenty years ago, a telephone in an Indian home was a luxury (there were a mere 19 million subscribers in the country at the time). Today, pretty much everyone has a mobile phone. According to... Read More.
India’s economy is huge, and growing. The reforms and policies led by the Narendra Modi government will certainly push growth. These include: - Make in India - A new bankruptcy law - An ongoing exercise to simplify laws - Huge emphasis on low-cost housing -... Read More.
The Indian banking system is mired in distressed loans, currently pegged at over $150 billion. According to the RBI, gross non-performing advances (NPAs) of state-run banks - which provide a majority of all lending - stood at 9.6% in March... Read More.
India ranks only behind China and the United States as the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide. With its ambitious goal to electrify all vehicles by 2030, and to create 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 (up from 57... Read More.
An economist from Stanford University, Tony Seba, is causing much anxiety in the energy and automobile sectors. He predicts that people in the US will stop owning vehicles. According to his report, “By 2030, within 10 years of regulatory approval... Read More.
Until recently, ‘real estate’ was a dirty word in India, ridden with corruption, unaccounted cash, delays in construction deadlines, and an over-dependence of developers on friends and other informal sources of finance to fund their projects…the list goes on. Today,... Read More.
Sharing economy is one of the fastest growing sectors today, attracting billions of dollars’ worth of private equity funding resulting in astronomical valuations of players. It is redefining the way people work, and how consumers and sellers transact with each other.... Read More.
Shortly after my car came back from the service centre, I got a telephone call from the car company requesting me to share my feedback on their service. I promptly asked the lady to go ahead with her questions, pleased... Read More.
Imagine a typical construction site - hard hats, high-visibility jackets, construction material, and heavy machinery. It could be several months (or years) before your view of the horizon is obstructed. Fast forward to last year - a site in China... Read More.
