technology

Making an electric car battery, minus China

Building indigenous capacities to produce raw materials for lithium-ion batteries will be crucial for achieving energy transition goals

1 week ago

India’s road to net zero needs a renewable energy boost

Power distribution companies need a least cost-based procurement strategy and a people-centric energy transition to achieve net zero

2 weeks ago

India must follow Australia on social media restrictions for teenagers

Stronger social media regulation for Indian children would protect them from harm in a largely unchecked medium

1 month ago

Fighting cybercrime is no hack job

Governments and businesses need to invest in cybersecurity to combat ever-evolving, sophisticated cybercrimes.

2 months ago

India’s clean energy transition requires a delicate balancing act

A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth.

4 months ago

Concerns about India’s first digital but delayed census

Census data needs to be verifiable and accurate so it can be used effectively in formulating welfare policies.

4 months ago

How news gatherers can respond to social media challenge

Print and electronic media are coping admirably with the upheavals being wrought by social media.

9 months ago

The curious case of Google Trends in India

For nine of the last ten years, the most searches were for why Apple products and Evian water are so…

9 months ago

Dronacharya: Sky is the Limit

A group of young school students built a drone under INR 12000, and then decided it is their responsibility to…

2 years ago

Covid-19 Vaccine Dilemma: To vaccinate or not? And which one to take?

Covishied (SII-Oxford-AstraZeneca), BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech), Covaxin (Bharat Biotech-ICMR), and Sputnik V (Dr Reddy’s-RFID) are in the most advance stage of development.

4 years ago