Situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, GIFT City, also known as Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, is the nation’s first FinTech City. The vision was to integrate financial services, urban infrastructure and technology innovation in a single ecosystem. It is also the nation’s first operational smart city and India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The 1,000-acre project,…
Sharp rise in CSR spending has been seen in eastern India’s main industrial districts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. According to recent data, CSR inflows have increased manifold in the last couple of years. This was driven by the expansion of mining, metal and power industries in these states – sectors which are legally bound to…
I am very pleased to see that the India Population Census is finally moving forward. As a researcher, I know what reliable, granular and timely data means for good policy. Without it, decisions rely on assumptions. With it, governments can plan better, allocate better, and respond better. After a 17-year delay, this Census is not…
India’s pharmaceutical industry is at a turning point. Its heritage lies as the “pharmacy of the world” with an aggressive drive to become a leader in global innovation. This shift was further highlighted by a recent stakeholder engagement facilitated by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. Goyal underlined India’s dedication to bolstering regulatory…
India has started a mammoth exercise to map global trade rules so that exporters can get a better understanding of international standards and avoid costly compliance failures. The work is being spearheaded by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, and it forms part of the government’s new Export Promotion Mission. According to the report in…
The green economy is positioned at the centre of long-term economic development in India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. It comes as a strategic frontier at par with sunrise sectors like fintech, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and AI data centers. According to the CEEW’s latest report India’s green economy has the potential to generate USD 1.1 trillion (INR…
India has cleared the decks for a big push to develop domestic capacity in rare-earth permanent magnets, a component that lies at the heart of clean energy, defense technology and electronics manufacturing. The Union Cabinet has cleared a ₹7,280 crore scheme to encourage local production of these magnets that would be used in electric vehicle…
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 calls for making cities inclusive, safe, climate resilient, sustainable and inclusive. Urban mobility has become a top goal for cities around the world. This objective is strongly related to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of India agreed under the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda (NUA), which together…
Odisha’s Jharsuguda district has for long stood at the crossroads of industrial growth and rural disadvantage. While it hosts some of the biggest power and metal industries, a number of villages in the region continue to report significant gaps in education, skill development, and economic opportunities for adolescents and women. It is against this backdrop…
A scientist from Kolkata who previously studied electronics in Dhanbad is now at the forefront of a discovery that has the potential to completely change the course of brain treatments globally. Deblina Sarkar, a former student of IIT who an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is currently, has revealed a medical…
