(April 13, 2024) When Dr Ashok Gadgil went to the US in 1973 to do Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, he was struck by the stark differences between the United States and India. One striking contrast was the excessive use of fertilizers on American front lawns – a sharp...
(April 27, 2023) “While I am the first Indian to receive the Boltzmann Medal, I am not the first Indian who has done good work in the area of statistical physics,” shares a very humble Dr. Deepak Dhar as he connects with me over a call, adding,...
(October 1, 2021) The pandemic hit several enterprises hard. Jobs were lost and revenues took a hit. But India’s digital startups space managed to surge ahead on steady steam. Investments poured in and several of them went on to become unicorns and set new records....
(August 10, 2021; 6.30 pm) That learning will increasingly go digital is a given. Especially, in light of the pandemic that has brought the world to its knees and shut schools and colleges across the globe. 2020, touted to be the year of edtech startups, saw several...
Until a couple of days ago, his was a little-known name. However, the Indian government’s ambitious Cabinet rejig has shot Ashwini Vaishnaw to the limelight. But he is not your typical Indian Politician; an IIT-Kanpur and Wharton Business School alumnus, Vaishnaw...
