In recent years, India has
witnessed exponential economic
growth. However, this growth
hasn’t been inclusive
enough to reduce the number of
people living under poverty in
the rural areas. According
t…
Financial inclusion relates to
connecting marginalised and
the underprivileged in the
society to the mainstream
economy, by means of providing
financial literacy and access
to banking and financial
s…
Entrepreneurship is embedded
in India’s economy and
culture. This opinion piece
traces the roots of
India’s startup
ecosystem and where it is
headed in the future. The
co-authors include Somshubhro
P…
Recently, the Indian
government has banned 59 Apps,
including TicketLock, Share
It, Cam Scanner, etc., created
and operated by China using
Section 69 (A) of the
Information Technology Act,
2000. The …
NITI Aayog on Friday announced
the signing of a Statement of
Intent (SoI) with Sushant
Singh Rajput, to collaborate
and support NITI's
flagship initiative, the Women
Entrepreneurship Platform
(WEP). …
Dukaan, a platform that
enables small merchants with
no programming skills to setup
an online store in 30 seconds,
has raised $6 million seed
funding co-led by Matrix
Partners India and Lightspeed
In…
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Successes that are happening
one after another are
definitely creating a platform
for the technology vendors to
participate, ensuring the
proofs of technology are
spread across the country,
says Vive…
In India, around 55 per cent
of the population lives in
urban areas. This is estimated
to rise by 1.5 times in the
next 25 years. If managed
well, urbanization can
contribute to sustainable
growth, t…