Prospects for the global economy have darkened since the outbreak of war in Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022. The war is not only creating human suffering but also reshaping the trade structure of the world. WTO said, “World GDP at market exchange rates should increase by 2.8 percent this year, or 1.3 percentage …
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Today, investing in one semiconductor manufacturing unit, known as a ‘fabrication plant’ (fab), requires nearly a billion US dollars. While countries like China and South Korea possess pre-established technical ecosystems to attract these monies, this is not the case with India. Despite the fact that semiconductor consumption in India was worth USD $21 billion in …
As we will be celebrating our 75th year of Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav), it seems fit to take a look back and assess our journey until now, the hits and misses and the way forward. The Indian democratic experiment, from its hard-fought struggle for independence to eventually an independent republic in 1947 and over …
Completing 75 Years of Independence: what does the future hold for India Read More »
The next 30 years will witness our global population to rise by two billion people putting tremendous pressure on already limiting resources and allocation inefficiencies. The predicted 66% of this population will be residing in our cities simultaneously accommodating our clean energy and transport needs and transitions. The metal intensive nature of the emerging clean …
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