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Six measures India should implement for a credible and effective climate action

G20 nations are committed to climate goals, including tripling renewable energy capacity and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. In New
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Can AI be censored for causing exclusion, false predictions?

Explore India’s Artificial Intelligence challenges in exclusion and false predictions, with a multi-stakeholder approach to responsible AI governance. One of
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The deafening chorus about AI safety

AI’s rapid evolution necessitates prioritizing human-centric safety, emphasizing ethics, transparency, accountability, and equitable benefits within a sociotechnical framework. In a
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Where are India Inc.’s Moonshots

India’s successful lunar mission on a tight budget should inspire its private sector to take more innovative risks. Now that
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Shifting tides: How Indian consumers have changed after pandemic

Post-COVID, Indian consumer behavior shifts towards digitization, health focus, sustainability, locality support, and cost-consciousness, reshaping the business landscape. The COVID-19
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The future of AI: Will AI models go big or small?

AI’s versatility poses cost challenges, but factors like fine-tuning, shrinking data needs, and free models are driving innovation. Foundational AI
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India’s untapped ‘grey’ market

Amidst the nostalgia for the classic brands, marketers may have overlooked the lucrative ‘grey market’ of mature consumers. The other
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Revitalizing the startup ecosystem: A call for effective governance

In the startup world, corporate governance often focuses on post facto measures, but root lies in early incentives. While a
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Organizational culture: Re-examining the foundational principles of sustainability

In the world of organizational culture advice, deluge of opinions often drowns out experience, driven by cognitive biases. There has
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Carbon capture’s second coming: A promising solution for climate change

Carbon capture and storage (CCS), once a punchline, now economically viable, transforming the energy transition and environmental solutions. For those
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