Blogs

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  Life

  Backstreet Boys: A reminder of the good old days for Gen X

  By Feza Tabassum Azmi

  In 1993, when Backstreet Boys performed their first show, their tracks became anthems for college fests. Thirty years later, when they took the stage in India, it was nostalgia, emotions and a thousand dreams relived for Gen X that grew up watching shaky images on black and white TVs

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  Economy & Policy

  India's evolving economic power can lead us into a re-globalised world

  By Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem

  While India successfully navigates new trends in globalisation, driven by geopolitics and the need for greater supply chain resilience, the country can demonstrate the way forward to heal the fractures in global trade

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  Environment and Sustainability

  World Environment Day 2023: Need to think beyond carbon footprint, to plastic and water footprint — Nandini Piramal

  By Nandini Piramal & Anuj Sharma

  Aligning with the global 'Beat Plastic Pollution' campaign for World Environment Day, it is time to reflect on India’s efforts to ensure a better tomorrow for her citizens

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  Environment and Sustainability

  Rural India's exploding plastic problem

  By Pearl Tiwari

  The rise of consumerism and rural India's lack of waste management infrastructure should not become yet another noose we tie around our necks

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  Technology

  Are banks ready to take on generative AI?

  By Dilipkumar Khandelwal

  The technology has the power to revolutionise industries, including banking, inspire human imagination, and shape our future. However, we must approach this advancement with caution

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  Public Good

  Rural youth: The demographic dividend we must invest in

  By Zarina Screwvala

  There is a wealth of human potential in our villages that doesn't shine through. Governments, corporates, civil institutions, and communities need to join forces to help build this youth

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  Technology

  Indian deep science tech ecosystem: An untapped opportunity for investors

  By Ritu Verma

  The confluence of India's STEM talent, cost-competitive tech development, and conducive policy environment will drive gains over the next 10 years

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  Business & Strategy

  How multiplexes can thrive in the age of OTTs

  By Abhik Choudhury

  With technology on their side, multiplexes need to give a visually alluring experience that's inimitable, especially now because at the present price point, each ticket is worth more than a month’s subscription of any OTT platform in the country