Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, is pulling out all the stops to make his telecom venture fly. On July 21, Ambani announced that Reliance Jio…
THE REAL DEAL
To give travellers authentic Indian tastes, one startup is inviting them over to locals’ homes
Around three years ago, Ameya Deshpande and his wife Priyanka were travelling in Ladakh, along with his childhood friend Aneesh Dhairyawan. In the scenic city…
THE IT WEB
The one area where Indian techies needn’t worry this pink slip season: online jobs
Indian IT professionals should go online if they want to hold on to jobs. As visa restrictions tighten in the US and around the world,…
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Married couples only: Conservative India’s moral policing extends to Airbnb
A number of Airbnb listings in India use a version of this caveat: married couples only. In essence, the hosts do not accommodate couples of…
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Indian millennials are overworked and sick of office politics
At the workplace, Indian millennials are faced with more than just simple work pressure. More than 40% of respondents to an online survey by a…
SMALL-TOWN TECHIES
A new wave of tech talent is emerging, not from India’s classrooms but its hinterlands
Thirty-year-old Chandi Mandal is a customer service representative at Aegis, a business process outsourcing (BPO) company in Kolkata, earning Rs8,600 ($133) monthly. Unlike six months…
FILTH UNLIMITED
In photos: India’s holy river flows toward a toxic death
One of India’s holiest rivers, the 2,525km-long Ganga, is said to have mysterious self-purifying properties. Ironically, today, the water body ranks among the filthiest in…
BLOODY BUSINESS
An Indian bioengineer is using a polymer found in shellfish to stop bleeding within minutes
Over a decade ago, back when he was an applied biotechnology student, Leo Mavely found himself helping a road-accident victim one day. Despite applying tremendous…
I'M FEELING LUCKY
A small accounting software firm focused on inclusivity and flexibility to become India’s best employer
A low-profile software company has dethroned tech behemoth Google to become India’s best workplace. Intuit climbed up nine spots from last year to top India’s…
QZ&A
For Infosys, blockchain and AI are opening new doors in India’s digital payments market
Technology is set to redefine banking in India. Digital payments are rapidly disrupting the cash-friendly nation’s spending habits. In an April 2017 global survey on…
WORDPLAY
An entire generation of Indians has grown up unable to type in its own language on mobile phones
For many Indians who are still offline, language is a massive barrier to the online world. Indian language content constitutes less than 0.01% of the…
WHAT A GAI
A striking photo project asks why India is better at protecting its cows than its women
India seems to care more about its cows than its women. Cows have for long been revered by a section of Hindus, but over the…
