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Demonetisation almost killed Indian real estate, but this startup flourished
Tech & Innovation
Demonetisation almost killed Indian real estate, but this startup flourished

The November 2016 demonetisation of two high-value currency notes by India dealt a body blow to, among others, the real estate sector. House purchases fell to a seven-year low in 2017, despite falling prices.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
Even Berkshire Hathaway sees a massive opportunity in Paytm
Money & Markets
Even Berkshire Hathaway sees a massive opportunity in Paytm

One of the world’s most iconic investors has returned to India for a second inning.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
“It’s a sweatshop”: The ugly truth behind working at an Indian startup
Tech & Innovation
“It’s a sweatshop”: The ugly truth behind working at an Indian startup

Cersei Lannister. That’s what her team calls the 33-year-old co-founder of a Bengaluru-based startup behind her back. The Game of Thrones reference—Lannister is a cutthroat empress in the series—came about last year after she sacked a newly-hired marketing head on the spot following a difference of opinion during a meeting.

Updated July 20, 20225 min read
Flipkart is taking a second shot at India’s second-hand goods market
Tech & Innovation
Flipkart is taking a second shot at India’s second-hand goods market

Merely a month after exiting it, India’s largest homegrown e-commerce firm has re-entered the country’s over $17 billion (Rs1.13 lakh crore) second-hand goods market.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
In photos: Kerala has been devastated by the worst floods in nearly 100 years
Tech & Innovation
In photos: Kerala has been devastated by the worst floods in nearly 100 years

The southern Indian state of Kerala is reeling under the worst natural calamity it has faced in nearly a century.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
Sweat, sambar, and Anna Salai: A ride on Chennai’s rush-hour buses
Lifestyle
Sweat, sambar, and Anna Salai: A ride on Chennai’s rush-hour buses

Chennai takes news-reading pretty seriously.

Updated July 20, 20225 min read
India’s plan to host data locally is extremely challenging—and pretty pointless
Tech & Innovation
India’s plan to host data locally is extremely challenging—and pretty pointless

India wants its citizens’ data to be stored within the country. Now that is easier said than done.

Updated July 20, 20224 min read
M Karunanidhi, the flagbearer of Tamil nationalism, passes away
Money & Markets
M Karunanidhi, the flagbearer of Tamil nationalism, passes away

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, one of India’s seniormost politicians and a veteran flagbearer of Tamil nationalism, passed away today (Aug. 07). He was 94.

Updated July 20, 20225 min read
The Indian government is officially probing Cambridge Analytica
Tech & Innovation
The Indian government is officially probing Cambridge Analytica

India’s top investigative agency will now probe the activities of British political research firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) in the country.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
India’s booming solar sector has one major flaw: poor quality
Tech & Innovation
India’s booming solar sector has one major flaw: poor quality

In recent years, India has been adding thousands of megawatts of solar power capacity which has led to record-low tariffs. So much so that solar power now costs even lesser than thermal in the country.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
India just pushed its booming solar industry into chaos
Tech & Innovation
India just pushed its booming solar industry into chaos

After months of rapid growth, India’s solar energy sector is staring at a round of policy and legal uncertainty, and tariff hikes.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollars
Tech & Innovation
India’s internet shutdowns are costing the economy billions of dollars

Frequent internet shutdowns have begun to hurt the Indian economy.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Zuckerberg has big plans for Facebook and WhatsApp in India
Tech & Innovation
Zuckerberg has big plans for Facebook and WhatsApp in India

 

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
Xiaomi is no longer India’s most popular phone maker
Tech & Innovation
Xiaomi is no longer India’s most popular phone maker

The secret to winning in India’s smartphone market, it turns out, is to bombard users with new launches.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
Costly coal has pushed Karnataka to become India’s renewables leader
Tech & Innovation
Costly coal has pushed Karnataka to become India’s renewables leader

The southern Indian state of Karnataka is now a renewable energy leader.

Updated July 20, 20224 min read
India is a tough, lonely place for female entrepreneurs
Money & Markets
India is a tough, lonely place for female entrepreneurs

The world’s fastest-growing startup ecosystem is no place for female entrepreneurs.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Things are going from bad to worse for Apple in India
Tech & Innovation
Things are going from bad to worse for Apple in India

The world’s second-largest smartphone market isn’t exactly turning out to be the next China for Apple.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Tech startups are helping India’s creaky power sector cope with the renewable energy boom
Tech & Innovation
Tech startups are helping India’s creaky power sector cope with the renewable energy boom

The rapid rise of renewable energy is exposing the shortcomings in India’s current power transmission infrastructure.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
Frequent data breaches are bleeding Indian companies
Tech & Innovation
Frequent data breaches are bleeding Indian companies

Data breaches now blow a million-dollar hole in India Inc’s pocket.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
This startup is letting Indians rate and question their politicians, US style
Money & Markets
This startup is letting Indians rate and question their politicians, US style

A six-month-old New Delhi startup is looking to add a new element to the electoral process in the world’s largest democracy: rating politicians.

Updated July 20, 20224 min read
India’s investments in renewable energy are growing faster than even China’s
Tech & Innovation
India’s investments in renewable energy are growing faster than even China’s

China may be the world’s renewable energy leader, but where the sector’s growth is concerned, India is leaving its neighbour behind.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
20 years after leaving the US, this Indian techie is taking his e-commerce firm public
Tech & Innovation
20 years after leaving the US, this Indian techie is taking his e-commerce firm public

Back in 1995, when working in the US was seen as the ultimate achievement for an Indian techie, Dinesh Agarwal quit his job with HCL Technologies and moved back home.

Updated July 20, 20224 min read
India wants WhatsApp to get a grip on fake news
Tech & Innovation
India wants WhatsApp to get a grip on fake news

WhatsApp has been pulled up by the Indian government over a spate of killings across the country sparked by rumours spread on the world’s largest messaging app.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
India’s newest unicorn is disrupting a 200-year-old industry
Tech & Innovation
India’s newest unicorn is disrupting a 200-year-old industry

How do you build a billion-dollar company selling insurance policies in a country like India?

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
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