AI generated image During the global semiconductor shortage, production of cars worth lakhs of rupees was disrupted because manufacturers could not obtain tiny chips costing a fraction of the vehicle's price. Factories slowed down, deliveries were delayed, and something smaller than a fingernail suddenly became a matter of national economic concern. There is a lesson here that goes far beyond semiconductors. A country may have the money to buy a technology and still discover

Part one of our two-part series examines how the 1991 crisis unravelled the License Raj, unleashed private enterprise and globalisation, and set India on course to be a global economic power. Earlier this week, India celebrated its 80th Independence Day with a renewed commitment to realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. A few weeks earlier, the nation had also marked 35 years of economic liberalization, a transformative journey that has fundamentally reshaped India'

Mumbai: Governor of Maharashtra Jishnu Dev Varma visited the library of the historic Asiatic Society in Mumbai on Tuesday to have a look at its rich collection of books, rare documents, archaeological artefacts from Sopara, maps and rare coins. During the visit the Governor announced a donation of Rs 20 lakh to the Asiatic Society for the preservation and conservation of books. He said that culture does not comprise only music, dance and theatre; our historical literary herit

Instead of getting trapped in binaries, Indian society must learn the neutrality that genuine scientific temper demands. AI generated image Article 51A(h) of the Indian Constitution, added through the 42nd Amendment in 1976, makes it the duty of every citizen to develop a scientific temper. The Indian education system places considerable emphasis on science and technology from an early age. Scholarships support deserving students pursuing scientific study and research. Severa

India speaks grandly of its infrastructure but is apathetic towards the health of its farmers. The Indian government speaks of grand projects like expressways, semiconductor plants, freight corridors and glittering digital stacks. Ministers speak confidently of transforming the economy into a USD 30 trillion behemoth by 2047, the centenary of independence and the symbolic horizon of ‘Viksit Bharat.’ While all this is well, an older form of infrastructure remains neglected: th