BUSINESS
India’s tech edge drives global automotive R&D
Increased dependency on software prods auto majors Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Continental to send more R&D work to India
BUSINESS
When Jeff Bezos visited India: Amazon founder on invention, experimentation and failure
A personal account of a reporter's interaction with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who steps down today
TECHNOLOGY
Nasscom plans to get top US universities to work with Indian tech startups on cutting-edge research
India’s software product ecosystem has suffered in the absence of a robust academia-industry partnership, and the IT industry body is trying to take it to the next level.
BUSINESS
Pandemic-hit travel and tourism sector seeks GST rationalisation
Lower taxes may help boost domestic travel, but the lack of a uniform policy on inter-state movement remains a hurdle, adding to the woes of financially strapped hospitality companies
BUSINESS
India tourism sector’s frontline workers in deep financial crisis
Tour guides, agents and taxi drivers in the country have been hit hard as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue globally. Many of them have fallen deep into debt and fear they are on the verge of depression, even as prospects of the sector opening up remain unclear
