BUSINESS
India’s growing concert economy needs guardrails, lessons from Trump’s ticketing reforms
India’s booming concert economy must guard against ticket scalping. Trump’s Executive Order pertaining to live entertainment outlined the steps the United States would take to prevent ticket scalping. Indian authorities must take cues from Trump’s ticketing reform push
WORLD
Make the best of the climate finance deal available
India is dissatisfied with the climate finance target set at COP29 in Baku. For sure, it’s inadequate to cope with the scale of the problem, but the Global South shouldn’t spend time and resources on complaining about how the climate finance script didn’t meet their expectations
BUSINESS
Koo Closure: A wake-up call for new-age entrepreneurs to up their innovation game
A greater focus on groundbreaking innovation of a global scale can ensure continued high resonance for the offerings among the target audience and, in the process, make the business more sustainable
INDIA
Development of Eastern India: Portfolio allocations raise hope
Multiple key Union ministries being headed by parliamentarians representing the eastern part of the country could ensure that there is a stronger focus on the economic progress of the region so that it can contribute in a bigger way to the Viksit Bharat agenda of the Modi government 3.0
BUSINESS
India’s AI Safety Institute should strike balance between ‘prevention’ and ‘promotion’, says Raghunath Mashelkar
An institution of this kind can ensure that artificial intelligence is responsibly leveraged to significantly improve the quality of life of people in the world’s most populous nation, feels the noted scientist
BUSINESS
India needs to rally behind its edtech startups, beginning with Byju’s
Which side finally has its way in the Byju's dispute is much less important than the founder-investor confrontation quietly changing the discourse about the company’s ability to make a difference in the country’s education arena and in showcasing the nation’s startup prowess
INDIA
Byju’s-Paytm Aftermath: Time for National Startup Advisory Council to prove its worth
As controversy grips two of the biggest poster boys of India’s startup arena, there can be no better moment than now for the body constituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to demonstrate its usefulness in ensuring that the country’s startup space does not lose its lustre
BUSINESS
Screwvala may have a point but blame games won’t help India’s edtech arena
Individual companies need to take a long hard look at their operations, put in place strong oversight mechanisms, and think long term rather than be mindlessly obsessed with valuations to emerge as stronger sustainable enterprises
BUSINESS
Budget 2024 has to provide an AI roadmap for Viksit Bharat
The finance minister underlining the government's thought process on AI will be an excellent way to let companies and policy makers globally know the general direction in which India would like to move on artificial intelligence during Amrit Kaal to realise its growth ambitions
BUSINESS
Davos 2024: Make people the centrepiece of conversations on AI
Steering the narrative at the World Economic Forum towards how artificial intelligence can benefit average citizens will ensure that the tech is more widely embraced as a force for good
BUSINESS
A lot riding on upcoming Tamil Nadu, Gujarat investor meets
Both states will try to outdo each other in MoU signings at the business gatherings to give themselves an extra talking point ahead of the general elections
BUSINESS
To ensure AI benefits all, India needs to put guardrails in place
Setting norms for artificial intelligence can make its use safe and secure for the country's more than 1.4 billion citizens who make up almost 18 percent of the global population
INDIA
COP28: India must highlight perils of a one-size-fits-all strategy on phasing down fossil fuel use
As an ardent advocate of the Global South, India must harp on the fact that denying developing countries greater latitude on clean energy transition could hinder their ability to become energy secure, achieve rapid and inclusive growth, and promote the economic security of their citizens
BUSINESS
India must look beyond legacy educational institutions to establish AI Centres of Excellence
Supporting the establishment of CoEs at newly established facilities, including those set up by the private sector, may ensure that AI emerges as a visible force for good for everyone in the country in keeping with the Sabka Vikas mantra
BUSINESS
JioAirFiber launch to raise the stakes for competitors
Wide availability of Jio’s latest offering, coupled with its attractive pricing plans, could lead to a significant increase in the number of broadband subscribers even in areas where internet penetration has traditionally been low, and lower the digital divide in the world’s most populous nation
TECHNOLOGY
India should take the lead in setting a global governance approach on AI
Such an initiative on the country’s part in the wake of the successful G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Summit will ensure that a middle ground can be reached more easily on an oversight mechanism for AI technologies that is acceptable to all stakeholders
BUSINESS
India’s Mission LiFE should find mention in G20 Delhi Leaders’ Declaration
The Lifestyle for Environment initiative being included in the Delhi Declaration would be a fantastic way to underline the strong commitment of G20 member states to involve their citizens to play a part in the fight against climate change, and, also, be a huge feather in India’s cap
BUSINESS
For Reliance, sustainable profits and social responsibility go hand in hand
While carrying forward the legacy of value-creation, the slew of announcements at RIL’s 46th AGM related to telecoms, retail, financial services, and clean energy can improve the quality of life of average citizens.
INDIA
Climate change impact on jobs and livelihoods in India needs careful study
An exhaustive data-backed analysis can help the country come up with a comprehensive roadmap on how to create more new and better jobs than the ones that are likely to be lost or put at high risk owing to climate change
BUSINESS
On grant-making, National Research Foundation must not become the go-to funding agency for select institutions
Taking a leaf out of the book of the US National Science Foundation can ensure that NRF can quickly become a game-changer and act as a major catalyst for improving the quality of life of India’s 1.4 billion citizens
TECHNOLOGY
Reliance ups the ante with JioBharat phone launch, lowers digital divide
The introduction of this most affordable internet-enabled phone, combined with attractive offers on monthly data plans, would lower India’s digital divide and help make the country’s development become more inclusive.
BUSINESS
Even as it woos investors, India must maintain a strong vigil on dumping
There is little likelihood of India taking a strong stance on dumping having a potentially negative effect on its ability to attract big ticket investments from overseas, and the nation being perceived as protectionist
BUSINESS
Mukesh Ambani has catapulted the India story to a global platform
As Reliance Chairman, Mukesh Ambani has carved out a reputation for himself as a global businessman willing to take the big bets and make the strategic shifts necessary to transform India’s largest corporate and make it a more potent global force while upholding the highest principles of stakeholder capitalism
BUSINESS
FIFA World Cup | Brand gains of Byju’s will be closely tracked
A manifest improvement in the visibility of the ed-tech major due to its association with the marquee event may potentially lead to more Indian companies shedding their reticence about becoming official sponsors at future editions of football’s biggest tournament
