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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicInnovation

Topic: Innovation

Chicken feather plastics, temple flower foam—IIT Kanpur is changing India’s startup scene

IIT-Kanpur's SIIC has been leading the innovation race. The incubation centre is connecting entrepreneurs and scientists to funders while providing infrastructural support.

Not just sailors, Navy’s new fire suit could help soldiers with stealth & save pilots from burns

Currently, Navy uses imported suits weighing over 18 kg while this innovation weighs only about 1.8 kg. The cost of this suit is also much less

‘Social justice venture lab’, ‘Shark Tank’ style TV show — what Tamil Nadu’s new start-up policy offers

State's revamped 'Startup & Innovation Policy' aims to make Tamil Nadu one among the top 20 start-up ecosystems of the world in the next 10 years.

Why ASEAN is world’s economic ‘dark horse’ – innovation, inclusivity to investment

The region's strength resides in its diversity of languages, cultures, economies and, most critically, its vibrant and increasingly tech-savvy young population.

Glucose detecting tattoos to bindis that have iodine  — a 70s fashion fad is saving lives

In 'Exprovement: Exponential Improvement Through Converging Parallels', Hersh Haladker and Raghunath Mashelkar looks at how existing tech can fuel innovation in different contexts.

The human-centered mindset at the core of technology solutions: PalTech

The organization seamlessly brings together digital expertise, industry-specific solid alliances, and the unique ability to leverage deep domain expertise.

Handloom operated by 1 leg, contraption for tree-climbers — how rural India is spearheading innovation

Recipients of 11th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation & Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu for using traditional knowledge for novel innovations.

India innovates in labour. It doesn’t need the pressure to spend huge on R&D like US, Japan

India has cheap labour while conventionally R&D-intensive countries have cheaper capital. The whole debate on R&D needs to be recast to fit the realities here.

On Camera

What women want—a man who cooks and doesn’t seek a standing ovation for it

An average Lajpat Nagar playboy knows that women will reply to his Instagram story of the chicken curry he cooked for lunch. And he is proven right, every single time.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.