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Sunday, August 17, 2025
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Topic: Innovation

India’s local economies lie outside innovation zone. Can’t chase Modi’s Atmanirbhar dream

India must drop its decades-old delusion of becoming the exporter of high-tech commodities and instead focus on lower-end products.

India & China are transforming the global geography of innovation

According to the Global Innovation Index, India is the most innovative economy in Central & Southern Asia while China is home to 18 of the top 100 science & technology clusters.

Can India be among top 3 economies? Experts say invest in education to improve human skills

A report by a think-tank of top business schools says a robust higher education leading to skilling and employability will help India become a true services economy.

India is both a developing & developed country. Alexa and Siri would have a hard time here

India is a fringe country. It can become the innovation crucible of the modern world with ‘jugaad’, but it needs a keen eye to scale them to global proportions.

Modi govt’s new education policy draft wants separate body for research & innovation

Draft NEP proposes establishment of National Research Foundation under act of Parliament to competitively fund research in all disciplines.

The death of ‘people’s car’ Nano shows gimmicks can’t sell a bad product

Hailed as a 'milestone in frugal engineering', the car fell short on safety, produced questionable crash test results, and had a tendency to catch fire.

Trash course from a Chemistry professor in Mohali

Samrat Ghosh of  Mohali has built a unique dustbin under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that makes them easier to clean and keeps the animals away.

The changing face of ‘power’ and ‘the powerful’

Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans draw a distinction between ‘old power’ and the ‘new one’ in the wake of socially powerful movements such as the #MeToo campaign.

China’s method to become a superpower: spending on science and science students

China is now the second-largest spender on R&D globally, and is likely overtake the United States within the next five to ten years.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?