Innovation

At a time when AI has become a buzzword with companies and leaders parroting its transformational effects, this book ushers in a timely and pragmatic debate

Private sector investment is witnessing steady and sustained growth, driven by the government's continued capital expenditure push, Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur said on Friday. Quoting a recent analysis, she said it shows that private sector investment, which the CII 2023 survey had indicated green shoots were emerging, now exhibits that private investment is moving at a "steady and stable pace upwards". Public capex has increased more than fivefold over the last decade from Rs 2 lakh crore in 2014-15 to 10.7 lakh crore in 2025-26, she said at the National Council of Applied Economic Research's India Policy Forum 2026 event here. The government has projected public capital expenditure at Rs 12.2 lakh crore for the current fiscal in the Budget. "Various indicators have shown, including the number of projects off-take, number of projects which are stalling, which is apparently at a decade low, which is a good thing. Public investment continues to play a catalytic role b

India has the talent and startup momentum, but unless its largest companies invest boldly in R&D, the country risks falling behind in global innovation

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Nice's Mayor Eric Ciotti exchanged views on cooperation between India and France

IIT Madras incubates 112 start-ups and files 431 patents in FY26, reinforcing its leadership in deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship under its Startup Shatam mission

Underscores need to strengthen "middle manufacturing", describing it as a missing link in India's industrial ecosystem

At the IPA summit, pharma leaders said India's 2047 ambitions depend on embedding AI, strengthening trust and accelerating innovation, as speed and quality become the sector's defining advantages

India's ambition to ensure AI-led economic growth and social good rests on accelerated innovation and execution

Nobel economics insights show how innovation, institutions and creative destruction drive long-run growth, offering key lessons for India's development goals by 2047

Restoring weighted tax deductions and adopting a petty patents regime can foster firm-level innovative activity critical for competitiveness

Despite robust investment and experimentation, enterprises are still searching for scalable AI-driven value; 2026 could change that

The success of net-zero transition depends less on national mandates and more on local innovation

India's new Rs 1 lakh crore RDI Fund aims to accelerate deep-tech innovation with long-term, low-interest capital, boosting private-sector research in frontier technologies

AI promises trillions, but organisations fail to capture value

In this episode of Manager’s Mantra, Co-founder of Fynd, Sreeraman Mohan Girija shares insights on innovation, leadership, and what it takes to scale in the age of AI >

How India can build the institutions that turn ideas into factories, data centres and global advantage

GEAC and RCGM remain robust, science-driven regulatory bodies committed to biosafety and public interest; constructive dialogue after scientific review can effectively build trust and transparency

Hindu god Shiva's cosmic cycle of destruction mirrors Joseph Schumpeter's idea of creative destruction - a theme echoed in the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt win 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

"Great to see Qualcomm's commitment towards India's semiconductor and AI missions. India offers unmatched talent and scale to build technologies that will shape our collective future," PM Modi said