Prosenjit Datta

Fake medicines pose health risks, economic costs; India fails to act

This attitude will need to change if India is serious about escaping the middle-income trap and joining the ranks of high-income nations - even three or four decades from now

Is Bill Gates a hero or villain? New book presents a balanced perspective

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the man

Why it will be a mistake to ignore GenAI lessons coming from China

The Chinese borrowed liberally from research in the West. For India, that's a good path to follow, while learning from Chinese developments, without compromising security in any way

No quick fixes for India's jobs crisis

If policymakers pay attention to the needs of the country and act on them, the outcomes will be visible a decade from now-but doing nothing is not an option

The need for hydrocarbon focus

India's green transition must go hand in hand with enhancing private investment in oil and gas exploration

Securing India's energy transition

Policy changes may be needed to attract big players in mining and exploration

Making family businesses last

Through 12 case studies and plenty of anecdotes and nuggets of wisdom strewn throughout, Beyond Three Generations is a book that every founder seeking longevity for their business must read

The absence of a quality mindset

Policymakers and the corporate sector need to understand that without adopting global quality standards, India cannot become a global manufacturing hub

REAL.E scary

The collaboration has worked wonderfully though the final product is not for the faint hearted as well as those who are not already following the progress of AI

Understanding the microplastics threat

Demand for piano keys, billiard balls, and combs was going up in Europe even while getting hold of elephant tusks and tortoise shells was becoming more difficult as their population dwindled

Green hydrogen at a crossroads

The cost-effectiveness of producing white hydrogen is raising concerns among those who placed early bets on green hydrogen

Driving an industry

R C Bhargava's latest book is a step-by-step recounting of the Maruti story, but its real value lies in the many lessons that the story holds both for policymakers as well as manufacturers

India's challenge: Building sovereign GenAI

It needs more than just ambition; attracting Indian researchers back to the country is just one of the hurdles

Capitalism is dead, long live the techno-rentiers

In his new book, economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that we are essentially in a rentier economy, where technology overlords have become the new aristocrats

A battle for the future of copyright

The outcome of NYT's lawsuit against OpenAI holds the key to the fate of human content creators, with ramifications for the entire publishing industry

COP28 and the coal question

Before India and China can commit to a future without coal, there are geopolitical and technological hurdles that need to be resolved

A toolkit for entrepreneurs

For people who want to start up but don't know how to go about it, Uri Levine's book offers a step-by-step guide to getting on with their entrepreneurial journey

Gen AI needs global governance

As the internet transcends national borders, country-specific regulations are going to be ineffective

PEs as villains

While private equity bosses may have negatively impacted numerous companies and lives, is a black-and-white portrayal with no shades of grey justified?

Generative AI's Achilles heel

It lies in the contentious battle for control over digital content, with publishers and creators denying AI players access to their work, and countries plugging regulatory gaps