India is ageing rapidly, families are changing and millions of women already carry an invisible care economy on their shoulders. The next opportunity may be to turn that hidden work into skilled, dignified employment—and the Northeast could have an unexpected role. India is preparing for a demographic reality that will change much more than the…
FADA’s August 2026 retail data shows India buying more vehicles than ever in an August. But beneath the 24.23 lakh headline are deeper shifts in consumer behaviour, fuel choices and rural demand—and the Northeast may have to find a very different road into India’s changing automobile economy. India bought more vehicles in August than it…
Northeast Renaissance Series BIO-NIVESH, BioE3 and the ₹1 lakh crore RDI push are opening a new investment window. I have travelled to some of the remotest parts of the Northeast over three decades. I have seen places with barely any roads, where a 140-kilometre journey could take 14 hours. Even so, I have always believed…
From India’s private capex cycle and the infrastructure behind AI to Nvidia’s expanding AI empire and the rise of smart rings, here are four signals worth watching this week. PRIVATE CAPEX AWAKENS Is India’s investment engine finally shifting gears? For years, the Indian growth story has had a familiar engine: government spending on infrastructure and…
The Northeast Renaissance Series From an everyday material to engineered fibres, functional fabrics and high-value products Two Highlights Bamboo charcoal is moving beyond traditional uses. Researchers are exploring its incorporation into yarns and fabrics designed for properties such as moisture management, breathability and comfort.https://www.texmin.gov.in/ For Northeast India, the bigger opportunity is to move beyond selling…
Five developments worth watching this week The week ahead is already giving us a few clues about where India’s technology, entrepreneurship and regional economies could be heading. Some of these signals are easy to miss because they do not arrive as major headlines. A government innovation programme may look like another call for applications. A…
Brand & Media Intelligence OpenAI’s advertising rollout in India could change not just where brands advertise, but the moment at which advertising enters the consumer decision-making process. For more than a century, advertising has followed a fairly simple principle: find people where they are and put the brand there. Newspapers carried advertisements because people read…
Total read time: 4 minutes Nvidia has just sent a powerful signal about the AI economy Nvidia has delivered another blowout quarter, reporting $96.2 billion in revenue, more than double the same period a year earlier. More strikingly, the company expects revenue to grow by about 70% in fiscal 2028, suggesting that demand for AI…
Founder Series | The Quantiq From childhood evenings listening to her grandmother’s stories in Lakhtokia to taking Assamese jewellery to international audiences, Waheeda Rahman’s journey is a story of curiosity, resistance, reinvention and an unwavering belief in the power of creativity. There was no electricity that evening. For young Waheeda Rahman, however, Guwahati’s familiar power…
What NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2026 reveals about Assam’s fiscal strength, debt and investment headroom Assam’s fifth-place ranking in NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2026 hides a more interesting story: the state has the strongest debt position in the North-Eastern and Himalayan group and one of the region’s better revenue performances, but its fiscal…
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