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…
Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a Regional Aquaculture Economy and a New Startup Frontier in Northeast India For years, Assam had an unusual relationship with fish. The state had rivers, wetlands, beels, ponds and a population with a deep appetite for fish. Yet it also depended heavily on fish brought in from other states to…
Total read time: 4 minutes Business & Economy: India’s growth story faces an inflation test India’s economy continues to show resilience, with the Reserve Bank of India raising its FY27 growth forecast to 6.7% while keeping the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. At the same time, policymakers are watching the risks from oil, food and…
Total read time: 4 minutes Artificial intelligence is entering a different phase. The conversation is slowly moving away from how impressive an AI model can be and towards a more consequential question: what are we willing to let AI actually do? This week’s developments offer a glimpse of that transition. AI agents are beginning to…
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