When the first lots of semiconductor packages rolled off a pilot assembly line in Sanand this month, it marked a moment India’s electronics sector has waited decades for. Long discussed in policy papers and boardrooms, India’s semiconductor ambition has finally crossed the line from memoranda to manufacturing reality. As of December 2025, the India Semiconductor…
Why This Quiet Deal Could Redefine India’s Export Strategy in a Fragmented Global Economy A Small Partner, A Big Strategic Signal When India concluded a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand on 22 December 2025, the announcement did not dominate headlines the way a trade deal with the United States or the European Union…
On a historic Sunday in Upper Assam, the steady flow of the Dilli River was joined by a louder current — the applause of thousands — as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Namrup-IV Ammonia–Urea Complex. Valued at approximately ₹10,600 crore, this brownfield expansion is not merely another fertiliser project. It…
As the sun sets over the Brahmaputra, Guwahati is preparing for a once-in-a-generation transformation. As 2025 draws to a close, the skyline of Northeast India is set to gain a defining new landmark, with the Prime Minister scheduled to inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building (Terminal 2) at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI) tomorrow….
With nearly half of Indian firms moving AI projects into production, agentic AI is automating complex workflows — from compliance to customer experience — reshaping the enterprise workforce. The End of “Pilot Purgatory” The era of isolated AI experiments in Indian companies is giving way to deployment at scale. According to the EY-CII AI report,…
India’s AI innovations — from rural health digitization to agriculture — are becoming blueprints for emerging economies globally. Scaling the Informal Economy India’s AI story isn’t Silicon Valley-style consumer AI — it’s “AI for India’s soil.” From digitizing healthcare workflows to predictive agriculture, Indian AI is solving real world problems at scale. Frugal Innovation in…
Incentivizing the Industrial Transition India’s GST Council has reduced the GST on renewable energy equipment — including solar modules, wind turbines, and related green tech — from 12% to 5%. It has also cut tax on electrolysers and green hydrogen production equipment to 5%, a move expected to bring down the cost of green hydrogen…
When India rolled out GST 2.0 on September 22, 2025, it did not arrive with the drama of a Union Budget or the spectacle of a stimulus announcement. There were no headline-grabbing giveaways, no massive fiscal outlays. Yet, beneath the surface, GST 2.0 represents one of the most consequential structural resets in India’s economic policy…
India’s data center capacity is on track to grow fivefold by 2030, but the scale of investment has recently exploded. While early estimates pegged the pipeline at $40 billion, fresh market data from December 2025 reveals a staggering $100 billion investment horizon by 2027. Global giants like Google, Microsoft, and AWS are being joined by…
The long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025 have finally landed, introducing the “SARAL” framework—a simplified compliance path specifically designed for startups. However, simplicity should not be mistaken for leniency. With the formal notification of the Data Protection Board, the 18-month countdown for full compliance has officially begun. The core of the new regime…
