Five developments shaping business, technology and sustainability | Friday, 23 October 2026 AI is moving beyond chatbots into shopping, software development and the infrastructure powering the digital economy. Meanwhile, India’s growth outlook remains strong, even as oil prices and monetary tightening complicate the economic picture. This week, five developments offer a closer look at the…
Artificial intelligence is attracting investment, changing the employment landscape and creating new questions for businesses. At the same time, tax collections, international trade and climate policy are revealing opportunities that deserve closer attention. This week’s five developments offer a useful perspective on India’s changing economy, with particular relevance for Northeast India. The region’s challenge is…
On Mahatma Gandhi’s 157th birth anniversary, Khadi once again takes centre stage. Gandhi championed Khadi not simply as a fabric, but as an instrument of self-reliance, rural employment and economic freedom. More than a century later, Khadi has become a ₹7,869-crore market. But are the people who spin and weave it growing with the fabric?…
Northeast Renaissance Series In a plastic-conscious world, the Northeast has an unusual advantage: an abundant local material, a growing packaging market and an opportunity to develop the technology rather than simply import it. Every product has a journey before it reaches the consumer. For a packet of tea, a box of spices or a bottle…
Business & Technology · Startup & Innovation · Sustainability · Northeast India The week begins with an interesting contrast. In Jagiroad, a semiconductor project is moving from construction into trial production. Across India, startup capital is flowing again, but the distribution of that capital remains uneven. Meanwhile, Climate Week India is deliberately decentralising the climate…
Forty years ago, within three hours of landing in Aizawl, I bought a small book from a roadside stall called Learn Mizo from Hindi. It cost next to nothing, but it changed the way I experienced Mizoram. By evening, I was greeting shopkeepers in halting Mizo tawng. Within a few days, doors were opening for…
AI, biomimicry and materials science are beginning to ask an extraordinary question: can we learn from bamboo’s architecture and manufacture its advantages without continually harvesting the plant? Imagine walking into a furniture showroom sometime in the future. You pick up a beautifully finished panel. It is light, strong and slightly flexible. It feels remarkably natural,…
The real opportunity is not to divert tourists from Meghalaya, but to build a destination brand that attracts people for its own reasons. For a brief period recently, a conversation began travelling through Assam’s tourism ecosystem faster than any official tourism campaign could have managed. Could Dima Hasao become an alternative to Meghalaya? The immediate…
Northeast Renaissance Series Assam grows rice by the millions of tonnes. What if some of the value of that harvest lies not in the grain, but in what is left behind? Every harvest leaves something behind. In Assam’s paddy fields, one of the most abundant of those leftovers is paddy straw. For generations, the grain…
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…
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