When Bhutan unveiled the vision for Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), it was widely seen as one of the most ambitious economic experiments in South Asia — a $100 billion sustainable smart city designed to transform the Himalayan kingdom’s economic future. But the story does not end at Bhutan’s border. Just a few kilometres away from…
From the salt pans of Kutch to the docks of Paradip, a new energy map is being drawn. For over a century, India has been a structural price-taker in global energy markets. Oil prices were dictated by OPEC.Gas contracts were indexed to volatile benchmarks.Coal imports filled domestic gaps at global prices. But green hydrogen presents…
The 21st Century’s New Economic Variable The 20th century was shaped by oil. Currencies were built around it. Wars were fought over it. Entire industries depended on it. Today, however, something quieter is beginning to influence global trade and finance. Carbon. Not fossil fuels themselves — but the right to emit them. In fact, the…
Across the mountains and river valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, tourism is no longer a distant promise — it is an unfolding reality. Roads are improving, digital exposure is expanding, and once-hidden destinations are steadily entering mainstream travel circuits. For a state defined by fragile ecosystems, indigenous cultures, and deeply spiritual landscapes, this rise in visitor…
The conversations at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 may have ended, but their implications are only beginning to unfold. At the centre of the discussions was what participants referred to as the New Delhi Declaration — a framework that signals India’s push to shape a more inclusive global AI order. While previous industrial eras…
For more than a decade now, the future of mobility has been sold to us with a single promise: batteries will save us. Bigger batteries. Faster charging. Denser lithium packs. Smarter grids. Entire cities redesigned around plugs, ports, and power points. Somewhere along the way, electric mobility became less about movement and more about energy…
Energy at the Core of Economic Transformation Energy is no longer just an input—it is the foundation of India’s economic ambition. As growth accelerates, the country is rethinking how it produces, distributes, and consumes power. The Shift Towards Renewable Energy India has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy markets. Large-scale solar and…
A Defining Admission This remark, “It’s not a compute glut; it’s a power gap”, by Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, may ultimately be remembered as the sentence that defined artificial intelligence in late 2025. For nearly a decade, the dominant narrative around AI bottlenecks focused on data availability, advanced chips, talent shortages, and regulatory uncertainty….
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…
India’s renewable energy story reached a historic milestone this year, marking a period of unprecedented growth, record-breaking additions, and stronger state-level adoption—especially in Odisha. Speaking at the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit (GELS) 2025 in Puri, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi announced that India has achieved its highest-ever annual non-fossil capacity addition…
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