What Venture Capitalists Want: Policy Changes, Currency Management, R&D

From L-R: Venture capitalists Sandeep Murthy, Sandeep Singhal, Vaibhav Domkundwar, and moderator Anshul Bhide at the Pune Public Policy Festival  In its second year, the two-day Pune Public Policy Festival (PPPF) concluded on January 11 with discussions on the theme ‘India’s 10 trillion-dollar economy in the near future.’ The PPPF launched in 2024 to platform … Read more

‘Women Must Be Assertive And Advocate More For Themselves: Lenovo India’s Meenakshi Dagar

Much has changed since the time she joined the finance profession two decades ago, says Meenakshi Dagar. There is better acceptance of the value of inclusion, with companies seeing empowerment of women as a way to achieve parity. Being empowered is what profoundly shaped Dagar’s career at Lenovo India, where she joined in 2015. For … Read more

From Pushpa 2’s Success To Dharma-Poonawala Deal To Demise Of Ustad Zakir Hussain, Entertainment Industry Highlights From 2024

Pushpa 2 crossed the ₹1,000 crore mark at the worldwide box office in all languages, making it the fastest film ever to achieve this milestone, in December. The Kiran Rao directorial Laapataa Ladies became India’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards to be held early in 2025. … Read more

Mankind Pharma’s Formula For Success

As I step into Rajeev Juneja’s office at Mankind Pharma’s Delhi headquarters, the wall in front of me immediately commands attention. It features a collection of iconic quotes and striking black-and-white portraits of renowned leaders. The portraits are without names, and each is accompanied by a keyword that encapsulates their essence. “We’ve always been inspired … Read more

How AI helps deliver ROI for enterprise imaging efforts

The return on investment for artificial intelligence in enterprise imaging is a multifaceted subject that encompasses efficiency, accuracy, patient outcomes and financial considerations. In the realm of radiology, AI’s surge has promised to revolutionize the field by increasing diagnostic precision and improving patient care. However, the financial aspect of AI adoption is complex, particularly due … Read more

Brighter Burn: Harsh Truth About California’s Fires

California Fire search and rescue team look through for possible human remains in ashes of burned houses after massive wildfire in Altadena of Los Angeles County, California, United States on January 13, 2025. Image: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images The current wildfire season has been rather ruthless for California as the Pacific Palisades and … Read more

AI roundup: News from Mayo Clinic, Google Cloud and more

This week Abridge announced that its artificial intelligence listening documentation platform will be distributed more broadly at Mayo Clinic to improve patient care following the health system’s evaluation. The use of Google’s and other’s machine learning models is also accelerating in areas like drug repurposing and infectious disease tracking and response with announcements from the … Read more

Digital Data Protection Rules 2025: Here’s What Needs To Change

These draft rules “seek to protect citizens’ rights in accordance with the DPDP Act, while achieving the right balance between regulation and innovation, so that the benefits of India’s growing innovation ecosystem are available to all citizens and India’s digital economy Image: Shutterstock On January 3, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published … Read more