Though considered a golden fibre, jute in recent months has lost much of its lustre with jute mills massively cutting down on production. It has meant that growers of jute are saddled with produce that millers are refusing to buy, pushing them into penury.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

In responses to a consultation paper floated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of IndiaI, telcos have forcefully argued for high intensity OTTs to bear a part of the network costs based on the traffic they consume.

Ruben Banerjee

Navigating the challenges in India’s telecom sector requires a collaborative approach between telecom service providers and large traffic applications. Engaging in constructive dialogue and frameworks can help bolster network capacities and improve service quality, thereby contributing to the growth of the digital economy.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

Sin tax on cigarettes and porn makes sense, for no good comes of them; one cannot bracket digital gaming as wholly bad

Ruben Banerjee

There is an urgent need to create a level playing field for domestic players through fostering fair competition and using trade remedies with lightening speed.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

Tech-aided oral contracts can go a long way in protecting ill-educated unorganised workers from exploitation by empowering them to insist upon what has been verbally agreed upon.

Dr. R.K Mitra

Strong anti-dumping duties will compensate Indian industry for the injuries it suffers, secure supply chains, and generate jobs, in the face of continuing dumping of products by foreign countries.

Ruben Banerjee

If we do not export such value-added compute, others will, and India will miss out on a great opportunity and end up becoming a large consumer of imported digital games.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

Technology exists today that can enable oral contracts to be construed as sufficient evidence and, fortunately, it is not rocket science.

Ruben Banerjee

It is another mature budget presented, with budgetary support being extended to only the vulnerable sections of the society such as those requiring foodgrain support… Continue reading It’s a ‘Feel Great Budget’ for all, especially Indian middle class

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

It has the potential to become a bridge between conventional education and industry needs and can become a co-developer in the evolving education ecosystem in… Continue reading Ed-Tech can Disrupt the Delivery of Education

Dr. R.K Mitra

Learning from the experiences of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), the BharatNet project for laying broadband across 2.5 lakh gram panchayats needs to incorporate… Continue reading India wins if Bharat wins

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

The governments of welfare states around the world burn significant midnight oil in rolling out social protection measures and schemes and spend considerable government revenue… Continue reading Quest for a guiding anchor for government’s social welfare schemes

Dr. R.K Mitra

It is high time for the Government to address the problem of interoperability of social networks and achieve the ultimate goal of ending what is… Continue reading It’s high time for regulatory intervention to tap monopolistic growth in social platforms

Dr. R.K Mitra

Chinese companies banned under Sec 69A of the IT Act of India, are quietly making a backdoor comeback through what could be largely termed as… Continue reading Chinese Whispers: Are Banned China Companies Making A Quiet Comeback In India?

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

Instead of supporting Indian companies for promoting the Atmanirbhar program, on the ground, state governments actively discriminate against Indian companies. This needs to be rectified urgently.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

Robotics is an exploding market, with new players jumping in, India has a nucleus of a very successful robotics private sector, albeit still in early stages. India must focus on growing this industry to be able to serve unique Indian requirements as well as for exports.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya

India has already signaled its intent to develop capabilities in Quantum computing. Why is quantum computing important?

C-DEP Team

Cultured meat and its technologies are critical for a world getting deeply impacted by climate change. India can least afford to ignore this technology.

Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya