In this issue

India’s abysmal standing in the Global Innovation Index notwithstanding, there are some bright spots where academia, MNCs and startups innovate against all odds. We bring to light some of their successes in this ‘Innovation Nation’ special. GE’s efforts in India, for instance, have culminated in the Holy Grail of reverse innovation—taking made-for-India products global. Also read about Saket Modi, who is securing the IT networks of companies and Gramophone, that’s trying to make farming more profitable.

Winds Of Change - Full Circle

Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma’s exit has been as stormy as her entry. It also signals a strong message by the RBI to the banking industry

3 mins

'It's The Golden Age Of Travel In Apac'

Hilton hotels’ Alan Watts on why he does not feel threatened by the Airbnb model and doing business in India in the age of GST

4 mins

Made In India For The World

Multinational giants like GE, Siemens and Bosch are mastering reverse engineering to take made-for-India products global

9 mins

Ideas In Full Bloom

Ideas In Full Bloom

3 mins

'Most Innovations Are Scouted By Volunteers'

Anil K Gupta talks about supporting and encouraging grassroots innovations

5 mins

Samo Of Cyber Security

With Lucideus Labs, Saket Modi is securing the It networks of companies, ring-fencing their data and weeding out threats

5 mins

'There Are Two Kinds Of Academia'

Ashok Jhunjhunwala of IIT-Madras says that most academia, happy so far to not go beyond lab demos, are slowly warming up to industry tie-ups

4 mins

'We Need To Accept Failure To Progress'

Samuel West, founder of Sweden’s Museum of Failure, on highlighting the ideas that didn’t make it and the merits of seeing the big boys fail

3 mins

The 1,000-year Plan

The Lee family has been selling its Lee Kum Kee sauces for 130 years. Sammy Lee is now thinking about the next millennium

6 mins

'I Am Happy I Knew When To Drop The Camera And Save The Kids'

Danish Siddiqui, 34, and Reuters colleague Adnan Abidi are the first Indian photojournalists to win the Pulitzer. Siddiqui talks about his coverage of the Rohingya crisis

2 mins

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