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The contactless, biometric entry system wants its users to believe that a week-long outage and a sudden app launch are because of its expansion plans. But that’s hardly the case
As soon as India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant left, culture shifts at the apex policymaking agency started to irk the workforce
Job-loss threats loom large on medical representatives at a time when they are protesting a weak code that places the onus of regulation on drugmakers
Surrounded by critics both inside and outside, Ola Electric has ramped up its public advocacy efforts. Crucial to its vision of creating a “new mobility ecosystem” are three pillars: an in-house ‘independent’ think tank, individuals with political ties at key positions, and Softbank’s lobbying power
After firmly establishing itself as a fixture in Niti Aayog’s clean energy research efforts, RMI India has gotten its foot into the door to India’s state-level policy circles. But the line between policy recommendations and prescriptions have slowly begun to blur
Byju’s big bang entry into the public sector comes via a headline-making partnership with NITI Aayog that promises free educational resources. But without inputs from on-ground stakeholders, the programme is seeing a serious mismatch between Byju’s content offerings and the realities of a post-pandemic learning gap
Tesla is putting the pedal to the metal in India. Office, check. A potential manufacturing plant, check. Impending launch of Tesla Model 3, check. But to crack the India market, it will have to make the right friends in the right places
As supplies of Covishield and Covaxin flagged, Russia's Sputnik V was meant to save the day. Three months on from its approval, however, Sputnik is still barely a blip on India's vaccination radar. Both imports and domestic manufacturing have yielded little
From a distant second, BCG claims to have beaten McKinsey as India’s premier consulting firm. This is the story of how it built a bonafide presence in India’s corridors of power
As concerns over data privacy dog Aarogya Setu, states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu already have access to alternatives
The Indian government is on the cusp of announcing an ambitious plan to put India firmly on the global gigafactory map by 2024. But lacking key raw material, tech, and equipment, India will struggle to climb the ranks of Asia’s most powerful economies
While the Indian bus sector is largely dominated by Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, an Indo-Chinese JV, Olectra-BYD, is leaving both in the dust when it comes to e-buses
SUN Mobility has a vision—to make battery-swapping an integral part of the electric vehicle ecosystem. Standing in its path, however, are a lack of standards, OEMs and charging stations
Indian patients and hospitals need at least five times more specialist doctors than currently available. However, the government’s silver bullet leaves a lot to be desired
75,000 electric two-wheelers already on Indian roads. And new solutions to make them even more viable. Bikes and not cars will usher in India’s electric mobility revolution
The Ken’s guide to the myriad entities involved in changing the engines of tech policy-making mid-flight
Niti Aayog is going all-out to modernise India’s transport sector. However, good optics and good intentions are a long way from good policy
Modi government’s move to cap prices of medical devices—stents and knee implants—has come to haunt Indian policymakers. As India stands accused of unfair trade practices, a new price control policy is in the offing
Executing the world’s largest public health scheme is harder than the government had imagined. Since then, it has pushed the distress button and every healthcare company has swooped in to save it, but Practo may play the ultimate knight in shining armour
As the government explores blockchain solutions under ‘IndiaChain’ while actively rejecting cryptocurrencies, one must ask if this is an informed decision or mere lip service to an over-hyped technical term du jour
It’s perhaps the first time a think tank has drafted a legislation in India. Aiming to increase the supply of doctors, it riled the doctors most. But, it appears, NITI Aayog may finally have its way
What happened in a room full of startup founders who had the ears of the Prime Minister and his Cabinet?
It began as a policy sounding board for the government and a facilitator between the Centre and the states. But during its two-and-a-half year tenure, the NITI Aayog became something else: A marketer and a bit-part executor
At least 60 million Indians suffer from serious disorders of the brain and behaviour, and the new legislation is meant to address their needs. The rapid expansion of beds, drugs supply and a right to treatment to boot. What is there to go wrong?
Uber cannot afford to lose India. So, it's doubling down on execution, government relations, products and drivers
After 15 years and 12 secretaries, a new health policy is in place. If the administrative bureaucracy isn’t reformed, public and private care will remain parallel tracks
BHIM came in with a bang and took most people in India’s payments ecosystem by surprise. It has already stolen the thunder from Flipkart’s PhonePe and banks’ UPI apps. But there is considerable doubt about its future
Why creating a ‘win-win’ strategy in India is critical for the chipmaker
In the present go/no-go between the NPPA and Niti Aayog, whoever gets the power to control drug prices will have to do a tightrope walk between being pro-industry and pro-consumer
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