Category : Trade & Tech

NEW DELHI: Little over a week ago Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), housed in the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore, inked a partnership with the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Sierra Leone, to build and launch a pilot program for a national digital ID system—similar to Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity accorded to […]Read More

NEW DELHI: Last week Parliament passed amendments to the Energy Conservation law, when Rajya Sabha approved it. The Lok Sabha had signed off on the amendments in August. Once, the President gives her assent India will have a new law promoting energy conservation. Two key takeaways are the introduction of carbon trading and making large […]Read More

NEW DELHI: On 1 December India formally took over the leadership of the G20—the influential global high table for managing economic cooperation. About two months ago, India also assumed the Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the multilateral body which seeks to ensure stability and security across EuroAsia. Finally, India is also the serving […]Read More

NEW DELHI: Three recent reports have put the spotlight on India’s growth prospects in the future. First, a study released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), reported that India had successfully lifted 415 million reports between 2005-21. Second, Morgan Stanley put out what is probably the most optimistic report yet by a global investor. […]Read More