Changing weather patterns, accompanied by encroachment and pollution of the city’s lakes, have spelled doom for the delicate relationship between Bengaluru’s lake-dependent communities. Climate change and rapid, unplanned urbanization are converging in dangerous ways, resulting in two diametrically opposed but equally acute urban woes threatening Bengaluru: flooding and water scarcity. This was amplified in 2022 … Continue reading Revisiting wastewater reuse policy to help Bengaluru evade water crisis
Scientific Conviction and Passion Have Propelled India to Pole Position in the Space Race
The India Space Research Organization (ISRO) has created history with the successful ‘soft landing’ of its lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, on the Moon’s south pole. The touchdown on the lunar surface makes India the world's first country to successfully land it's space craft on the lunar south pole and the fourth nation to succeed in its … Continue reading Scientific Conviction and Passion Have Propelled India to Pole Position in the Space Race
India Transformed: Modi Government Completes Nine Eventful Years
“It is time for us to realize that we’re too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We’re not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate … Continue reading India Transformed: Modi Government Completes Nine Eventful Years
Budget 2023 can Boost India’s March to Global Leadership in Research & Innovation
India has stood out as a resilient economy that has weathered the headwinds of global macroeconomic dynamics of inflation, recession and supply chain disruptions. India must leverage its economic momentum to drive a projected 6.5-7% GDP growth in FY24. This year’s Budget therefore ought to lay the framework to deliver on this potential. This will … Continue reading Budget 2023 can Boost India’s March to Global Leadership in Research & Innovation
Budget 2023 can Lay the Groundwork for India to Assume Leadership in Research & Innovation
The Indian economy has been resilient amidst a challenging global macroeconomic scenario of inflation, recession and supply chain disruptions, with GDP projected to grow 6.5-7% in FY24. This year’s Budget therefore ought to lay the framework to deliver on this potential. Budget Should Focus on Research & Innovation For India to deliver on its aspiration … Continue reading Budget 2023 can Lay the Groundwork for India to Assume Leadership in Research & Innovation
John Shaw and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Principal Donors to Mazumdar Shaw ARC, University of Glasgow, Visit New Research Facility for the First Time
John Shaw and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who are the principal donors to the University of Glasgow’s £116 million flagship research facility, the Mazumdar Shaw Advanced Research Centre (ARC), visited the completed building for the first time on August 11, 2022. The Advanced Research Centre Building John and Kiran donated $7.5 million to the University of Glasgow … Continue reading John Shaw and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Principal Donors to Mazumdar Shaw ARC, University of Glasgow, Visit New Research Facility for the First Time
Reinventing Supply Chains of Tomorrow
By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have triggered massive disruptions in global supply chains, revealing the vulnerability of networks that were largely built on cost optimisation. Supply chains are critical to global growth, so their reinvention is vital to rebuilding economies in the post pandemic world. A … Continue reading Reinventing Supply Chains of Tomorrow
The Pandemic has Unleashed Opportunities We Never Thought Existed
By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson, Biocon & Biocon Biologics The tectonic shifts that the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it has thrust the Indian biotechnology industry into the global limelight. The industry responded with grit, agility and creativity to address India’s healthcare needs in the face of a rampaging viral outbreak. This global emergency galvanized India’s … Continue reading The Pandemic has Unleashed Opportunities We Never Thought Existed
Budget: Taking Strides Towards Digital Health
By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw It was very heartening to see a Budget empathize with those who had to bear adverse health effects of the pandemic. The wide coverage of our nation’s vaccination drive greatly helped amidst the 3rd wave of the pandemic caused by the Omicron variant, resulting in milder symptoms. Even though India is in … Continue reading Budget: Taking Strides Towards Digital Health
A Fair Budget that Balances the Needs of the Indian Economy
By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the nation with a balanced Budget for FY23. The Indian economy needs a steadying hand at a time when it is trying to find its feet as the tremors from the global COVID-19 pandemic recede slowly. She has prudently laid the groundwork for a gradual economic … Continue reading A Fair Budget that Balances the Needs of the Indian Economy