Technology

Exploring the positive and negative impacts of technology on Indian society

Building an Entrepreneurial India with Ramanathan Ramanan (Part 1)

Building an Entrepreneurial India with Ramanathan Ramanan (Part 1)

Edited by Malavika VN There are some big questions that India currently faces — how do we make use of our demographic dividend? How can...
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Technically Speaking, Why Did Facebook Ban News in Australia? with Peter Lewis

Hosted by Aarathi Ganesan Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal On February 18th, a couple of weeks ago, Australians woke up to find that they could not access...

Flexing Young Changemaking Muscles the Solve Ninja Way

With community tested knowledge kits, available crowdsourced data, and community leaders equipped with diverse skills, the Solve Ninja platform integrates technology, people and knowledge with large scale government systems and non-profit organizations to enable them to make targeted interventions regarding climate change, skill-building, and citizen engagement.
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From Rote to Tech: India’s Path to Ensuring Higher Learning Outcomes

Written by Amrita Singh How would you equally divide 16 oranges between 4 people? This year, the Annual Status of Education Report 2017 (ASER) decided...

How Does Facebook Influence India’s Democracy?

How exactly was Facebook influencing Indian elections? What are the systems the company has in place to fight manipulated spread, and are they effective?
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VAR: Does the Scoreline Reflect the Game?

Written by Govind Narayan  The approval and subsequent utilisation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the 2018 FIFA World Cup caused much furore, given...

How Can We Hold the State Accountable for its Technology Adoption? With Srinivas Kodali

How can a nation’s citizenry, civil society and research bodies come together to hold the State accountable in order to ensure that these technologies are being adopted in a fair, robust and transparent manner without being misused? Srinivas Kodali—an independent researcher—tells us his thoughts.
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Riding the EV Wave: Challenges to the New Two-Wheeler Revolution

How can India realise its E-two wheeler dreams? Nilay Chandra, Director of Marketing and Charging Infrastructure at Ather Energy explains
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How Can India’s e-Mandi System Benefit Farmers?

Research by Isha Malaviya Presented & Edited by Sumit Krishna Yadav As opposed to a traditional mandi system, e-mandis specifically abolish the culture of middlepersons....
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Electric Vehicles, Clean Indian Lungs: The Reality of the 2020 NEMMP

At the SIAM convention earlier this month, Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport Minister, made evident the government’s intention to make a switch to electric...