Internet in India
Every year Economic Times recognizes the best startups in India. The Awards recognize excellence in eight categories Startup of the Year, Woman Ahead, Top Innovator, Bootstrap Champ, Midas Touch (Best Investor), Social Enterprise, Best on Campus and Comeback Kid. Majority of the winners of ET Startup Awards 2018 were from Bangalore & the … [Read more] about Brand Bengaluru is the winner of ET Startup Awards 2018
During our childhood days buying milk was not as easy as today. We had to exchange empty milk glass bottles with filled ones every morning. Possibly it was more environment-friendly than today's plastic packets. Things have drastically changed in India for the good. There is abundant availability of milk and milk products. India is globally … [Read more] about India’s dairy market size in 2017: $120 Billion
My entire family has been connected to the internet from very early days (from the late 1990s). My mother was always more comfortable with technology than my father. During my days in the US, we use to communicate with family in India thru AOL Chat (remember that sound?). My father, who passed away at the age of 88 in Nov 2016, was never … [Read more] about How senior citizens should reject a LinkedIn invitation
These days the topic of fake news is being discussed a lot in India. Unfortunately, people are believing false news which resulted in the lynching in India (see this & this) Many articles have been written on the topic of Whatsapp and fake news in India, WhatsApp 'horrified' over India lynchings WhatsApp rolls out Indian ads against … [Read more] about Is Whatsapp doing enough to curtail Fake News in India?
A recent study from Pew throws light on internet penetration and social media usage in developed and developing countries. As expected the growth of social media in developed countries has plateaued. The next wave of growth is going to be from emerging and developing countries. India becomes very important for all internet companies outside … [Read more] about Internet penetration & smartphone ownership low, social media usage high in India