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Chandrayaan-3: Taking off for Indian Dominance in Space
Dr Dinesh Kumar Pandey

The project ‘Chandrayaan-3’ is an ambitious endeavour by India's National Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to demonstrate end-to-end landing and roaming capabilities by deploying a lander and rover on the lunar highlands near the South Pole in...

July 12, 2023 Article, Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3, GSLV, ISRO, Lander, LMV, MOM, Rover, Space, Technological and Scientific Studies
India’s Connection with the STEMM Diaspora
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

One of the most visible aspects of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership is the growing engagement with the Indian diaspora. In an effort to further strengthen India’s connection with the diaspora, the government...

July 10, 2023 diaspora, innovation, IUSSTF, Non-Resident Unicorns, NRI, OCI, PIO, Positive Bharat, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Quad Fellowship, R&D, Science, STEMM, technology, VAIBHAV Fellowship, Technological and Scientific Studies
India’s Semiconductor Strategy
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

Introduction

In pursuit of its goal to make India a global hub for electronics design and manufacturing, the government on 31 May 2023 announced that it is now accepting new applications under the Modified Semicon India Programme (MSIP...

July 6, 2023 Article, ATMP, Display Fabs, DLI, Electronics, Elest, ESDM, Foxconn, IESA, IGSS Ventures, ISM, ISMC, JVs, Micron Technology, OSAT, PLI, semiconductor, supply chain, Vedanta, Technological and Scientific Studies
E-Commerce: Issues and Challenges
Anil Kumar Kanungo

E-Commerce globally is on the rise. Relentless innovation in technology, endless consumer’s demand for variety of products and services, digitalization drive, advent of internet, OTT, and Covid-19 pandemic have propelled the world economy to...

April 27, 2023 Article, E-Commerce, FTA, G-20, ICT, MSME, ONDC, RTA, WTO, Technological and Scientific Studies, Economic Studies
Missing Dot Pattern, Spotlight and Capacity Building Opportunity for Bharat
Devsena Mishra

On 22nd March 2016, something interesting happened in the tech world. Almost all web platforms started crashing within a few minutes, from small enterprise apps to giants like Facebook, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, etc. At one point, it seemed that...

April 10, 2023 AI, Article, Bharat, Capacity Building, Chaos Engineering, powershift, Tathastu, technology, technology support division, World economic forum, Technological and Scientific Studies
India-Singapore FinTech Cooperation
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

On 21 February 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the first payment linkage between India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow, which opened a new chapter in cross-border FinTech...

March 21, 2023 Article, Digital India, Fintech, G20, India, innovation, MAS, NPCI, P2M, P2P, PayNow, QR, RBI, Remittance, Singapore, UPI, VPA, Technological and Scientific Studies
Successful and Effective Therapy in Radiation Oncology
Dr Suvro Parui

Oncology is one of the most sought-after treatments, and the Medical Tourism Market report by Allied Market Research projects that the Indian medical tourism industry will reach $9 billion by 2027. In recent years, India has also become a hub for...

March 13, 2023 Medical Tourism, particle therapy; proton therapy; radiation oncology, Positive Bharat, Technological and Scientific Studies
US Critical and Emerging Technology Strategy
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

As a part of the wider modernisation agenda, the US Department of State announced on 3rd January 2023 the establishment of a new Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology. The purpose of establishing this office is to bring...

January 30, 2023 14th Five Year Plan, AI, Article, CET, China, Chips and Science Act, Entity List, Export Control, iCET, India, Made in China 2025, NDS, NSIB, NSS, Russia, semiconductor, Special Envoy, US, Technological and Scientific Studies
US-China Tech Rivalry: Pentagon Report on China’s Emerging Technology Strategy
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

On 29 November 2022, the US Department of Defence released the 2022 annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” in which “China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies” figure prominently....

December 21, 2022 Article, artificial intelligence, Autonomous Systems, Big Data, China, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technology, India, Indo-Pacific, Informatised Wars, Internet of Things, Made in China 2025, PLA, Quantum Technologies, semiconductors, US, China, US, Technological and Scientific Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

In this VIF Podcast, Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Anurag Sharma, Senior Research Associate at the VIF discuss the various features of the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, including the categorisation of personal data and...

December 19, 2022 Data Security, Personal Data Protection Bill, Privacy, Podcast, Technological and Scientific Studies
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