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Establishing Defence and Strategic Technologies Ecosystem in India: Role of Academics
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF Article

(The Report outlined below is based on a three member VIF delegation’s visit to IIT Madras from 1-3 September 2024, during which VIF and IIT-Madras signed an MoU for promoting greater academic cooperation. The VIF delegation also visited several....

December 20, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Article , Defence technology , Card , 3D printing , Emerging technologies , MOU , StartUps , IIT Madras , Academic Cooperation , Brain Research , Domestic Supply Chain , I3CDS , Ramjet Technology , STI Ecosystem , Strategic Technologies
Great Power Competition for the Semiconductor/Chip and India’s Way Ahead
Rahul Pandey Commentary

Semiconductors, or chips, the tiny yet powerful components that power everything from smartphones to supercomputers, have emerged as the central battleground of the global great power competition. These emerging critical technological domains are now....

December 11, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , modi , Samsung , Huawei , TSMC , Industry , semiconductor , Nvidia , Chips Act , Great Power Competition , Science Act
Talk on Role of Biotechnology for Society, Health & Food Safety

The VIF under its S&T series organized a talk on “Role of Biotechnology for Society, Health, and Food Safety: A Modern Perspective” by Prof Naveen Kumar Navani, Professor, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, and Dean of Academic Affairs, ....

November 18, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , AI , Biotechnology , Food Security , health , ML , Biology , Biological Warfare , Anti-Biotech , Probiotic , S&T Series , TaMYaA
Talk on Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Compound Semiconductors Emerging Trends” by Ms. Suma Varughese, Distinguished Scientist & Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems & Cyber Systems (MED & CoS), DRDO on 19 ....

November 06, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , DRDO , 5G , R&D , semiconductors , Cyber Systems
India’s Growing FinTech Cooperation : Bridging Borders and Empowering Digital Economies

India has emerged as a leader in the Financial Technology (FinTech) innovation and growing acceptance of its digital payments mark an important milestone in the global expansion of India’s digital payment system. The cross-border digital transactio....

November 01, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , RBI , Digital India , Fintech , QR code , Global South , UPI , NPCI , Digital Payments , DPI , Digital Literacy , Fast Payments System , NIPL , RuPay Card , SWIFT System
Talk on Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability

The VIF under the S&T series organised a talk on “Global Supply Chain: Resilience, Digital Transformation & Sustainability” by Dr Arshinder Kaur, Professor at the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, on 9 September 2024. The meeting focu....

October 22, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , Digital transformation , IIT Madras , Global Supply Chain
Talk on AI Growth and Readiness Initiative (AGRI)

The VIF under the Science & Technology series organised a talk on “AI Growth and Readiness Initiative (AGRI)” by Mr Kundana Kumar Lal, President, Vitti Foundation, on 22 July 2024. The talk focussed on three key aspects of Artificial Intelligence....

August 21, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Interaction , AI , Quantum Computing , AGRI
Games, Politics and Geopolitical Games
Anurag Saxena Commentary

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक् प्रजनशाऽस्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः “Among weapons....

August 20, 2024 Governance and Political Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , Bharat , data sovereignty , Gaming Industry , itihasa
Defence Technology Ecosystem for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

This report is an outcome of a study conducted by the Vivekananda International Foundation to find out the causes of shortfall in performance and work out recommendations for further reforms in the defence sector. This study was conducted in four com....

July 26, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Technological and Scientific Studies , Make in India , Defence technology , Defence Exports , Ecosystem , Aatmanirbhar Bahrat , Defence R&D , MoD Organisations
The Growth of Digital Payments in India: 10 Key Factors
Dr Saroj Bishoyi, Research Fellow, VIF

Over the last 10 years, India has witnessed phenomenal growth in the digital payments’ domain. In terms of volume, the total number of digital transactions have increased from a mere 162 crores during Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 to over 16,443 cr....

July 12, 2024 Technological and Scientific Studies , Fintech , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Digital payment systems , Department of Payment and Settlement Systems , Unified Payments Interface , National Electronic Funds Transfer , Real-Time Gross Settlement
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