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Venkatesh Kannaiah
Venkatesh Kannaiah is indianexpress.com's consulting editor for South India
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Agritech has few takers, but drones, satellite tech can change the game: Emmanuel Murray, Agritech startup mentorSubscriber Only
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Caspian is the first Indian impact investing firm to be granted a BCorp certification. B Corps are for-profit companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems in an ethical and transparent manner.
Fri, Oct 27, 2023
‘Jugaad innovation’ has a long way to go to get funded: Arvind Agarwal, CEO, C4D PartnersSubscriber Only
October 14, 2023 16:33 IST
Agarwal spoke to indianexpress.com on the challenges faced by social businesses in India, ‘jugaad innovations’, how tech has been leveraged to create impact in people-first social enterprises, and about his investee companies which have used innovative tech for creating social impact
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
We want to solve wicked problems through tech: Pramod Varma, former chief architect, Aadhaar and UPISubscriber Only
October 07, 2023 18:03 IST
PramodVarma is now the CTO of EkStep Foundation, a not for profit in the education sphere that helped build DIKSHA, an online learning platform reaching about 200 million students across schools in India.
Mon, Oct 09, 2023
We are playing the global tech game in the Bharat playground: Sharad Sharma, co-founder, iSPIRTSubscriber Only
September 30, 2023 17:53 IST
Sharad Sharma speaks to indianexpress.com on iSPIRT’s decade-long journey and the challenges of building DPI (Digital Public Infrastructure) for India and the world
Sun, Oct 01, 2023
Digitisation of Rig Veda was a simple tech challenge that I enjoyed: Sadagopan, founder-director, IIIT BangaloreSubscriber Only
September 23, 2023 17:45 IST
Sowmya Narayanan Sadagopan speaks to indianexpress.com about his journey as an educationist, researcher, research administrator, startup incubator, and advisor to various government initiatives in the tech for good space.
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
Our bet on deep tech and frugal innovation will deliver a huge societal impact: Sriram Rajamani, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research IndiaSubscriber Only
September 16, 2023 17:48 IST
In an interview to indianexpress.com, Sriram Rajamani talks about two such deep tech projects — Extreme Classification and Causal Reasoning for LLMs (large language models).
Sat, Sep 16, 2023
If you have a vaccination certificate, then we are connected: Viraj Tyagi, CEO, eGov FoundationSubscriber Only
September 09, 2023 17:30 IST
An alumnus of IIT BHU and IIM-Bangalore, Viraj Tyagi has worked with the American Express in the UK and ran a big data startup NettPositive, before joining eGov Foundation.
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
‘For people in Bengaluru, technology begins and ends with a smartphone app’Subscriber Only
September 02, 2023 17:42 IST
In an interview with indianexpress.com, angel investor Nagaraja Prakasam talks about his debut book, his journey, and his goal of empowering social enterprises.
Sun, Sep 03, 2023
Kris Gopalakrishnan interview: ‘We want to build an Atlas of the brain’Subscriber Only
August 26, 2023 17:02 IST
Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan speaks to indianexpress.com on his passion for brain research, fostering innovation and support for entrepreneurs.
Sun, Aug 27, 2023
Explained: A primer on Dalit politics in Tamil NaduSubscriber Only
April 03, 2021 17:09 IST
Mainstream parties in the state are wary of an independent Dalit political identity, and would prefer to subsume them using a mixture of co-option, corruption and at times coercion.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Left parties see a steady decline in Tamil Nadu’s electoral politicsSubscriber Only
March 21, 2021 10:53 IST
While the 2016 Assembly polls saw them draw a blank, and 2021 is when they are contesting the lowest number of seats for the state assembly, it shows a sure and steady decline of their influence and relevance in electoral politics in the state.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Election history: BJP and the struggle to be more than the 2% party in Tamil NaduSubscriber Only
March 11, 2021 16:42 IST
Whenever BJP contests alone in the assembly polls, it never seems to overcome this simple hurdle and mostly end up with 2 to 3 per cent of the popular vote.
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Election history: How the Congress became irrelevant in Tamil Nadu and now survives at mercy of Dravidian alliesSubscriber Only
March 09, 2021 12:04 IST
From being a deciding factor in state elections, Congress has now become a shadow of its former self, waiting for crumbs at the table of Dravidian parties.
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
Covid-19 and tech solutions: Why some cities coped better during the pandemicSubscriber Only
October 06, 2020 20:35 IST
The ongoing pandemic is one such contingency–with social distancing, remote working, large-scale migration – that tested governance and outdated disaster preparedness systems in cities.
Tue, Oct 06, 2020
Covid-19 and city finances: Time to come clean on accounts and go for reformsSubscriber Only
July 09, 2020 14:15 IST
To begin with, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, in association with a Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation, has launched a new portal to encourage urban local bodies to publish their audited accounts.
Fri, Jul 10, 2020
A tale of two states: As hopes fade for Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh scores a self-goalSubscriber Only
January 27, 2020 20:05 IST
It was said that Telangana was a rich state with poor people and Andhra was a poor state with rich people. However, it is Andhra Pradesh which now looks and sounds like a failing state, unable to choose a capital or stick with a capital that has already been chosen.
Mon, Jan 27, 2020
How with the Periyar controversy, Rajinikanth has won the first roundSubscriber Only
January 24, 2020 19:39 IST
Rajini’s fans are overjoyed that their star is finally taking a stand and is sticking his neck out, rather than buckling under pressure.
Sat, Jan 25, 2020
Rajnikanth, on the edge of politics for over two decadesSubscriber Only
November 27, 2019 19:26 IST
Rajinikanth does not have it easy. He is a poor communicator offscreen, speaks in a rushed manner and is often struggling for words, particularly in Tamil, in a state where public speaking and oratory is considered a fine art in itself.
Wed, Nov 27, 2019
Why Tamil Nadu’s cutout culture will be hard to cut away fromSubscriber Only
September 14, 2019 15:33 IST
In this age of information overload, it is apt to recall that the 23-year-old died when a truck ran over her on a busy Chennai road after she fell off her scooter as a cutout fell on her.
Sat, Sep 14, 2019
Yeddyurappa: The man who never takes it easySubscriber Only
July 26, 2019 10:28 IST
Not the one to miss any opportunity, Yeddyurappa sensed a possibility of returning to power amid contradictions that was building up within the Congress-Janata Dal(Secular) alliance after its loss in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
Fri, Jul 26, 2019
He might have come full circle, but Vaiko is not done yetSubscriber Only
July 09, 2019 19:37 IST
Vaiko is a demagogue and an expert at rousing the masses. A tireless politician and propagandist, people easily forget that he is around 75 years of age.
Wed, Jul 10, 2019
BJP sweeps Karnataka; puts Kumaraswamy govt in troubleSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 20:02 IST
It has won with huge margins across the state, with Union Minister Ananthkumar Hegde winning with a margin of more than four lakh votes.
Thu, May 23, 2019
Bangalore’s love for BJP is reflected in Tejaswi Surya’s leadSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 17:58 IST
In Bangalore South, Tejaswi Surya, the 28-year old lawyer who was selected as the party candidate for the constituency despite opposition from various party quarters, was leading with a majority of more than 3.2 lakh votes.
Thu, May 23, 2019
Jagan sweeps Andhra Pradesh; leaves Naidu cluelessSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 15:56 IST
As results are flowing in, YSR Congress is leading in 24 of the 25 parliament seats and in the assembly Jagan is leading in 150 of the 175 seats.
Thu, May 23, 2019
DMK sweeps Tamil Nadu, stops BJP in its tracksSubscriber Only
May 23, 2019 14:56 IST
The DMK led alliance which included the Congress, CPI, CPI (M), Viduthalai Chiruthaikal (VCK) and a host of smaller parties have swept the state, and is of now leading in 36 of the 39 seats. In many of the seats they have crossed leads of more than one lakh votes.
Thu, May 23, 2019Journalism of Courage
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