View: What government should do to make the common man flyThe challenge in India is how to encourage a vibrant private sector without permitting cartelisation. Airports must compete like airlines t...
26 Feb, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
End of ISRO's monopoly in space race? All you need to know about the startup behind first private rocket launchThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday launched the Vikram-S from its spaceport in Sriharikota, about 115 km from Chennai....
18 Nov, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
End to ISRO monopoly over space: India’s first private rocket, set to blast off todaySkyroot Aerospace's Vikram-S will carry 3 payloads; Hyderabad based co backed by founders of Greenko, Mukesh Bansal of Myntra and Cult.fit;...
18 Nov, 2022, 10.40 AM IST
A tale of two IPOsIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Mobikwik files for IPO while Paytm gets shareholders nod for IPO, Flipkart's valuation jumps to $37.6 b...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Desi apps offer local alternative to giantsA bunch of domestic apps pitching themselves as homegrown alternatives to global social media behemoths are flourishing, partly due to supp...
09 Mar, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
Private players may soon end Isro monopolyFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had, on May 16, announced that the government would make future projects for planetary exploration and ...
02 Jun, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
Lockdown, Day 53: Reforms to reboot IndiaEight sectors saw reforms in FM's fourth tranche, part of Modi's Rs 20 lakh crore reboot for a virus-hit economy, on a day when India surpa...
16 May, 2020, 07.02 PM IST
Weather forecasting in times of extreme weather eventsAs extreme weather events become more common, demand for better forecasting is disrupting the entire space.
16 Jun, 2019, 10.39 AM IST
Mumbai startup first Indian private firm to have satellite in spaceWith this launch, Mumbai-based Exseed Space has become the first private commercial organisation in India to have a satellite in space.
05 Dec, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
As MapmyIndia enters Google territory, can it beat the Goliath of internet?As homegrown mapping company MapmyIndia moves from automobile navigation to connected devices like phones, it steps on the territory of int...
25 Feb, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
Google, Apple and Microsoft may need licence for satellite mapping in IndiaA top government official involved in the move said maps of India’s sensitive installations were available on Google Maps, increasing the s...
09 May, 2016, 07.01 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi can fulfil expectations only through disruptive innovation in governmentWhile most opponents were relying on traditional caste calculations to woo voters, Modi and BJP campaigned on the message of ‘Sabka saath, ...
04 Nov, 2014, 12.14 PM IST
Satellite industry has to be opened up to succeed, says Hughes Network's Pranav RoachIndia has been slow in meeting the satellite industry’s long standing demand of increasing transponder capacity, says Pranav Roach.
30 Dec, 2013, 11.17 AM IST
Satellite industry has to be opened up to succeed: Pranav Roach, President Hughes Network Systems IndiaIndia needs over 150 transponders in 2014 but there are only 67 transponders available.This demand will rise to over 200 by 2015.
30 Dec, 2013, 11.13 AM IST
Kerala Inc looks beyond remittances; bets big on IT, gold & financeA fresh crop of entrepreneurs is rewriting rules of enterprise in a state that has always viewed capital with suspicion.
23 Dec, 2012, 07.05 AM IST
How to arrest forest degradationThe policy process to arrest forest degradation needs to be modernised with up-to-date techniques & civil society participation that is tim...
12 May, 2012, 05.44 AM IST
Antrix controversy: Entrepreneurs scared of entering India's space industryIt's been a rough fortnight for the folks associated with India's space industry. Allegations flew faster than rockets.
05 Feb, 2012, 11.11 AM IST