In an ecosystem that has been pushing for AI-backed technology and Big Data, there have been calls to humanize data. Humanizing data consists of collecting and highlighting stories that make it easier for tech builders to relate to issues/challenges faced by users. More recently, the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in huge stress and losses for… Continue reading Interviewing the low income, Bharat customers
There is a need for technological solutions which can make ownership & renting / leasing easier for all stakeholders in the domains of land, housing and commercial RealEstate. Opportunity areas in Property Rights Tech optimise the scaling of land and property titles, and increase the security and transparency of land and property rights.
Technology can bring significant reforms in how land and property rights in India are assigned, recorded, maintained, transferred, etc. Such key economically relevant facts are not easily accessible and/or verifiable.
Legal tech startups enable access to and delivery of legal services. The solutions may be designed for any stakeholder of the legal services ecosystem.
Image by elenabsl on Shutterstock The global Covid-19 crisis was not only unprecedented but it also put immense pressure on the already existing vulnerabilities and inherent gaps within the Indian healthcare ecosystem. The pandemic posed a challenge as well as an opportunity for India’s healthtech startups. The country witnessed the rise of healthtech startups in number… Continue reading How Indian Healthtech Startups are Innovating amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Technology can solve the massive inefficiencies in the legal service delivery system. It stands to improve citizens’ access to legal services as well as help otherstakeholders to deliver these services better, while reducing the immense burden on India’s judiciary.
The issues around civic engagement and governance, land and property rights along with access to and delivery of justice are extremely crucial for any country. While estimating the scale of these problems in a country like India is challenging to compute, available statistics and data support the argument that there is a need for creative… Continue reading Market Gaps in Governance, Land Rights & Access to Justice
Image by magic pictures on Shutterstock Effective governance, sound public administration and inclusive growth are crucial to citizen well being. In India, these aspirations, however, are still a long way from reaching their desired mark despite multiple large-scale and grassroot interventions by governments, nonprofits and corporations over several decades. Governments at all levels – national, state… Continue reading Why Startups need to solve for Governance, Land Rights and Access to Justice
The Covid-19 pandemic brought to the forefront the need to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in India and bring a major shift in the traditional healthcare delivery models. During these testing times, telemedicine emerged as the major driver in revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare and offering viable alternatives to traditional models. This report aims to accelerate… Continue reading Understanding Telemedicine in India: The future of HealthTech
Initiatives for financial inclusion and livelihoods have been designed primarily for the rural low-income households. Consider MGNREGA and NRLM as two such initiatives that stand out. Some of these initiatives have been now extended to cover the urban low-income households as well. However, urban households are not rural households located in cities. The economic, financial… Continue reading Financial Lives of Urban Poor Households
Photo by Evannovostro on Shutterstock Application of electric motors is probably more prevalent in our lives than we would have wondered. The motor ecosystem is the lifeline of any mechanical device. Every machine and device, right from a fan to HVACs to industrial turbines to vehicles use electric motors. With rising CO2 levels and growing environmental… Continue reading Switched-Reluctance Motors: Reimagining A Pillar Of Electrification
This chapter lays out the historical, spatial, activity and policy landscape of incubation in India. The authors examine the temporal or evolutionary pattern of incubation in India. The chapter aims to build understanding of incubation in India and identify the opportunities for incubation in future. This chapter was published as part of the book… Continue reading Indian business incubation ecosystem: A multilevel analysis