Health Innovation Startups Need Investment and R&D Support From Indian Corporates, says Amit Mookim

The pipeline required to take startups to the market is missing in India, says Amit MookimSome of the world’s largest R&D centres are in India but how many of these centres are really sponsoring or investing in startup innovation? asks AmitVery little innovation is happening for India, or for other low income economiesIndia needs scale so a supply chain innovation or a digital innovation is also as good as a product innovationThe two biggest epicenters of healthcare, the hospital, and the home, are in throes of change.The hospitals are witnessing an expansion in terms of new services through technology platforms, the use of next-generation tools for diagnosis, tie-ups with insurance companies, and a renewed focus on Medtech & Newtech. The home is witnessing a transition due to telemedicine, home healthcare, tele-diagnostics, & Pharma e-commerce.

     Dhanpal Jhaveri Vice Chairman Everstone Group Shares Key Stimulii and Speedbreakers for Attracting

Global capital is ready to help India become greener a lot faster, provided institutions and companies add the true cost of carbon in their balance sheets, focus on ESG compliance, improve energy efficiency and increase deployment, says Dhanpal Jhaveri

It will be the Indian banks and financial institutions, having a good understanding of the local issues and the risks associated, which will be the first to underwrite RE projects

PLI is a good initiative to promote manufacturing in this sector, but it does not address cell manufacturing, both on the battery and the panel side, says Dhanpal

Indian government has undertaken the ambitious target of deploying 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and while the sector has received $US42 billion in investments since 2014, it will require a further US$500 billion to achieve this goal.

Over the last two year, the sector has witnessed significant mergers and acquisitions activities, a growing list of green bond issuances, and spinning-off of operating renewable assets via infrastructure investment trust, or InvIT, which has helped unlock and recycle the existing capital. However, the sector will need more from private equity, global pensions funds, sovereign wealth funds, oil and gas majors, and power billionaires for its sustained growth towards reaching its milestones.

  G Raghavan, Director, Blue Circle, Underscores the Role of the Government

The negative import list will not only recognise the potential of the local defence industry but also provide impetus to domestic R&D, observes Raghavan

Defence and Aerospace bring tremendous opportunities in manufacturing, MRO and ESO, notes Raghavan

Space tech is an emerging and a significant area for India, says Raghavan

The Indian aerospace & defence (A&D) market is projected to reach ~US$ 70 billion by 2030. Driven by the burgeoning demand for advanced infrastructure and government thrust, the Indian aerospace industry, both military and civil, is on the threshold of catapulting itself into the global arena. Domestic capability is being significantly enhanced, through extensive tie-ups, joint ventures, and technology transfers. Fundamental strength in the Indian Industry already exists, in the form of a large number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which in the past have been suppliers at the sub-component and component level, for aerospace DPSUs, HAL, DRDO, ISRO, etc. These companies are gradually transforming themselves into major players in this sector, modernizing with cutting-edge technologies to become suppliers for global aerospace companies vying to outsource products and components from India. Many global Aerospace and Defence companies and investors are looking at India as a potential low-cost manufacturing destination and showing interest in startups working in cutting-edge space technologies. Meanwhile, several state governments are aggressively wooing A & D funds.

Abhinav Anuket, Co-Founding Partner & CEO Starburst on the Future of Aerospace in India

The Indian aerospace & defence (A&D) market is projected to reach ~US$ 70 billion by 2030. Driven by the burgeoning demand for advanced infrastructure and government thrust, the Indian aerospace industry, both military and civil, is on the threshold of catapulting itself into the global arena. Domestic capability is being significantly enhanced, through extensive tie-ups, joint ventures, and technology transfers. Fundamental strength in the Indian Industry already exists, in the form of a large number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which in the past have been suppliers at the sub-component and component level, for aerospace DPSUs, HAL, DRDO, ISRO, etc. These companies are gradually transforming themselves into major players in this sector, modernizing with cutting-edge technologies to become suppliers for global aerospace companies vying to outsource products and components from India. Many global Aerospace and Defence companies and investors are looking at India as a potential low-cost manufacturing destination and showing interest in startups working in cutting-edge space technologies. Meanwhile, several state governments are aggressively wooing A & D funds.

Dr. Chaitanya Giri Founder DAWON A & I Showing a Way Forward for India's Aerospace Sector

Due to ISRO’s societal approach, many of its contractors were unable to record their first profits for the longest time

India urgently needs to understand that space is no more science, especially the exploration part. It has got economic angle to it, says Chaitanya

While not every startup will build satellites or rockets, there is a tremendous market in construction of payloads, speciality materials, pharmaceuticals, biological materials

The Indian aerospace & defence (A&D) market is projected to reach ~US$ 70 billion by 2030. Driven by the burgeoning demand for advanced infrastructure and government thrust, the Indian aerospace industry, both military and civil, is on the threshold of catapulting itself into the global arena. Domestic capability is being significantly enhanced, through extensive tie-ups, joint ventures, and technology transfers. Fundamental strength in the Indian Industry already exists, in the form of a large number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which in the past have been suppliers at the sub-component and component level, for aerospace DPSUs, HAL, DRDO, ISRO, etc. These companies are gradually transforming themselves into major players in this sector, modernizing with cutting-edge technologies to become suppliers for global aerospace companies vying to outsource products and components from India. Many global Aerospace and Defence companies and investors are looking at India as a potential low-cost manufacturing destination and showing interest in startups working in cutting edge space technologies. Meanwhile several state governments are aggressively wooing A & D funds.

  India's EV Industry Needs a Concerted Effort From the Government to Fast Track its Growth E-mobility is at a very exciting phase in India where each segment can be built bottom up, says early-stage venture capitalist Pranav PaiUS and China are so far ahead because of decades of investment on R&D that it’s hard for us to come up with revolutionary and differentiated IP at this timeTo escalate pace of change, significant top-down investment is needed in R&D as well as in policies, says Pai City municipal authorities, which till recently were not convinced on EVs and didn’t care to make the local mobility loops more sustainable, are suddenly getting more invested in improving the lives of their citizensA massive wave of transformation is underway within the mobility and transportation sector. Today, consumers have more options and access to real-time information to help choose their travel options than ever before. With the widespread adoption of smartphones, they have almost instantaneous access to shared mobility options like bike-share Yulu, and on-demand mobility services, like Ola or Uber.  

      Anup Jain of Orios Venture Partners on How Battery Swapping will Act as the Spark Plug for B2B EV Adoption in India

For large use cases of two/ three-wheelers such as for business applications and public shared mobility, battery swapping model is the only effective solution, says Anup JainBattery-as-a-Service model can offer 20-25% margins for the platform which is running this businessRecent petrol prices rising to 100 rupees a litre could be the demonetisation moment for e-mobility in India, announces Anup ​​​​​​​​​​​​​A massive wave of transformation is underway within the mobility and transportation sector. Today, consumers have more options and access to real-time information to help choose their travel options than ever before. With the widespread adoption of smartphones, they have almost instantaneous access to shared mobility options like bike-share Yulu, and on-demand mobility services, like Ola or Uber. 

       Ashutosh Mayank Managing Partner Supply Chain Labs on How India's Logistics Sector is Evolving Technologically Post Covid

Many logistics technology solutions emerging out of India are being adopted around the world Most of the information flow within logistics in India is through technologies operating in silos such as emails, excel sheets or through traditional methods of written and scanned documents Investments, increasingly, are focused on technology plus people area ​​​​​​Blockchain is garnering interest because, increasingly, instead of tripartite contracts, there are now 5 party / 6 party contracts ​​​​​​​Covid 19 severely disrupted logistics and supply chain activities and tested the ingenuity, resilience, and flexibility of the stakeholders as they sought to maintain essential operations. It underscored the increased need for system upgradation and digitization across the entire supply chain. While the level of interruption varied according to the trade lane, commodity and the mode of transportation, integrated development of India’s logistics sector is a much-needed reform to improve its performance and lower the costs. READ MORE...https://thebluecircle.co/

     Integrated’ Digitization will Help Reduce Cost of Logistics in India, says Asim Behera, Board Member and COO, Daifuku India

Indian outfits suffer from a lot of inventory holding because of a lack of transparency in predicting the flow of materials, shares Asim Behera

ROI in automation gets achieved in around 20 years in India which is a deterrent in its adoption

To improve 3PL penetration contracts need to be signed for ten years, says Asim

Covid 19 severely disrupted logistics and supply chain activities and tested the ingenuity, resilience, and flexibility of the stakeholders as they sought to maintain essential operations. It underscored the increased need for system upgradation and digitization across the entire supply chain. While the level of interruption varied according to the trade lane, commodity and the mode of transportation, integrated development of India’s logistics sector is a much-needed reform to improve its performance and lower the costs.

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    India can be the Centralised Control Tower for World Logistics, says Jasjit Singh Sethi, CEO, TCI

Appreciation for the existence of GST, e-way bill and electronic toll has increased post-COVID, says Jasjit Singh

​​​​​​​Over the last 10 years, coastal shipping has become huge, especially in the Western coast, says Jasjit

​​​​​​​For India to be chosen as a global logistics hub, first a transshipment port is required in the country, says Singh

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Covid 19 severely disrupted logistics and supply chain activities and tested the ingenuity, resilience and flexibility of the stakeholders as they sought to maintain essential operations. It underscored the increased need for system upgradation and digitization across the entire supply chain. While the level of interruption varied according to the trade lane, commodity and the mode of transportation, integrated development of India’s logistics sector is a much-needed reform to improve its performance and lower the costs.

Rage Frost Omega Seiki Brings Revolutionary Electric Three-Wheeler for Last Mile Delivery of COVID Vaccines

An electric three-wheeler with a refrigerated carriage, Rage+ Frost is purposely designed for pollution-free, last-mile delivery of vaccines and other pharmaceuticals and food products

Powered by a zero-maintenance Li-ion battery, Rage+ Frost can store vaccines for 72 hours in a stationary state at a temperature as low as -20 degrees Celsius​​

Severely hit by the second wave of the covid pandemic spreading across the country, the Indian economy is in peril, wrecked by lockdowns and a huge decline in demand across sectors. However, with the vaccine against Covid now available, the government isn’t as handicapped as last year. And the fastest way to get economic activity back on track is to get people quickly vaccinated against the virus.

  Sunil Thakur of Quadria Capital Shares Insights on Some of the Emerging Business Models in India's Healthcare Sector

In the entire healthcare services, pharmacy need is among the highest and using this high-frequency hook several e-pharmacies have created two models - one on the consumer side and the other, on the institutional side, shares Sunil

Healthcare investors are exploring the idea of reaching out directly to manufactures and suppliers of generic medicines to bring down the pharma costs for hospitals

​​​​​​​COVID has made hospitals realise the importance of supply chain partners with strong business continuity programs in place

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the healthcare sector upside down. While it has revealed gaping holes in India’s healthcare infrastructure, it has also accelerated many of the ideas for the future that some thought would take decades to take hold. The rapid adoption of virtual care and digital technologies and consumer preference to stay away from the hospital during the pandemic offer a glimpse into how the healthcare of the future might evolve.

Integrated Diagnostics is the Way Forward for Preventive Healthcare, says Dr. Harsh Mahajan

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the healthcare sector upside down. While it has revealed gaping holes in India’s healthcare infrastructure, it has also accelerated many of the ideas for the future that some thought would take decades to take hold. The rapid adoption of virtual care and digital technologies and consumer preference to stay away from the hospital during the pandemic offer a glimpse into how the healthcare of the future might evolve.

With this background, The Blue Circle hosted an exclusive webinar on “Emerging Business Models in 2021 and Beyond in the Healthcare Sector”, with panelists Gautam Khanna (CEO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC), Dr. Harsh Mahajan (Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging), Sunil Thakur (Partner, Quadria Capital) and Chair and Moderator, Dr. Rana Mehta (Partner & Leader Healthcare, PwC).

 Collaboration Among Providers is the Way Forward for an Effective Healthcare System in India

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the healthcare sector upside down. While it has revealed gaping holes in India’s healthcare infrastructure, it has also accelerated many of the ideas for the future that some thought would take decades to take hold. The rapid adoption of virtual care and digital technologies and consumer preference to stay away from the hospital during the pandemic offer a glimpse into how the healthcare of the future might evolve.

With this background, The Blue Circle hosted an exclusive webinar on “Emerging Business Models in 2021 and Beyond in the Healthcare Sector”, with panelists Gautam Khanna (CEO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC), Dr. Harsh Mahajan (Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging), Sunil Thakur (Partner, Quadria Capital) and Chair and Moderator, Dr. Rana Mehta (Partner & Leader Healthcare, PwC).  

   Public Intellectual Pavan Choudary on the Emerging Geo-political and Geo

Starting the discussion on the emerging Geopolitical and Geo-commercial Pressure Points,  Pavan Choudary (Bestselling Author, Public Intellectual & CEO) says, “Machiavelli has said that in the contest among nations, Iron prevails over Gold. What he means is that weapons are more important than wealth. However, today, weapons and wealth are equally important. Japan, in the last few decades, with coffers full but empty carbines, faced deep vulnerabilities; on the other hand, Russia, despite staying armed to the teeth, lost its pre-eminence due to its falling economy. So, military capability and economic security, both are equally important. And the pecking order between them is still evolving.”

    India Needs a Larger Private Sector Participation to Strengthen its Cyber

China's negative posture towards all four countries is bringing the QUAD together

France is positioning itself as the new Russia for India

America has increased dramatically as a supplier of weapons for India

​​​​​​​With Chinese investing heavily in swarming, we are going to see drone warfare in our land border tussle with China and also in the Indian Ocean, says Pramit

​​​​​​​Israel has become an incredibly important niche defence provider and a country we can depend on in an emergency, states Pramit ​​​​​​​

Allowing the entry of the Indian private sector into space last year is an excellent development, acknowledges Chaudhari

 Jaime P. Luque Director ESCP Shares Some of the Successful Global Practices

Supply side of affordable housing in some countries is motivated by incentivizing the developers through subsidies to work in certain areas. Demand is manipulated by giving out money to buyers and vouchers for rental, says Jaime Luque, author of  Affordable Housing Development

Two powerful affordable housing programs running in the US are the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) and the tax increment financing (TIF), shares Jaime Luque

Low-income housing, also called affordable housing, is housing for individuals or families with low incomes. Although housing has been recognized as a human right under a number of international conventions, its availability for low-income people is often problematic