Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
₹69,725 Cr Shipbuilding Push: India Targets Global Top Five Maritime Rank by 2047 Summary The Indian government has issued detailed guidelines to implement a ₹69,725 crore shipbuilding and maritime development package approved by the Union Cabinet in September. The plan sets ambitious milestones: break into the global top 10 in shipbuilding and ship ownership by […]
₹69,725 Cr Shipbuilding Push: India Targets Global Top Five Maritime Rank by 2047 Summary The Union Cabinet-approved ₹69,725 crore shipbuilding and maritime development package has detailed guidelines published to put the scheme into operation. India aims to enter the global top 10 in shipbuilding and ship ownership by 2030 and rise to the top five […]
₹69,725 Cr Shipbuilding Push: India Targets Global Top Five Maritime Rank by 2047 Summary The Indian government has finalised guidelines to roll out a ₹69,725 crore shipbuilding and maritime development package approved by the Union Cabinet. The plan sets ambitious milestones: reach the top 10 nations in shipbuilding and ship ownership by 2030 and enter […]
When Mother Nature Asks for Receipts: Apple’s 2030 Net-Zero Promise Hinges on its Supply Chain Summary Apple has pledged that every device it sells will have a net-zero climate impact by 2030. The commitment covers corporate operations, manufacturing, materials and full product life cycles — but the real challenge is Scope 3 emissions from suppliers, […]
Why India Must Secure a Seat at the Pax Silica Table Summary The article argues that Pax Silica — the US-led coalition to build a resilient, trusted global semiconductor supply chain — is strategically important for India. India was initially excluded from the nine-nation group, but recent US statements indicate talks are underway for Indian […]
Billion-Dollar Data Centres Are Taking Over the World Summary Lauren Goode’s WIRED piece explains how hyperscale AI investments have triggered a global rush to build billion‑dollar data centres. Tech giants — OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, SoftBank, AMD and others — are pouring capital and gigawatts into new facilities to train and run generative‑AI models. The […]
Fatma Hassan Al‑Remaihi: Leading Doha Film Institute Summary Fatma Hassan Al‑Remaihi, CEO of the Doha Film Institute (DFI), has steered the organisation from a regional cultural body into an internationally recognised creative investment platform. Her approach treats film both as art and as an asset: curating global selections, promoting Qatari talent through the “Made in […]
Navi Mumbai International Airport Begins Commercial Operations, Ushering in Mumbai’s Multi-Airport Era Summary Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), developed and operated by Adani Airports, started commercial flight operations on 25–26 December 2025, creating a second major gateway for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The greenfield airport opens in phases: an initial capacity of 20 million passengers […]
Billionaire Mega-Families: How Xu Bo and Pavel Durov Are Redefining Dynasty, Citizenship, and Control Summary The article profiles two very different — but converging — approaches by ultra‑wealthy founders to using family formation as strategy. Xu Bo, founder of Guangzhou Duoyi Network, is accused of using US surrogacy to produce more than 100 children (the […]
Stadium of the Super-Rich: Inside the System That Lets 60,000 People Outweigh Half of Humanity Summary The article highlights new research showing extreme global concentration of wealth: fewer than 60,000 people (about 0.001% of the world) own roughly three times the wealth of the poorest 50% of humanity. The top 10% hold about 75% of […]
