Indian Innovation
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The top IT patent filers in India include giants Wipro, TCS and one startup
The number of applications filed in 2017-’18 rose 5.3% year-on-year.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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India moves up five places to 52nd in the Global Innovation Index for 2019
Switzerland has retained the first position, while China is placed at No 14.
Scroll Staff
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A young Indian rum brand wants to be where America’s Jack Daniel’s and Ireland’s Guinness are
By deviating from the 100% molasses formula, Wild Tiger Rum hopes to change the game.
Akhila Ranganna
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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After an epic delay, two IIT graduates are racing to roll out India’s first smart electric scooter
Eighteen months on, the S340 is yet to hit Indian roads.
Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
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Innovation in India: A computer scientist has co-created a programming language in Bengaluru
Viral Shah, CEO of Julia Computing, says you don’t have to go to IIT or the US to innovate.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
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Watch: A Chennai man made a fan for his grandfather that runs without electricity
Sometimes simple solutions are the most innovative ones.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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With 10 launches, 2016 has been a record year for ISRO – but there's a catch
Most satellites released by the Indian space agency were foreign.
Charlie Moloney, Indiaspend.com
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Patent delays: A big hurdle in Modi’s ‘Make in India’
As many as 98% of patents granted in 2015 were for applications more than five years old.
IndiaSpend Team
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How an Indian marketing consultant created the Rs 1,500 washing machine
'We tried to make a large blender,' the founder said.
Mayank Jain
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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Meet the man who built the awesome online attendance system for India’s government officials
The system can track chronic late comers.
Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
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In Kerala, monsoon broadcasts just for fishermen
Most Indian weather reports convey information that is useful to farmers and others who live on land.
Scroll Staff
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Two Goa students design a computerised Braille teacher
Two computer science students from Goa's BITS Pilani campus have invented a device that aims to improve literacy among the visually impaired.
Aarefa Johari
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final