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Why Developers Say Blockchain Still Lacks User-Friendly Apps
For years, the blockchain industry has spoken about how the technology could change the way people transfer money, keep their records, or prove their identities. The idea was to bring in a system that does not depend on one central authority or database, ensuring that the rights to access data do not stay with one entity. At the same time, the...
Beyond ISRO: India’s Space Sector Hits A $44 Billion Turning Point
When Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri resigned from his senior post as a division head at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the move was considered bold and unconventional. At the time, India’s space sector was a closed shop and an exclusive domain of the state. There were no private rockets, no venture-backed satellite constellations, and...
How Blockchain Could Ease Land Dispute Backlogs, And Why Apex Court Agrees
For many years, phrases like ‘ease of doing business’ and ‘ease of living’ have defined India’s reform objectives and its broad governance ambitions.Now, a new phrase is entering the policy conversation, ‘ease of justice’, and it may prove to be just as consequential. In November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the term while...
Blockchain Is The Rehab Where Useless Rewards Can Become Usable Perks
Just last Saturday, a famous handle on X shared a viral clip of a UPI user laying out his frustration with a dry, disarming wit that landed way better than any rant could.In the video, the user, who lives on a tight daily budget, scrolls through a list of rewards accrued through his UPI transactions and finds flight ticket discounts and five-star...
From Rings To Returns: How Blockchain Brings Diamonds To Portfolios
Before the release of the war thriller Blood Diamond in 2006, most diamond buyers did not know or care where their sparkling stones came from.The movie revealed to the world how diamonds mined in Sierra Leone were being sold to finance brutal internal wars that were benefiting only warlords and unscrupulous diamond merchants around the world.The...
Blockchain Brings Capital Where Banks Fear to Tread
For companies, access to capital largely depends on how tangible their assets are. Institutional lenders or investors prefer land or buildings as collateral because it’s easier to prove ownership that way. But there are many businesses that do not have such assets. Their intrinsic value lies in daily operations, steady order flow, and regular...
What’s Your Age? Say It Without Revealing The Birthdate
It’s common for con artists in India to illegally use the credentials of other people to commit financial fraud.On December 25, the Ambernath (Maharashtra) police registered a case against a woman and her associates for cheating several job seekers by misusing their personal documents and carrying out financial transactions worth nearly ₹35 crore...
Blockchain Could Be The Elf Easing Your PF Woes
For the salaried class, accumulating a corpus for retirement should be a simple process. Your employer deducts a portion of your monthly pay as a contribution, which you can withdraw when you retire or choose not to work. But it is anything but simple when it comes to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Most people cannot access the...
