Start-up Revolution

Bengaluru-based start-up, Altigreen's Amitabh Saran explains why the EV revolution is inevitable and how it will transform the last-mile delivery business in India in the near future.

They are also start-ups. But instead of glass and chrome offices and suited executives, these start-ups are your vegetable vendor, fish seller, the aunty in the nearby down market housing colony who sells flashy sarees and kitsch jewellery.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet here, she said, "I don't think we should worry about it (industrial revolution)."

Clamshell grills are making burger flipping obsolete at McDonald's, Johnny Rockets and other burger chains. Digital kiosks, tabletop tablets and mobile phones are taking orders at eateries like Panera, Chili's Grill & Bar and Domino's. And at Silicon Valley start-up Zume, robots are being programmed to take over pizza assembly.

E-commerce in India is expected to see a significant uptrend in the coming days and could lend a helping hand to the country's job landscape, which needs as many as 80 million new jobs in the next decade, says a report.

The start-up space is said to be young, buzzing, full of new ideas and a burning desire to find a problem and fix it - so how come nobody spots the elephant in the room?

I am reminded of what a school teacher of mine would quote extensively: "If Plan A doesn't work, there are 25 more letters waiting."

About $6.5 billion has been invested into start-ups this year, up from $2.2 billion last year, according to the National Association of Software and Services Companies, an industry group. Three to four tech start-ups are born every day in India, it says.

Bengaluru-based start-up, Altigreen's Amitabh Saran explains why the EV revolution is inevitable and how it will transform the last-mile delivery business in India in the near future.

They are also start-ups. But instead of glass and chrome offices and suited executives, these start-ups are your vegetable vendor, fish seller, the aunty in the nearby down market housing colony who sells flashy sarees and kitsch jewellery.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet here, she said, "I don't think we should worry about it (industrial revolution)."

Clamshell grills are making burger flipping obsolete at McDonald's, Johnny Rockets and other burger chains. Digital kiosks, tabletop tablets and mobile phones are taking orders at eateries like Panera, Chili's Grill & Bar and Domino's. And at Silicon Valley start-up Zume, robots are being programmed to take over pizza assembly.

E-commerce in India is expected to see a significant uptrend in the coming days and could lend a helping hand to the country's job landscape, which needs as many as 80 million new jobs in the next decade, says a report.

The start-up space is said to be young, buzzing, full of new ideas and a burning desire to find a problem and fix it - so how come nobody spots the elephant in the room?

I am reminded of what a school teacher of mine would quote extensively: "If Plan A doesn't work, there are 25 more letters waiting."

About $6.5 billion has been invested into start-ups this year, up from $2.2 billion last year, according to the National Association of Software and Services Companies, an industry group. Three to four tech start-ups are born every day in India, it says.