Hemant Kumar

57th GST Council Meeting: No Arrests, Faster Refunds and Real Relief for MSMEs

No GST arrests, a ₹5 crore prosecution threshold, automatic refunds and fewer notices. What the 57th GST Council meeting means for MSMEs.

The Rise of the Human–AI Workforce

Most leaders herald the promise of AI. Many employees, meanwhile, see it as a looming threat, a modern echo of the familiar taunt: “Anything you can do, I can do better.”

AI Will Create More Jobs Than It Eliminates

The conversation about artificial intelligence and employment has long been dominated by a single, anxiety-laden question: how many jobs will be lost? It is a framing that produces dramatic headlines and…

Sarvam AI and the Rise of India’s Sovereign Intelligence Stack

The internet is full of AI agent demos that perform well under controlled prompts and collapse under operational stress. Real deployment demands resilience.

How Generative AI Is Rewriting the Economics of Indian Banking

Structural change in Indian banking’s distribution architecture is already an accomplished fact, thanks to the large-scale adoption of digital technologies. The expansion of mobile banking, UPI, Aadhaar,…

Zoho and MapmyIndia Integrate Location Intelligence into CRM Platforms

Zoho Corp has partnered with MapmyIndia (Mappls) to integrate address capture and lead discovery capabilities directly into Zoho CRM. The collaboration brings location intelligence into everyday customer…

MSMEs Deliver Lower NPAs and Higher Growth Than Big Companies

India's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has become the driving force of economic growth and employment creation, contributing as much as 30% to GDP and employing more than 110 million…

Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana 2025: Opportunities, Benefits, and Impact on Jobs in India

India is witnessing a demographic surge, with millions of young people entering the workforce every year. While this presents immense potential, it also creates the pressing challenge of unemployment and…

Why MSME Growth Must Be the Cornerstone of Bihar’s Election

Bihar is steadily moving beyond its old BIMARU image. To build on this progress, MSME development must now become the cornerstone of its economic journey. Despite years of political churn and policy…

Loan via UPI: Collateral-Backed Credit through a Single Tap

India's Unified Payments Interface, popularly referred to as UPI, is now the backbone of India's digital finance ecosystem. What started as a peer-to-peer payment system in 2016 is today the largest real-time…

The Death of Traditional Jobs and the Rise of Entrepreneurship

India's employment landscape is rapidly changing. Salaries have hardly moved, with just about 0.4 percent yearly growth over the past decade, whereas living expenses and automation skyrocket. Entrepreneurship…

India-Russia Relations Rising on the Strength of Soft Power

Over the decades, India-Russia relations have been characterized by defence cooperation, Cold War solidarity, and strategic coordination in international affairs. From the MiG fighter aircraft to the BrahMos…

Skill India Needs a Rethink: From Token Training to Transformative Impact

When the Government of India launched the Skill India Mission in 2015, it aimed at equipping the youth of India with employable skills. With over 65% of its population under the age of 35 years, India is a…

Who Holds the Keys to Your AI and Why It Matters

GST Reforms 2025: How CBIC is Simplifying Tax & Empowering MSMEs in

Narendra Modi: “GST is not just a tax reform; it is a path-breaking legislation for New India.”

Agentic AI: 40% of Projects Risk Failure by 2027

The future of work is increasingly being defined by autonomy, not just for employees, but for the software they use. Agentic AI, or autonomous systems that make decisions and act without constant human input,…

India’s Rare Earth Strategy: Unlocking Potential for Economic and Geopolitical Resilience

India’s rare earth self-reliance is crucial for electric vehicles, defence, and clean energy. But can the nation overcome supply, technology, and investment barriers to reduce its dependence on China?

Policy, Progress, and People: India’s Inspiring Climb to the Top 100 in the Global SDG Index

India has achieved a historic milestone by entering the top 100 countries in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) rankings for the first time. According to the latest Sustainable Development…

The Invisible Becoming Invincible: Formalizing the Backbone of Bharat

India Reimagined: Powered by the Sun and Driven by Hydrogen