China’s Water Crises Set to Boost Private Investment
The past two decades of a rapid industrialization in China have heavily impacted the country’s water supply and quality, resulting in almost two thirds of groundwater and close to one...
A Doctor under Your Skin: Wearable Medical Devices in India, Brazil, and China
From smart glasses that allow a surgeon to operate having his patient’s medical records at sight to an intelligent contact lens that measures glucose levels of its wearer, technological innovations...
China’s Digital Single Market – Internet of Things
Underpinned by immense government support, private investments, as well as the highest number of machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile connections globally, China has potential to get to the forefront of IoT (Internet...
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Ready for the Global Stage?
In late 2015, Chinese researcher Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize for creating anti-malaria drug, using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Artemisinin, an active compound extracted from an aromatic herb...
BREXIT: First Thoughts
In a landmark decision, UK’s citizen expressed their preference to leave the European Union. While the process is not straight forward, and will take at least two years to complete,...
Raising Customs Duty – The Right Prescription for India’s Bulk Drug Industry?
India’s Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has long expressed concerns over growing import of bulk drugs and over the challenges in ensuring the quality of the imported drugs. Hence, it...
McDonald’s – Facing the Heat Globally
With more than 36,000 outlets globally, out of which 14,000 are located in the USA alone, McDonald’s is rightly known as the fast-food giant. After decades of expansion that saw...
Solar Rises in the East
The international solar arena which was once dominated by the developed countries in the West is now flaring in the emerging markets of Asia. We are looking at a holistic...