Soumya Verma
How Friendships Built India’s Biggest Startups – From Flipkart to Zepto
In a bustling flat in Bengaluru in 2007, two former Amazon employees sat huddled over…
India’s Leap into the Quantum Future: DRDO and IIT Delhi Break New Ground in Secure Free-Space Communication
Summary: DRDO and IIT Delhi demonstrate India’s first campus-scale free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) using…
Zoomcar Data Breach Exposes 8.4 Million Users: A Deepening Crisis in India’s Digital Mobility
Summary : Zoomcar confirms that personal data of 8.4 million users was compromised in a…
India’s UPI Now Powers 50% of Global Digital Payments
Summary: UPI now accounts for 50% of global real-time digital payments, with 185 billion transactions…
Zudio’s Silent Revolution: How a No-Ads, No-App Brand Became the Middle Class’s Fashion Lifeline
Summary: Zudio, a Tata Trent brand, has reached ₹4,000 crore in revenue without a single…
Bengaluru Breaks Into Global Top 15 Startup Ecosystems in 2025
Summary: Bengaluru moved from 21st to 14th position globally in Startup Genome’s 2025 report. The…
90% Engineers Can’t Code”: A Startup Founder’s Post Sparks Outrage—and Raises Questions About India’s Hiring Culture
Summary : A startup founder claimed he routinely fires engineers within weeks for lack of…
Amit Kataria: The IAS Officer Who Took ₹1 Salary Yet Became India’s Richest Bureaucrat
Summary 2004-batch IAS officer Amit Kataria, rank 18 in UPSC, IIT Delhi alumnus. Took a…
NIT Rourkela Unveils “Green Concrete Beads” That Clean Wastewater with Sunlight
Summary: NIT Rourkela’s green concrete beads use sunlight to detoxify industrial wastewater. The beads eliminate…
Amazon Enters India’s Quick Commerce Race with ‘Amazon Now’—Testing Speed, Trust, and Timing
Summary : Amazon Now debuts in 3 Bengaluru pin codes with 10–15 minute delivery promises.…
