Author name: Ananta Kar

Ananta is wrapping up her postgraduate studies in Comparative Literature whilst juggling a solid two-year writing career. She cut her teeth as a sports journalist before discovering her true passion: India's exploding gaming scene. These days, she's obsessed with how gaming culture is reshaping the country, and her academic research chops bring unexpected depth to every piece. Whether dissecting esports trends or exploring biologics in India, renewable energy, electric Vehicles & Smart Transportation topics, Ananta writes with the curiosity of a researcher and the energy of someone who genuinely loves what they do.

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India’s Ev Charging Crisis: 29,000 Stations Built, but Where Are the Cars?

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India has erected an impressive army of 29,000 public EV charging stations by late 2025—a ninefold leap in just three years that should signal a green transport revolution. Yet beneath these triumphant headlines lies an uncomfortable truth: most of these stations sit idle, their cables gathering dust whilst operators bleed money. Business plans promised 40-60% […]

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India’s Ev Charging Crisis: Why 10% Margins Are Forcing Operators to Reinvent Revenue

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Install a DC fast charger, watch EVs pull up for paid charging sessions, collect revenue—the business model sounds deceptively straightforward until the monthly profit-and-loss statement arrives showing margins so thin they’re practically transparent. India’s EV charging stations operate on razor-thin margins of merely 10-30%, where electricity sales alone yield just 20-50% markups that get systematically

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India’s Ev Battery Dilemma: How 30% Cost Savings Collide With 74% Import Dependency

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Every electric vehicle rolling off Indian assembly lines carries a hidden contradiction in its battery pack. Domestic production promises compelling 20-30% cost savings that could democratise electric mobility for millions, yet 74% of critical raw materials still arrive from China, creating vulnerability that negates localisation benefits whenever geopolitical tensions flare or commodity prices spike. This

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India’s Pharma Export Boom: How $30.5 Billion Is Becoming the World’s Healthcare Lifeline

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When global pharmaceutical executives discuss supply chain resilience, one country dominates every conversation: India. The nation’s pharmaceutical and biotech exports have catapulted to $30.5 billion in FY2025, marking a robust 9.3% year-on-year growth that substantially outpaces global averages and cements India’s position as the world’s pharmacy—a title earned through decades of manufacturing excellence, regulatory sophistication,

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India’s Telehealth Paradox: Why 340 Million Consultations Can’t Stop 82% User Churn

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Thirty-four crore consultations sound like a resounding success story—until you discover that 82% of those users never return beyond three months. This is India’s telehealth paradox: explosive adoption masking catastrophic retention failures that threaten to transform a revolution into a revolving door. India’s telehealth sector has exploded from a niche service to a mainstream necessity,

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India’s Healthcare Apartheid: How the Urban-Rural Divide Is Killing Millions Softly

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A farmer in rural Bihar develops chest pain at dawn. The nearest functional healthcare facility sits 40 kilometres away, requiring three hours by unreliable transport and a day’s wages lost. By the time he reaches the Primary Health Centre, his condition has deteriorated, treatment costs have multiplied, and his family has borrowed money at usurious

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India’s EV Charging Boom: How 29,277 Stations Mask a Crisis of Inequality

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Drive through Delhi and you’ll find a charging station every three square kilometres—a density approaching developed market standards. Travel to Bihar or Jharkhand, however, and those stations become rare sightings, leaving EV owners stranded with range anxiety that no government press release can alleviate. This tale of two Indias encapsulates the paradox of the country’s

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India’s Gaming Studios: How Hidden Operational Costs Are Killing Well-Funded Startups

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The funding announcement makes headlines—a gaming studio secures $10 million in Series A funding, projecting rapid expansion and market dominance. Eighteen months later, that same studio quietly shuts down or desperately seeks bridge financing, having burnt through capital faster than anyone anticipated. This pattern repeats with disturbing frequency across India’s gaming sector, where initial investor

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India’s Gaming Paradox: Why 500 Million Players Create the World’s Toughest Retention Challenge

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Half a billion gamers should be a dream scenario for any gaming studio. Yet, in India, this staggering user base represents one of the industry’s most perplexing challenges rather than an unqualified success story. While Indian gaming companies celebrate unprecedented growth in downloads and registrations, they are simultaneously grappling with retention rates that would alarm

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Why Global Studios Cut Prices 60% for India: The Localisation Playbook Rewriting Revenue Rules

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When Netflix executives discovered their standard global pricing strategy was failing spectacularly in India, they made an unprecedented decision: launch a mobile-only plan at a fraction of their Western rates. This wasn’t a promotional offer or temporary discount—it was recognition that India’s market operates by fundamentally different rules than Western counterparts. Global studios entering India

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