Palak Chahal
@Palak_Chahal1
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Professor @TISSpeak. Author. Entrepreneur. Researcher in Development Economics. Fellow @Cornell. Digital innovation, sustainability, Future of Work. Ex-@BCG
Mumbai - Bangalore
Joined August 2021
#IndiGo’s flight cancellations left passengers stranded. https://t.co/upMbxR6Wju Why? No real alternatives. Same story brewing in power transmission – one player holding over half the projects → delays → renewable energy stuck. Rajasthan’s solar being curtailed while lines
moneycontrol.com
Market concentration is not inherently problematic. Economies of scale matter, and large players often drive efficiency gains. But there is a threshold beyond which concentration becomes a systemic...
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As Flipkart continues to evolve, investments in leadership depth and governance capability support its ambition to grow as a resilient, long-term digital institution. https://t.co/DsFkFmn7Zi
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Former Tyson Foods executive joins Flipkart as the group strengthens governance amid scale and scrutiny.
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#MakarSankranti2026 One sun, a thousand celebrations! ☀️ From the vibrant kites of Gujarat to the soulful bonfires of Punjab and the traditional Pitha of Assam, India is officially in its harvest glow on #MakarSankranti. https://t.co/to3Lm8NaRt
#SolarCycle #IndianCulture
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Makar Sankranti 2026: Know why India celebrates the harvest festival on January 14, its significance, rituals, mythology, and how it is observed across states.
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Ground visuals from Bhopal indicate sealed meat cartons recovered from a UP-number truck. The packaging shows HMA Agro branding and QR codes linked to the website. https://t.co/2CtLdeppXU
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India’s economy remains a global standout in 2026 world-beating GDP growth plus 5 key trends to watch that could shape markets, policy and investment this year. 🇮🇳 #India #Economy #GDP #Growth #Markets
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From shopping to exports, other data points help paint a fuller economic picture for 2026.
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Alphabet is now the second-most valuable company in the world.
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$GOOGL Gemini moved from 6% to 22% of GenAI web traffic in a year while ChatGPT dropped from 87% to 65% which to me shows user changing behavior. Gemini shows up where questions already live inside Search, Chrome, Android & Workspace so new AI usage does not require a new habit,
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🚨 ChatGPT traffic has fallen -22% in the last 6 weeks, since the Gemini 3 launch. 7-day avg visitors has gone from ~203M to ~158M. Might be the holiday slump, but Gemini, their biggest consumer competitor, has remained flat and is now ~40% of ChatGPT. Source: SimilarWeb.
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This isn’t just a hydropower deal, it’s a quiet reset of the regional power map. https://t.co/uJKLJNJmaq With Adani group helping drive 5,000 MW of new capacity plus the 570 MW Wangchhu project, India and Bhutan are hard-wiring a clean-energy alliance that turns geography into
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Volga Ice Cream. Dairy Rich. Almost forgotten. Back in the late 60s and 70s, when ice cream itself was an occasional luxury, Volga quietly became a schooltime favourite alongside Kwality and Joy. Mango, orange, strawberry, raspberry. Creamy duets, thick wedding slabs, and those
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𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. 📈 With $11 Bn+ in funding, steady private capital flow and a record surge in startup IPOs, the 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝-𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩
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The world’s largest indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore
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Across India, gurus are promising to fix small businesses, often at MBA-level prices. These expensive coaching courses mix management advice, mindset training and even family mediation in a largely unregulated market. @akritiisharma reports https://t.co/MPZvB4Bw8j
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Bengaluru-based #DCXSystems has bagged a ₹52 crore ($5.7 Million) order from Israel-based #Rafael for the supply of cable & wire harness assemblies.
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Imagine being so confident like Tara Sutaria that you tell millions of people: “Jo tumne dekha, woh galat hai.” Gaslighting with premium confidence.
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One under-discussed outcome of market concentration is how it shapes tariffs over 35-year asset lives. Low bids look great on paper, until they don’t. Because when a single dominant player (#PGCIL) submits aggressive tariffs backed by a sovereign-strength balance sheet, the
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