The demand for renewable energy is rising. So is the need to ramp up storage. As India expands its renewable energy capacity to meet growing demand, there is an immediate need toscale upstorage systems, say industry stakeholders. Batteries and other storage technologies are crucial to tackle the intermittency risk of solar power and unlock its growth potential. Import dependence can no longer be cited as a reason for slow deployment, they argue. Some Indian companies have shown how a crisis can become an opportunity. Abookby authors Saurabh Mukherjea and Salil Desai explores how five Indian companies—Bajaj Finance, Titan, Dr Lal PathLabs, Divi’s Laboratories, and Tata Elxsi—not only withstood disruption but also turned it into an enduring source of strength. The book titledThe Art of Enduring: How Great Companies Turn Crisis into Opportunityexamines how these leading companies navigated a series of disruptions between 2015 and 2025, including demonetisation, GST rollout, pandemic, trade wars, and global supply-chain disruptions. And now for something that sounds straight out of science fiction: a robot has outrun Usain Bolt. A humanoid named Lightning has run the 100 metres in 9.32 seconds, surpassing the 17-year-old world record of 9.58 seconds in men’s 100m set by Bolt at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.Lightning, developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, attained a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second during a test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Finally, here’s some food for thought. Is AI aiding thought or replacing it? This episode ofThe Most Interesting Thing in AIwith author Steven Johnson discusses theethics of AI-assisted writingand what happens when AI gets as good as humans at writing. In today’s newsletter, we will talk about Here’s your trivia for today: What was Play-Doh originally used as?(Scroll down for the answer) Venture capital funding usually relies on large deals for momentum. But with big-ticket rounds becoming scarce, India’s startup funding is increasingly being propped up by one-off transactions. Explore settlement, SC tells Matrimony.com, Jodi365 In a trademark dispute between Matrimony.com and Jodi365, the Supreme Court has asked the companies to explore settlement. The apex court kept Matrimony.com’s plea pending after the company proposed renaming its matchmaking app ‘Jodi Matrimony’, giving the two sides an opportunity to settle the dispute. Answer: As wallpaper cleaner to remove soot and dirt We would love to hear from you! To let us know what you liked and disliked about our newsletter, please mail[email protected]. If you don’t already get this newsletter in your inbox,sign up here. For past editions of the YourStory Buzz, you can check ourDaily Capsule page here.
