Quick notes: Flipkart, Wafer fabs...

• Walmart-Amazon duopoly: MNCs finally wrest control of Indian e-commerce sector.



• Home to the most polluted cities: As China cleans up its act, India’s cities named the world’s most polluted.... Most are concentrated in North India.... From the archives of this blog: The down side of "progress"



• Semiconductor Fabs: Does India need a wafer fab? The debate continues.



• Floating Rocks Of Ramappa Temple: Ancient Technology in India




• PDF link:  Indian contributions to science.



• Meat alternatives: The largest share of meat alternative consumers are people looking to reduce their meat intake and so-called flexitarians. There are growing health, ethical and sustainability concerns around animal farming and so every market forecast is highly optimistic that the market for meat substitutes will grow.