mridul nanda Tirupati's Economy Beyond the Temple: How AP's Pilgrimage City is Building Industrial AI Tirupati's Venkateswara temple draws 10 crore pilgrims annually — the world's most-visited religious site. This creates a unique economic foundation that AI is helping local businesses leverage and transcend. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Bihar Rising: How Patna and Muzaffarpur are Becoming Unlikely AI Adoption Leaders Bihar has 13 crore people, a young demographic, and massive economic ambition. The state's businesses are adopting AI faster than anyone expected — and MNB Research is at the center of it. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Varanasi's Silk Revolution: How AI is Preserving India's Most Ancient Weaving Tradition Varanasi's Banarasi silk is a GI-tagged national treasure. But the industry faces existential threats from counterfeits, quality inconsistency, and export documentation complexity. AI is now the weaver's best friend. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Healthcare Diagnostics in the AI Era: What Indian Diagnostic Chain Owners Need to Know in 2025 India's diagnostic industry is ₹90,000 crore and growing at 12% annually. But margins are compressing and patient expectations are rising. AI is not optional anymore — it is the price of admission to premium care. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Dhanbad's Digital Transformation: Can India's Coal Capital Survive the Energy Transition? Dhanbad sits on 32 billion tonnes of coal reserves. But with India's renewable energy push and global carbon pressure, the city's industrial base must transform or fade. AI automation is the bridge. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda The Last-Mile Problem: How AI is Finally Fixing India's Most Expensive Logistics Challenge India's last-mile logistics problem is unique: narrow lanes, diverse addresses, cash-on-delivery complexity, and return rates that can hit 40%. AI is the only scalable solution. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Soybean Processing in India: How AI is Squeezing More Value from the Golden Bean India processes over 10 million tonnes of soybeans annually. In a volatile commodity with thin processing margins, AI automation is the tool that separates profitable processors from struggling ones. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda India's Snack Food Gold Rush: How AI is Helping Regional Brands Go National India's snack food market is growing at 15%+ annually. Regional brands with great products are losing ground to organised players — not because their food is worse, but because their operations can't scale. AI changes that. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Gwalior's Manufacturing Renaissance: How Central India's Engineering Hub is Using AI Gwalior's manufacturing sector — textiles, engineering, defence ancillaries — is quietly growing. AI automation is giving the city's most ambitious companies the operational foundation to compete nationally. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda India's Marble Country: How Rajasthan's Stone Industry is Being Transformed by AI Rajasthan produces 90% of India's marble and 40% of its stone — a ₹30,000 crore industry. AI automation is transforming quarry operations, processing efficiency, and global export documentation. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Bhilwara's Fabric Empire: How AI is Bringing Intelligence to India's Largest Synthetic Textile Market Bhilwara trades ₹15,000+ crore in synthetic fabrics annually. In a market defined by razor-thin margins and cutthroat credit competition, AI automation is the edge that the best traders are building. 24-May-2026
mridul nanda Assam's Tea Auctions and AI: How Technology is Transforming the World's Oldest Commodity Market The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre processes millions of kilograms of tea weekly. AI price intelligence is giving buyers systematic advantages in a market that previously rewarded only intuition and experience. 24-May-2026