India’s next economic leap may depend less on unicorns and more on MSMEs.
Digital tools payments and productivity improvements are quietly reshaping how small businesses scale across the country.
#MSME #DigitalIndia #Manufacturing
https://makhanamornings.in/2026/05/17/india-msme-productivity-viksit-bharat/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

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India’s long-term growth ambitions depend heavily on improving productivity and digital adoption across MSMEs.
MakhanaMorningsDigital Sovereignty: How Europe can break China’s grip on rare earths.
A new study by the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB) warns of a fatal blockade in high-tech raw materials and outlines radical paths to a proactive circular economy for a more resilient supply.
https://mediafaro.org/article/20260516-digital-sovereignty-how-europe-can-break-chinas-grip-on-rare-earths?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward
#RareEarths #Tech #DigitalSovereignty #Germany #CircularEconomy #Manufacturing

Digital Sovereignty: How Europe can break China’s grip on rare earths.
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이탈리아 토스카나에서 산업용 로봇으로 조각 작업을 수행하는 Robotor 사례를 소개한다. 미켈란젤로의 대리석 산지로 유명한 지역에서 대형 로봇을 활용해 조각 제작 방식을 재정의하고 있다는 내용이다.
https://x.com/lukas_m_ziegler/status/2055973240061751565
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A robotic sculptors! 🗽
In the heart of Tuscany, where Michelangelo sourced the marble for his greatest masterpieces, a company called Robotor is using industrial robots to redefine sculpture.
Founded by Giacomo Massari robot and Filippo Tincolini, Robotor deploys 13-foot
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China Business ForumChina quietly turns off supply of world's most used industrial chemical
By Megan Hughes
Amid disruption from the Iran war, China has banned exports of sulphuric acid, a crucial component used to treat drinking water, refine petroleum and make batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-05-17/china-turns-off-sulphuric-acid-supply/106682704
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China quietly turns off supply of world's most used industrial chemical
Amid disruption from the Iran war, China has banned exports of sulphuric acid, a crucial component used to treat drinking water, refine petroleum and make batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers.