Flipkart Founder: Civilizational Prosperity is Directly Proportional to Energy Consumption
NirantK · x · 2026-08-03
Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, stated that the prosperity of a civilization is directly proportional to its energy consumption. He highlighted that India's next major goal is to increase its per capita energy consumption to US levels (currently 10x higher) to drive further technological and civilizational advancement.
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