The appointment of Dr. Srinivasa Venu Uppuluri as an Independent Director of DEK & Mavericks Green Energy Limited, effective May 26, 2026, reflects a wider pattern that is reshaping governance in India’s energy and infrastructure sector — one where professionals with hands-on experience in technology, strategy, and capital deployment are increasingly being invited to take formal oversight roles at the board level. World Development Corporation's Directors' Institute formally

The appointment of Nirakar Pradhan as an Independent Director at Abakkus Investment Managers is the kind of announcement that rewards closer reading. On the surface, it is a board-level appointment at a prominent Indian asset management firm. Looked at more carefully, it is the arrival of a professional whose career represents one of the most comprehensive journeys through institutional finance that the Indian market has produced in a generation. World Development Corporation

1. Introduction – Governance Challenge in the Digital Age Corporate governance is entering a new phase as business leadership itself is transforming quietly but deeply. For many decades, board responsibility was mainly associated with financial accuracy, compliance supervision and strategic approval of organisational direction. Technology was usually treated as a supporting operational function managed by internal teams, external service providers, or specialised technical de