Private training aircraft makes forced landing in Karnataka; instructor and cadet safe

India Inc projects 7.4% growth; flags cyber, geopolitical and AI risks: FICCI-EY survey

India’s forex reserves hit fresh all-time high of $723.8 billion

PM Modi Malaysia Visit: From security cooperation to bilateral payment linkages - India, Malaysia sign 11 agreements 

2-nanometre Qualcomm chip launched; Ashwini Vaishnaw outlines ISM 2.0 vision

US trade deal strengthens India’s push for $250 billion engineering exports by 2030: EEPC

Bets Big on AI Boom: Samsung to begin mass production of World’s first 6th-gen HBM4 chips for Nvidia GPUs

India-US trade deal will not harm farmers, US cuts tariffs on Indian farm exports: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India’s sovereign AI strategy delivering results, says Ashwini Vaishnaw as Sarvam AI model wins praise

Delhi AQI improves to ‘moderate’ as smog lingers, IMD predicts foggy conditions

Digital lending platform mPokket on Thursday said it targets to disburse Rs 8,000 crore, targeting 30 lakh borrowers in 2023, and also double its customer base in the upcoming years.

mPokket aims to disburse Rs 8,000 crore in 2023

India added only three unicorns – startups having a valuation of over USD 1 billion – in 2023 against 24 in the year-ago period, as per the ASK Private Wealth Hurun Indian Future Unicorn Index 2023.

Slowdown in India's startup story: Unicorn additions decline to 3

This week startups like electric vehicle company Ola announced the construction of its 100 GWh gigafactory at its manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, BharatPe appointed Partha Pratim Sengupta, and Vedanta Group announced its plan to leverage technologies developed by startups under a partnership with Meity-Nascomm Centre of Excellence.

A look at this week's startup deals: Ola, MedPlus, Upstox, BharatPe, magicPin, BYJU's were in news

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday named four Indian entities, including Giftolexia Solutions and Xacmaz Technology, in its annual list of 100 most promising technology pioneers, comprising companies making progress in sustainability, advanced manufacturing and inclusive healthcare.

Four Indian firms in WEF's 100 most promising tech startups list

Softbank-backed e-commerce player Meesho has revealed a new brand identity as it looks to enhance its positioning as an "inclusive" and "egalitarian" platform for mass adoption.

Meesho revamps brand identity to enhance positioning as inclusive, egalitarian platform

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the StartUp20 Engagement Group meeting in Goa, Ashish Sinha, joint secretary, Union Ministry of External Affairs, said the meeting took place in a&nbsp;sombre environment because of the train accident on Friday.

Goa: StartUp20 Engagement Group delegates condole Odisha train tragedy

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said he had thought of cancelling the third meeting of the Startup20 Engagement Group, part of India's G20 presidency, scheduled to begin in Goa on Saturday in view of the horrific train accident in Odisha but refrained from doing so out of respect for the delegates' time.

Not cancelling Goa StartUp 20 event despite Odisha tragedy out of respect for delegates' time, says Goyal

The application deadline for National Startup Awards 2023 has been extended till June 15, 2023, an official release from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.

National Startup Awards 2023 applications deadline extended to June 15

The Finance Ministry has notified 21 countries, including the US, UK and France, from where non-resident investment in unlisted Indian startups will not attract angel tax. The list, however, excludes investment from countries like Singapore, Netherlands and Mauritius.

CBDT notifies 21 nations from where investment in startups will be exempt from angel tax

Chandrasekhar, who is the Minister of State for IT and Electronics, said the world of technology will continue to disrupt and shift, and added that constant innovation is the only real solution for longevity of ventures in an unending world of change and disruption.

Startups in India have universe of opportunities; enabling policies catalysing ideas into successful global ventures: MoS IT

The fund, which is a sector agnostic, is looking to build a portfolio of 15-20 startups with an average ticket size of $2.5 million."We have seen investors interest remaining steady with respect to startup investments in the Indian startup ecosystem," Ankur Mittal, Partner at Physis Capital, said.

Physis Capital marks first round of $50 million maiden fund 

Electric flying taxi startup, The ePlane Company on Tuesday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) it has granted the Design Organisation Approval (DOA).

DGCA grants Design Organisation Approval to The ePlane Company startup

Battery-tech startup EMO Energy on Tuesday said it has raised $1.2 million (nearly Rs 10 crore) in a seed funding round led by Transition VC and co-led by venture capital firm Gruhas

Battery-tech startup EMO Energy raises $1.2 million in seed funding

Pune-based start-up Anashwar Technologies Private Limited has won the first prize of Rs five lakh in the Grand Water Saving Challenge, it was announced on Monday.

Anashwar Technologies wins Rs 5 lakh first prize in Grand Water Saving Challenge

"Currently, around 10,000 startups are being supported by us, and these entities have been instrumental in creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs. In the long run, they are going to create a very large volume of jobs," said&nbsp;Software Technology Park of India Director General Arvind Kumar.

Startups in India bringing down unemployment rate 

The sector that raised the most money in Q12023 was B2C&nbsp;e-commerce sector. The companies in this sector raised $2.7 billion and sectors like payments, fashion tech,&nbsp;internet, and B2C fashion e-commerce followed the trend.

Indian tech startup funding slumps 75% in March quarter: Tracxn   

Spring`s first fund of Rs 150 crore continues to invest in companies at Series A and beyond. The Early Spring Fund will invest Rs 5-Rs 20 crore in each company, from seed to pre-series A stage.

GCPL to invest Rs 100 cr in early-stage consumer startups in India

This week startups like Upgrad raised funding, Wiggles bought Capt Zack, LoanTap acquired Unofin while Phonepe called off a deal with ZestMoney.

A look at this week's startup deals: Phonepe, Upgrad, GoMechanic, LoanTap were in news

Speaking at India Global Forum event, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw&nbsp;said while there was a time when India was only seen as a consumer of technology, today "many global developers like to have Indian start ups, entrepreneurs and academicians as their partners, as technology gets developed".
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Govt's immediate steps ensured Indian startups were not adversely impacted by SVB crisis: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Gaming startup WinZO plans to invest $50 million (about Rs 410 crore), in the global gaming ecosystem as part of its flagship Game Developer Fund, the company said on Monday.

WinZO to deploy $50 million in global gaming ecosystem

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'Viksit Bharat' set to be built on road of AI, technology & innovation? Budget 2026 sets direction

The government has launched the IndiaAI Financial Reporting Compliance Challenge to develop AI-powered tools that can improve audit quality and financial disclosure oversight. Backed by a Rs 1.5 crore prize pool and a potential two-year contract with NFRA, the initiative invites Indian startups and companies to build explainable AI systems for compliance validation and risk analysis. The move aligns with India’s broader push for ethical, transparent AI and aims to strengthen investor confidence through technology-enabled regulation.

Govt launches IndiaAI challenge to build AI tools for auditing, financial reporting oversight — Know details

Leading the high Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) cohort is NervePro, a Salem-based healthcare deep-tech startup that has developed an affordable, portable nerve-monitoring system designed to protect facial nerves during high-risk ENT and skull-base surgeries. The startup has completed a proof-of-concept validation study.

Startups in tier-2 cities get govt boost as 17 secure grants, investments

As part of this approach, Government of India started the "Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs 2.0 (TIDE 2.0)" Scheme in the year 2019. It promotes technology-based entrepreneurship by providing financial &amp; technical support to incubators.

Over 1700 startups supported under Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs 2.0 scheme: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Maharashtra government launched the MATRIX (Maharashtra Technology, Research Incubator and Xcelerator) program, aimed to revolutionise the state's emerging technology landscape.

Maharashtra launches MATRIX initiative to boost startup ecosystem

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