Chennai rapidly emerging as one of India’s next major GCC and IT destinations”: Nair

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India–Indonesia Partnership Expands Higher Education & Research Collaboration

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IIM-B incubator NSRCEL tops $7 bn startup value, bets on AI-led expansion

More than 3,000 startups incubated at the Nadathur Sarangapani Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), the entrepreneurship arm of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B), have created over $7 billion in enterprise value since the centre’s founding in 2000. Those startups have also generated more than 35,000 jobs, according to the institute.

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Inside India’s Drone Revolution: The Companies Powering Future Warfare

The nature of modern warfare is changing rapidly, with unmanned systems increasingly shaping outcomes on the battlefield. The experience of Operation Sindoor in May 2025 reinforced this reality for India’s armed forces, highlighting both the growing importance of drones and the urgent need for a robust domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem.

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India’s semiconductor ambitions gain momentum as investment and manufacturing expand

Ashok Chandak, President of SEMI India, in an interview with ET Edge Insights, outlined how India is building a strong semiconductor ecosystem by combining its deep chip-design talent, software capabilities, supportive government policies, and expanding manufacturing infrastructure. He emphasised that India must move beyond providing design services to creating indigenous semiconductor products, brands, startups, and complete capabilities spanning chips, cloud infrastructure, and industry applications

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