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Zomato, food ordering and delivery platform announced a PlasticFree Orders Packathon in collaboration with Startup India to encourage innovation in sustainable packaging for food delivery orders. The Packathon is a competition for startups to showcase food delivery sustainable packaging options for restaurants catering to online food orders.

With January 16 designated as National Startup Day, young startups took centre stage for the entire month across Pune colleges. COEP hosted its annual Pune Startup Fest, BMCC hosted Innovate X and SPPU held an innovation showcase among other events. With January 16 designated as National Startup Day, young startups took centre stage for the entire month across Pune colleges.

“This is a great initiative,” said Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan, who has been vocal about the need to triple India’s spending on research and development (R&D) to 3% of its GDP from 0.7% now. “Industry should take advantage of this. We need to see the process for availing these,” he added. The centre is expected to identify the qualifying sectors through a “stakeholder process”. (SAP Labs)

“This is a great initiative,” said Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan, who has been vocal about the need to triple India’s spending on research and development (R&D) to 3% of its GDP from 0.7% now. “Industry should take advantage of this. We need to see the process for availing these,” he added. The centre is expected to identify the qualifying sectors through a “stakeholder process”. (SAP Labs)

“This is a great initiative,” said Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan, who has been vocal about the need to triple India’s spending on research and development (R&D) to 3% of its GDP from 0.7% now. “Industry should take advantage of this. We need to see the process for availing these,” he added. The centre is expected to identify the qualifying sectors through a “stakeholder process”. (SAP Labs)

“This is a great initiative,” said Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan, who has been vocal about the need to triple India’s spending on research and development (R&D) to 3% of its GDP from 0.7% now. “Industry should take advantage of this. We need to see the process for availing these,” he added. The centre is expected to identify the qualifying sectors through a “stakeholder process”. (SAP Labs)

CEO and CoFounder of magicpin Anshoo Sharma lauded the move saying it would provide much needed continuity and inflows to the Indian startup ecosystem The interim Budget announcement related to the extension of tax benefits to startups by one more year till March 2025 underlines the government s commitment towards creating a conducive environment for startup development and sustainable investments, the industry said on Thursday, terming it a progressive and encouraging move.

The 1 trillion innovation fund announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the interim budget on Thursday is expected to give a big boost to local technology development and manufacturing, and help India move beyond providing high tech services towards development of products, experts said.