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Breakfast with RSS: What startup founders were served The influence of the RSS on BJP is perceived to be more pronounced in cultural matters than in the realms of economy and entrepreneurship However, the conservative ideological parent of the ruling party is trying to change that through an image makeover and by engaging with startup founders.

Elon Musk s neurotech startup Neuralink successfully implanted its device in a human for the first time, with the patient reported to be recovering well. Neuralink aims to develop a brain implant to assist patients with severe paralysis in controlling external technologies using neural signals.

With a booming economy and significant tech innovations, India is well on the path to take center stage on the global platform. In India, we ve carved out a new personal sector that includes individual entrepreneurship, micro enterprises, and micro financing. This sector capitalises on the capabilities of digital and mobile technologies.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal chaired a roundtable to celebrate the growth of the unicorns and chart a collaborative way forward to support their growth in the country during the Startup India Innovation Week, Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Tuesday.

Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged the unicorns to come together and set up a unicorn club or association that would come up with solutions for access to capital for startups in the country. His statement came after the recently held Startup India Innovation Week and chaired a unicorn roundtable to celebrate the growth of the unicorns and chart a collaborative way forward to support the growth of more unicorns in India.

India-focused startups incorporated overseas should be able to list on the domestic stock exchanges within the existing externalised structures, Indian industry body National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has suggested as part of its Union Budget 2024-25 recommendations.

Six Nagaland based Startups won awards in various categories at the Northeast Startup Summit held at Taj Vivanta, Guwahati on January 29. The summit was organised by Northeastern Council (NEC), in association with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park. Startups from Nagaland which won the awards included Online Express Nagaland, Ilandlo Services Pvt. Ltd and Jack of Few Trades in the incubation category and Ngurie Organic Pvt. Ltd , Ahibo Pvt. Ltd. and Gracious Handloom under Preincubation category.

India is known for its food diversity. Every home has its unique recipes. However, a lot of this recipe knowledge is fading away, because of generational changes. We wanted to ensure that we don t lose touch with those recipes, and hence our products play a unique role. We have a rich knowledgebase of over 3,000 recipes, from which we plan products, Bhasin told TNIE.

The government last week notified rules allowing Indian companies to directly list their shares on Gift City s India International Exchange and NSE International Exchange. That should make it easier for startups and other unlisted companies to raise money from overseas investors, while also bolstering Gift City s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) as a destination for global capital.

With the government of India s ambitious goals, particularly the National Logistics Policy and Gati Shakti initiatives along with the expansion of ecommerce and infrastructural developments, Indian logistics startups are stepping up with more funding and innovation.