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Udupi Hosts Community Tourism Startup Lab and Launches OneTAC’s Orange Dot Initiative

News, Startup Innovation /

More than 60 aspiring tourism entrepreneurs, guides, artisans, storytellers, homestay hosts and community tourism practitioners participated in the Community Tourism Startup Lab, a programme focused on creating local livelihoods through tourism and strengthening a Made-in-Local tourism economy in Coastal Karnataka. The programme was hosted by PlaceXplore, the Department of Tourism, Udupi, Dudmi – Local Livelihood Programme in Byndoor, the Zilla Panchayat National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), and OneTAC.

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Bharat Innovates 2026: IIT Madras’ $100 Million MoUs to Create New Opportunities for Students, Researchers & Startups

Global Collaboration & Mou, News /

At the Bharat Innovates 2026 event held in Nice, France, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IITM Global achieved a major milestone by exchanging seven commercial and two institutional Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). According to the institute, these agreements have the potential to generate nearly $100 million in economic value, marking a significant step forward for India’s education, research and innovation ecosystem.

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AI powers India’s electronics ambitions as MSMEs move up the value chain, feel experts

ESDM, News /

India’s Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector is undergoing a massive transformation driven by Al. Discover how MSMEs are leveraging generative Al, computer vision, and government support like the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme to boost global competitiveness and achieve India’s $500 billion electronics ecosystem goal by 2030.

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Women-Led AI Hackathon WitchHunt 2026 Crowns Winners Across Health, Education, Climate & Smart Cities Segments

KDEM, News /

Young innovators from across India took centre stage at the grand finale of WitchHunt 2026, a women-first AI hackathon that saw participants develop 373 functional prototypes, aimed at solving real-world challenges across healthcare, education, climate action and smart cities segments.

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Beyond Bengaluru, Tumakuru and Mangaluru: What FM Sitharaman said about tier-2 cities’ growth

Beyond Bengaluru, News /

For decades, Bengaluru dominated conversations around India’s technology sector. But the picture is now changing rapidly. Speaking at the Hero Mindmine Summit 2026, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday (June 15), said a new generation of cities is now a destination for global capability centres (GCCs), data centres, and technology investments, and it is moving beyond the traditional centres.

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Karnataka explores biotech financing framework, AI-led innovation to support sector growth

DOE & GOK, News /

Karnataka is developing a dedicated support framework for its biotechnology sector, encompassing funding, mentoring, and regulatory guidance to boost startups and growth capital access. Key focus areas for the next phase of growth include Al-enabled biotechnology and biomanufacturing, aiming to strengthen the state’s innovation and investment ecosystem.

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Karnataka should explore dedicated investment mechanisms for BT: Mazumdar-Shaw

DOE & GOK, News /

Karnataka should explore dedicated biotechnology investment mechanisms while embedding artificial intelligence across the biotechnology value chain to unlock new opportunities in drug discovery, diagnostics, precision medicine, and biomanufacturing, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson, Vision Group on Biotechnology.

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