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India, with its vast human capital and burgeoning entrepreneurial spirit, has the potential to emerge as a global hub for deep tech innovation. Deep tech, which encompasses advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, robotics, and quantum computing, can drive groundbreaking changes in various sectors, from health care to agriculture.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said sought views of startups to manage the tomato supply chain as price of the vegetable rises significantly during certain months. Tomato prices in the DelhiNCR were high in July following a supply disruption from the producing centres owing to rains.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, Biotech StartUps are crucial to India s future economy. Biotech Startups have grown 100 times in the last 8 years from 52 odd startups in 2014 to 6,300 plus presently.

A/ When I graduated, there were very few startups, and now we have plenty. It is a positive progress because startups have a lot of principles, passion, innovation, and creativity. When the organisation is mature, it becomes the organization of the rules.

It has so far incubated nearly 2,000 startups and amongst them the number of sustainability startups incubated has reached around 110. T Hub startups have raised nearly Rs 2,000 crore since 2015 and over the last few years the startups had the opportunity to connect with 200 mentors over 1,000 corporate events and programmes.

The 7th Edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023, Asia s largest telecom, media and technology forum, drew huge footfalls and witnessed leading companies and startups displaying their latest solutions and innovations in the telecom and technology sectors.

What strategies are in place to attract tech startups and investments to Kerala, and how do these align with the state s broader vision for a knowledge based economy The primary goal of the government is to make startups more attractive to investors.

California startup to sponge CO2 from the atmosphere California startup Heirloom Carbon is using limestone as a carbon sucking sponge to remove carbon dioxide from the air. The company has already secured a deal with Microsoft to help the tech giant achieve its zerocarbon goals.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given the green light to Induckt Global, a venture capital (VC) firm, allowing it to raise its firstever fund of INR 320 crore. This fund will have a primary focus on investing in startups in India, particularly in their early and growth stages, across various sectors like technology, healthcare, and consumer industries.

A report, titled Women in Indias Startup Ecosystem Report (WISER), has shed light on a remarkable trend in India s startup landscape: womenled startups are surpassing their maleled counterparts in achieving gender equity in senior roles.