Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) There has been a surge in private investments in the last 11 years, with Indian startups and emerging entities attracting significant private funding to the tune of over $150 billion in the past decade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. More than … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, on Tuesday, praised the Narendra Modi government’s decade-long tenure, calling it a transformative era dedicated to youth empowerment, infrastructure, healthcare and national security. He highlighted that after more than three decades, the National Education Policy was introduced under Prime Minister … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The number of registered startups has reached 1.76 lakh in the last 11 years, with 118 unicorns (startups with $1 billion valuation and above), thus fueling youth entrepreneurship, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. In a post on social media platform X, the Finance … Read more
Building on the success of last year’s program, the second round aims to find the next cohort of trailblazers who can deliver innovation in the sustainable pet food space. Startups from around the world are invited to apply, with selected participants to showcase their solutions at the Asia-Pacific … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Indian startups raised $139.5 million this week across 21 deals — reflecting continued investor confidence despite broader market uncertainties. This week’s funding activity featured five growth-stage and 13 early-stage deals, with three startups choosing to keep their funding amounts private. Delhi-NCR emerged as the leading region … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Indian startups collectively raised around $194.22 million this week across 28 deals. The funding spanned nine growth and late-stage rounds and 18 early-stage deals, with one startup choosing not to disclose its funding amount. Bengaluru continued to lead India’s startup ecosystem, recording 12 deals. Delhi-NCR … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) has empowered 1,85,408 women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and 31,005 DPIIT-recognised startups, while redefining public procurement through transparency, efficiency and inclusion, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on Saturday. In the last financial year (FY25), the GeM … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In a significant boost to India’s startup ecosystem, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has approved 187 startups for income tax exemption under the revamped Section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. According … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Centre’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the expansion of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) which increases the ceiling on guarantee cover per borrower from Rs 10 crore to Rs 20 crore. … Read more