The Labour and Employment Ministry on January 24, took steps to relax labour-related compliance measures for start-ups, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Start-up India initiative. The Ministry has decided to exempt start-ups from inspections related to key labour laws—includ…
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DRDO’S patent technology now with Pune Start-Up firm
In the first ever initiative of its kind, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has provided its patented Copper-Titanium (CuTi) alloy technology for commercial exploitation to a start-up company. The agreement between DRDO and Pahwa Metal Tech Pvt Ltd was signed on the sidelines o…
Start-Up India: Coffee entrepreneurs to brew success with Govt help, VC Funds
Coffee entrepreneurs, coffee shop start-ups, and roasters from across the country would soon get the backing of caffeine-buzzed venture capitalists, and some essential help from the government. The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has asked the Coffee Board of India to identify certain start-u…
Cabsguru – ORIX to launch premium services from 8 cities
Cabsguru, a meta-search engine for road travel, has signed a deal with ORIX Auto Infrastructure Services Limited (OAIS) to launch a premium category of intercity cab services in eight cities in India including Delhi – NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur and Hyderabad. OAI…
Entrepreneurs Academy to catch them young
Here’s a chance for Indian children as young as 11 to learn how to start a company. The US-based Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA) is set to launch its first programme in India in August as it looks to groom budding entrepreneurs between the ages of 11 and 18. The 25-day course, with three-…
Village Entrepreneurship Programme set to take off in 152 blocks
Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme is set to take off in 152 blocks nationwide that has been identified by the Rural Development Ministry. The programme would be focusing on more than 1,200 ideas for small enterprises pertaining to handicrafts and handlooms. In a survey to study demand fo…
25-day Entrepreneurship Development Programme from February 1
An Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) is being conducted by the Ahmedabad-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India in association with the city-based Entrepreneurship Development Cell, PSGCAS and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO). The 25-day programme, sponsored by Department…
EDCast to tie up with 500 institutions
Silicon Valley-based technology education startup EdCast plans to get into tie-ups with as many as 500 educational institutions and invest up to $50 million (Rs 325 crore) in India in 2016. The company creates knowledge cloud platforms that enable educators and institutions to deliver their conte…
TATA Social enterprise challenge to expand its reach to social startups
If you aren’t a consumer focused startup, chances are you will have a hard time attracting investors. And if you are a social startup, then your challenges just doubled. in 2012, the Tata Group, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIMC) set up the Tata Social …
Modi government plans venture fund to promote startups in northeast
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Center is planning to have a venture fund to promote startups in Northeastern states of the country. Addressing a conference organised by industry lobby ASSOCHAM, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said, India is…