Tag: FICCI

First call soon for Indian version of ‘Shark Tank’

New Delhi: It is time for start-ups scouting for investors to tighten their seat-belts. The first call for applications for participation in the great Indian reality show designed specially for them could happen as early as next month. “A decision has been taken on allowing at least 50 start-ups …

Higher production costs impact manufacturing competitiveness

Mumbai: Rising production costs significantly impacted manufacturing competitiveness in the last few months, according to a survey. Industry body FICCIs latest quarterly survey on manufacturing suggests slight decline for the manufacturing sector outlook in the fourth quarter (January-March) of t…

Good news for start-ups: India to get 100 more incubators

The Indian government will invest Rs 200 crore to set up 100 more incubators across the country to support start-ups in innovations, a top official said on April 6. “As we want to double the number of incubators over the next four years, we will spend Rs 200 crore on setting up 100 more incubator…

Healthcare start-ups revolutionising Indian healthcare?

Indian Healthcare sector is one of the largest sectors contributing to 6% of the country’s GDP. Yet, with 21% of world’s disease burden, the doctor patient ratio being as bad as 1:1700 and out of pocket expenditure as high as 62% of total healthcare spending, the sector is riddled with structural…

Govt considers reality show for startups, looks at Shark Tank

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has given in-principle approval for a government-run reality show on the lines of the popular American TV programme Shark Tank, to promote startup culture in the country. The programme, to be simultaneously broadcast on Doordarshan, a priva…

AI start-up Halli Labs to enter Google team as first Indian acquisition

Google इंडिया ने छोटे कारोबारियों के लिए लांच किया SMB Heroes प्रोग्राम

छोटे और लघु उद्योगों (SMEs) के लिए ‘डिजिटल अनलॉक’ जैसे ट्रेनिंग प्रोग्राम लांच करने के बाद गूगल इंडिया ने 8 मार्च को पुरे देश में छोटे कारोबारियों के लिए एसएमबी हीरोज प्रोग्राम (SMB Heroes Programme) लॉन्‍च किया है। यह प्रोग्राम उद्योग संघठन फिक्‍की के साथ मिलकर शुरू किया गया है। इस प…

Google invites entries for ‘SMB Heroes’ awards

Google India on March 8 invited entries for “SMB Heroes” awards, a nationwide programme designed to recognise and celebrate small and medium businesses (SMB) that have gone digital to become successful. The programme, in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce a…

Ficci calls to replicate London model to boost start-ups

Hyderabad: Many of the policies responsible for establishing the UK and London in particular as a startup hub have happened in the last 5-6 years. London accounted for one seventh of the UK investment into startups in 2010, a figure that has since increased to two-thirds. To establish such an eco…