The startup ecosystem in Tamil Nadu is likely to get a boost as the Amma Venture Capital Fund, announced by former CM J Jayalalithaa, will soon become operational, said government sources. With a 200 crore commitment, Amma VC Fund will work along the same lines as the already launched 20-crore bi…
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Creating a skilled workforce
Prime Minister Modi shares the dreams and aspirations of a billion plus people of the country “to make India a global economic leader”. To make this dream a reality, Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities, Startup India and Swachh Bharat programmes, among others, have been launche…
India asks China to address trade imbalance
India has asked China to address the burgeoning trade imbalance while making a strong pitch for Chinese investments in its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, specially in fields like IT, digital, mobile components and automobile ancillaries. “India’s MSME sector is poised fo…
DIPP to hire consultants to push Start-up India
The Commerce and Industry Ministry is looking to engage consultants to promote the government’s Start-up India campaign for budding entrepreneurs. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), under the ministry, has issued an advertisement for engaging a senior consultant and t…
Startup India learning programme now gets an official ‘UpGrad’
The government has appointed online learning platform UpGrad as the official education partner for its ‘StartUp India’ learning programme. UpGrad, co-founded by Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar, Ravijot Chugh, and Prabhav Phalgun, will offer a four-week course — varied from its flagship 15-week pro…
How fixing these government policies could benefit start-ups
The government has overwhelmingly acknowledged and supported the mushrooming startup ecosystem in India. However, industry experts still believe that there continues to be nuts and bolts that need to be fixed in the ecosystem in order to carry out business at a faster pace. Initiatives like Start…
‘Startup Chhattisgarh’ launched for boosting entrepreneurship
To give a fillip to Prime Minister’s vision of Startup India, the state government launched ‘Start-up Chhattisgarh’ initiative here to foster entrepreneurship and promote innovation. “Youths have no dearth of ideas. Lots of creative ideas take shape in their mind. They should co…
Electropreneur Park by Electronics & IT Min set for launch
Government-funded Electropreneur Park, an incubation centre with focus on IP creation and product development to increase domestic manufacturing of electronics items, is scheduled for launch this week. The Electropreneur Park with funding support from Ministry of Electronics and Information Techn…
DIPP plans reality show for startups
A reality show for Indian startups along the lines of Shark Tank is in the offing. The unlikely planner of the show is the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which is in the process of conceptualising the programme it wants to air on India’s national broadcast channel Doo…
India world’s third biggest tech startup hub: Study
India is home to the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions, according to a report. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is host to the la…