Latest National Startup Day News & Updates

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the country’s vibrant startup ecosystem that is helping creators grow in an inclusive set up and pondered over innumerable opportunities for a Viksit Bharat.Responding to a post by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on X social media platform, PM Modi stated: “Today’s India believes in aspiration and creation, they are creating what they once used to seek!”The Prime Minister was referring to an article by the minister …

Guwahati, Jan 16 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the state is witnessing a fast-growing startup movement, driven by focused policy support, institutional backing and a strong emphasis on youth-led innovation. Highlighting key milestones achieved under the Assam Startup initiative, CM Sarma said that 615 startups have been incubated through the NEST incubation programme since 2021, providing young innovators with mentoring, infrastructure and access to funding.He sa…

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) On Friday, January 16, the country will mark National Startup Day, celebrating a landmark decade for startups not just as economic engines but as enduring symbols of India’s innovation-led growth story.Aligned with India’s march towards a Viksit Bharat by 2047, the movement has had a transformative impact on India’s entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.Startups have become engines of economic transformation by driving technological innovation and productivity, …

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Startups are increasingly bridging India’s rural-urban divide by deploying solutions across agri-tech, telemedicine, microfinance, tourism, and ed-tech, directly addressing developmental gaps and supporting rural livelihoods, an official statement said on Thursday, ahead of the National Startup Day.Notably, women-led startups are emerging as a key driver of inclusive and regionally balanced growth, with more than 45 per cent of recognised startups having at least one-w…