Bengaluru, June 13 (IANS) India’s startup movement has emerged as a major driver of employment generation, creating nearly 24–25 lakh jobs over the last decade, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Saturday.He noted that the country’s startup ecosystem, which comprised only around 350–400 startups about 10 years ago, has today expanded to nearly 2.3 lakh ventures, making India the world’s third largest startup ecosystem and reflecting its transition into a full-fledged innovation economy…
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New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has underscored the pivotal role of startups in driving innovation and strengthening India’s research–industry ecosystem, it was announced on Sunday.At the Research–Industry–Startup–Entrepreneurship (RISE) Conclave at the Chennai Trade Centre, the minister also inaugurated the ‘Startup Expo’ and interacted with participating entrepreneurs.The ‘Startup Expo’ featured more than 100 startups associated with technologies dev…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s innovation ecosystem has matured to a stage where opportunity is fully democratised and accessible ‘on a mobile phone,’ Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Saturday, urging young people to move beyond the traditional aspiration of government jobs and embrace entrepreneurship.Addressing the inaugural session of the Research–Industry–Startup–Entrepreneurship (RISE) Conclave 2026 in Chennai, Dr Singh stressed that government employment alone cannot …