New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed economies provide significant opportunities for startups and entrepreneurs.Addressing the ‘Startup Pe Charcha’ interaction at Bharat Mandapam here, the minister said that these trade agreements create certainty and confidence for investors while opening new markets for Indian goods and services.He encouraged startups to explore startup-to-start…
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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 can play an important role in building a self-reliant programme nuclear programme by contributing to technology development, said Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission on Thursday.Kakodkar told IANS that the country’s nuclear programme has been built on self-reliance.Despite technology embargoes in the past, India developed advanced reactor systems indigenously, which are now performing extremely well.Kakodkar explained that nuclear react…
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…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India and Chile are close to concluding a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with four rounds of talks already having been completed on the issue, Chile’s Ambassador, Juan Angulo, said on Monday.The agreement would boost bilateral trade and investments as well as services, the envoy said in an interaction with IANS.”We hope that with the CEPA negotiations, we will increase the presence of more companies and industries from Chile and India in …
Rajkot, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference: Saurashtra-Kutch’ along with the five-day business exhibition at Marwadi University, realising the vision of ‘Viksit Gujarat to Viksit Bharat’. Over the next two days, more than 50 sector-focused seminars and thematic sessions are being organised, covering industries, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, environment, startups, sustainability, and future technologies.The five-day exhibition se…
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Monday emphasised India’s rich legacy of innovation while underscoring the pivotal role of startups in propelling the nation towards becoming the world’s top economy.Addressing the Madhya Pradesh Startup Summit & Ecosystem Awards 2026 at Ravindra Bhavan, Bhopal, he highlighted forgotten contributions of Indian scientists and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts in fostering research and entrepreneurship.Dr Yadav recalled the gr…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, is slated to visit Israel from January 13-15, underscoring the growing strategic and economic engagement between India and Israel, an official statement said on Monday.The minister will participate in the ‘Second Global Summit on Blue Food Security: Sea the Future’ on the invitation of Minister of Agriculture and Food Security of Israel, Avi Dichter, the statement added. The visit is expe…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Indian economy is in good shape with an expected growth of 7.5 per cent or higher in the current financial year and jobs are being created at a fast pace, so the Budget for 2026-27 must keep up the “focus on jobs, jobs, and jobs”, business leader and former Infosys board member TV Mohandas Pai said.In an interaction with IANS, Pai pointed out that 1.2 to 1.4 crore new people are joining EPFO, paying money with Aadhaar. “Don’t believe all these leftist JNU people who s…
Jaipur, Jan 5 (IANS) Former Union Minister Smriti Irani said that it was not her victories, but her defeats that shaped her destiny and transformed her life. She emphasised that struggles and failures in life define a person’s true identity and direction. Smriti Irani was speaking on Monday at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sitapura, during the second day of the Rajasthan DigiFest TiE Global Summit 2026.She addressed a session titled “Leadership Beyond Labels: Women, Power and …