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New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India’s startup ecosystem has expanded from barely 350-400 startups in 2014 to more than two lakh startups today, making India the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, majorly driven by decisive policy reforms, Union MoS for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Monday. India’s Global Innovation Index ranking improved from 80 to 38, while the country today ranks sixth globally in patents with over one lakh patents filed, over 55 pe…

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) With large-scale funding for research and innovation, India’s science and technology (S&T) sector made a significant leap in 2025.The sector saw improvement in global rankings and advances in frontier technologies, semiconductor development, and AI-based missions.In 2025, the country rose to the 38th position among 139 economies in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025. India made a big leap from 81st rank in 2015.Four In…