Entrepreneurship

September 5, 2026 4:23 PM

President Murmu Confers National Awards on Teachers, Calls for Making India Skill Capital, Knowledge Superpower

President Droupadi Murmu conferred National Awards on teachers from across the country at a function held in the National Capital today on Teachers’ Day. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that academic excellence, skill development and entrepreneurship hold immense importance in the country’s development, and establishing India as the skill capital of the world and transforming it into a knowledge superpower are among the national priorities. She said that education is the most e...

June 17, 2026 6:03 PM

Bharat Innovates 2026 concludes in Nice, strengthens India’s global innovation footprint

Bharat Innovates 2026, the Government of India's flagship international innovation summit, concluded in Nice, France, after three days of technology showcases, investor engagements, business meetings and institutional collaborations, further cementing India's position as a global hub for deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship. Addressing the valedictory session on Tuesday, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, described the inaugural edition of Bharat Innovates as a landmar...

May 25, 2026 12:15 PM

NITI Aayog holds first meeting of high-powered panel on education, employment and entrepreneurship

NITI Aayog has convened the first meeting of the newly formed High-Powered “Education to Employment and Enterprise” Standing Committee aimed at strengthening India’s workforce readiness and boosting the country’s global services sector ambitions. The committee, announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, is tasked with helping India achieve a 10 per cent share in the global services market by 2047 by aligning education, skilling, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems with emerging econ...

January 2, 2026 12:28 PM

DST sets up 15 inclusive technology business incubators to expand innovation beyond metros

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has established 15 Inclusive Technology Business Incubators (i-TBIs) across universities and higher educational institutions in different parts of the country to democratise innovation and entrepreneurship beyond metropolitan centres, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. Singh visited Delhi Technological University (DTU) in the national capital, where he reviewed the functioning of...

November 15, 2025 12:03 PM

EDF drives innovation in electronics and IT, boosts startups and job creation

India’s electronics sector has witnessed significant transformation in recent years, emerging as a global hub for electronics design and manufacturing. To support this growth and foster innovation, the Government of India launched the Electronics Development Fund (EDF) on February 15, 2016. The fund aims to promote research, development, and entrepreneurship in electronics, nano-electronics, and information technology. The EDF functions as a Fund of Funds, investing in professionally managed ...