Technology Development Board

October 14, 2026 3:50 PM

TDB signs Rs 151 crore funding agreement with ideaForge Technology for heavy-lift logistics drone YETI

The Technology Development Board (TDB) has signed an agreement with Mumbai-based ideaForge Technology Limited to provide ₹151 crore in debt financing for the development of YETI, an indigenous heavy-lift autonomous aerial logistics vehicle. The support, under the Research Development and Innovation Fund, forms part of a ₹302-crore project aimed at advancing the platform from Technology Readiness Level 4 to TRL-9 through engineering, integration, testing and validation. YETI is being develo...

September 25, 2026 6:57 PM

India advances reusable rocket development with ₹200 crore funding

India's efforts to develop indigenous reusable space transportation systems received a boost with the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), signing an agreement with Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos Pvt Ltd for ₹200 crore financial support under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund. The project focuses on developing the reusable Agnibaan launch vehicle and advancing the technology from Technology Readiness Level (TRL)-4 and above to TRL-8. T...

August 19, 2026 6:11 PM

TDB supports Vadodara startup OrthoGraft to commercialise advanced biological wound dressings

The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has extended financial assistance to Vadodara-based medical device startup OrthoGraft Pvt. Ltd. to establish manufacturing capabilities for advanced tissue-derived biological dressings aimed at treating difficult-to-heal wounds. The project, titled “Production Set-up for Advanced Tissue Derived Biological Dressings,” seeks to translate advances in tissue engineering into clinically relevant wound-car...