ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

A new policy on skilling in India, drafted by BCG, aims to create a skilled workforce to meet global demands, aligning with the government's vision and demographic dividend.

Synopsis: Developing Indigenous technology besides collaborating with global partners is crucial for MSME, says Rajneesh, AS & DC, MSME Ministry.

The Ministry of Defence signed its 350th iDEX contract with SpacePixxel Technologies Pvt Ltd for developing a miniature observation and imaging satellite for the Indian Air Force. This initiative aims to innovate in space electronics by miniaturisin...

India's mass entrepreneurship movement, supported by cross-sector partnerships, aims to create 90 million non-farm jobs by 2030.

IN-SPACe launches pre-incubation entrepreneurship programme to support early-stage space startups, chaired by Pawan Goenka.

Campus Fund invests in startups run by students and offers mentorship and guidance on investing. The firm describes student founders as those who are currently students, or graduates and dropouts in the previous three years, with at least 25% equity...

For India to ascend to the summit of the world's leading startup ecosystems by 2030, it demands dynamic policies from the incoming government, nurturing a vibrant culture of innovation, and concerted collaboration among all stakeholders. With the re...

Pritika Mehta, founder of Butternut AI, shares tailored guidance for immigrant entrepreneurs in San Francisco, advocating for cultural awareness and unconventional approaches. With 22 directives, her advice sparks engagement, drawing both praise and...

The strategy, developed by the Future Right Skills Network (FRSN), lays out a blueprint to improve the efficiency of existing trainers through recognition, performance evaluation, motivation, and up-skilling and will be validated in different Indian...

Addressing a session at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Annual Business Summit 2024, Tiwari said the idea is to bring skilling and education on a common platform which enables multiple entry and exits between education, skilling and employmen...

Government aims to develop 600,000 skilled workers for National Green Hydrogen Mission by 2030, identified by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and MNRE. Skilling includes renewable energy generation, hydrogen production, transforma...

India aims to boost artificial intelligence (AI) in food processing to raise efficiency, support farmers, and cut environmental impact, officials revealed at a National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) conference...

Indian private investors are looking for a liberalized economic environment with fair competition in the Central Asian region. Kazakhstan being the biggest and modern economy in the region provides a platform to expand business. Kazakhstan is India’...

Gen Manoj Pande highlights the importance of integrating veterans into the defence-industry ecosystem, emphasizing their unique skills and experiences for technological solutions required by the Indian Army.

BITS Pilani alumni Sid Mookerji and Anuradha and Prashanth Palakurthi have pledged $1 million each to the BITS Endowment Fund, totaling recent commitments to $3 million. Prashanth Palakurthi, a technology entrepreneur, and Anuradha, his wife, previo...

Dr. Srimathy Kesan, Seema Chaturvedi, and Mitali Nikore dived into the funding landscape of Indian women entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on those outside metropolitan cities and in challenging sectors such as deep tech, at a panel discussion as part...

Nasscom Foundation is focused on driving social change through technology, and its broad spectrum of initiatives are aimed at holistically harnessing technology for social innovation, says Nidhi Bhasin, CEO.

"Top officials of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship held the first meeting with industrial clusters in Gujarat, Delhi and Haryana to nudge micro, small and medium enterprises to engage more apprentices as the country aims to fas...

Noida (UP): Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar on January 24 said that the Central Government is focusing on the global ecosystem, in tech in general and semiconductors and electronics in particular, wi...