Udisha Srivastav

ISM 2.0 will focus on six pillars, including chip design, machines and materials, fabrication, advanced packaging, R&D and talent development

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan says India's growing electronics consumption, manufacturing capabilities and role in global supply-chain diversification will drive the sector

Fabs, advanced packaging, power electronics emerge as key growth areas

Partnerships with Nexperia, Fujifilm, Besi, SCL and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya span wafer fabrication, advanced packaging, materials, chip design and skilling

Drugs regulator says beauty creams from across the border are not registered, and contain excessive, toxic heavy metals

Celebrities are increasingly taking equity stakes in Indian startups and getting involved in products, creative direction and brand-building beyond advertising

The fresh produce platform plans to scale its zero-inventory model into three more metros and is targeting three-fold to five-fold year-on-year growth

Distributors flag concerns over the new UPI merchant charges, while quick-commerce firms expect limited impact as most transactions remain below the Rs 2,000 threshold

The consumer protection authority found Rapido's pre-ride prompts and pricing interface steered riders towards paying more while their bookings were still being processed.

Flam plans to use the fresh capital for research and development of its AI models, expanding its product suite and scaling enterprise sales globally

Google selects four Indian startups for its first DeepMind climate accelerator, backing AI-led solutions in agriculture, carbon removal and biodiversity

Brics members back greater startup cooperation through a proposed innovation fund, incubator network and virtual platform for youth-led startups under the New Delhi Declaration

The government had invited applications from venture capital funds and other organisations to become fund managers; the application process closed on January 31

Insight Partners leads funding round, with Bessemer Venture Partners participating; company plans to accelerate expansion across the United States and Europe

TDB Secretary Rajesh Kumar Pathak talks about use of the fund, emerging areas of focus, safeguards against foreign takeovers, and measures to address conflicts of interest in the investment committee

Healthy dishes now account for 7.5% of orders on Zomato, up from 5.3% two years ago, with users below 25 recording faster growth in adoption than older customers

The food delivery platform has also introduced a dedicated Food Safety channel within its in-app Help section, allowing customers to flag concerns over orders

Capex guidance per dark store has risen to around ₹2.5 crore from ₹1 crore as newer facilities exceed 5,000 sq ft and carry wider product assortments

The Hyderabad-based startup is also expanding its portfolio across public charging solutions, rectifiers, power modules, hybrid inverters and broader power conversion systems for the energy ecosystem

Consultants report a 40 per cent increase in compliance-related queries since July