Investments in startups rose from $8 bn to $115 bn in last 9 years in India: Govt

IANS | January 11, 2025 12:18 PM

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The total number of registered startups in India have surged to 1,57,066 from around 400 in 2016, when the 'Startup India' initiative was launched, with investment in these new ventures jumping to $115 billion, from $8 billion in this nine-year period, according to data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Indigenous conductive ink manufacturing tech to cut import dependency: UIDAI CEO

IANS | January 11, 2025 9:43 AM

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The large-scale manufacturing of silver nanowires and the production of conductive ink in the country can reduce India’s conductive ink import for advanced electronic material applications, according to Bhuvnesh Kumar, CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

PM Modi to attend AI Summit in France on Feb 10-11

IANS | January 11, 2025 8:06 AM

Paris, Jan 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in France from February 10 to 11, said French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.