ISRO’s second PSLV mission failure in a row comes as global launch services become more competitive, with SpaceX’s reusable rocket and China nearing 100 launches a year.
The start-up accelerator’s flagship event saw start-ups from multiple cohorts pitch to a panel of top investors & industry leaders. Four start-ups bagged equity-free grants.
Conquest, a student-run accelerator for start-ups, is back for its 2025 edition. The launch event will bring together top industry leaders & influential figures from Gurugram on 16 April.
While it is unfortunate that a large number of High Net Worth Individuals have left India and taken citizenship elsewhere, the number of HNIs in the country is continuously increasing.
The ‘Global Unicorn Index 2024’ by Hurun noted that Indian entrepreneurs were creating more unicorns outside the country, and also highlighted the slowdown in start-up funding in India.
IAF is looking at acquiring HAPS solution capable of carrying minimum 35 kg payload and sustaining operations at 18,000 m altitude for minimum of 30-45 days.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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