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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicStart-ups

Topic: start-ups

New book offers a masterclass on how to plan, build, sustain and grow a start-up

Published by Rupa Publications, 'Everything Started as Nothing: How to Win the Start-up Battle' by Bhaskar Majumdar will be launched on 16 March on ThePrint's SoftCover.

Women led start-ups always struggled for money. Covid made it worse

The gender financing gap is one of the most high-profile and persistent problems in entrepreneurship.

IIM Sambalpur to get permanent campus after five years as PM lays foundation stone 

The IIM at Odisha has been functioning in a make-shift campus and the foundation-stone laying ceremony comes on the heels of the controversy over the autonomy of the institutes.

Modi promises ease of doing business to graduating students at IIT Delhi convocation

In a virtual address at IIT Delhi’s convocation, Modi looks to encourage students to work on start-ups and focus on improving Indian citizens’ ease of living.

92 start-ups in just 1 year — how Andaman & Nicobar is on course to be a new ‘start-up hub’

From Diglipur to Campbell Bay, the islands’ administration reached out to all gram panchayats & conducted awareness campaigns in its quest to become a start-up hub.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba puts investment plans for India on hold amid ‘souring relations’

Bilateral tensions have forced Chinese firms to hold investment plans in India. But Alibaba doesn’t plan to 'reduce its stakes or exit investments' in India.

Uber, Airbnb, WhatsApp all started during a crisis. Startups must be protected during Covid too

Startups are key drivers of economic growth, job creation & a catalyst for radical innovation. But Covid-19 has halted the creation of new businesses.

Bengaluru start-up’s AI tool can help analyse extent of lung damage in Covid-19 patients

The tool, LungIQ, can measure percentage of lung damage in patients through CT scans & help doctors understand how badly a patient is affected & if he needs a ventilator.

Here’s how India can become a global bio-medical hub post Covid-19: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Indian start-ups are thinking creatively and using cutting-edge technology. But many of them are stuck at the stage of taking ‘ideas’ to ‘proof of concept’.

Govt funds start-up to produce device that reduces presence of coronavirus in closed space

Pune start-up has been given Rs 1 cr to increase production of Scitech Airon, which claims to reduce presence of the coronavirus in a closed room within an hour.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.