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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Manufacturing startups get a boost at festivals organised by industry & trade promotion department

Companies advised to explore horizontal & vertical integration with startups to support and build a competitive ecosystem.

Fourth edition SCO Startup Forum organised in New Delhi

The event, aimed at promoting innovation, creating job opportunities, and inspiring young talent, brought together over 15 SCO startups showcasing their products and services at a showcase window.

Off The Cuff with Nikhil Kamath

In conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon, Gruhas, Nikhil Kamath talks about journalism, India’s growth trajectory and global economy.  

Byju’s, Paytm Payments Bank crises are a wake-up call. But govt intervention isn’t the answer

If venture capital-backed funds lose money because of their inability to check for misappropriation of funds by a founder, should the government care?

Karnataka sees 72% decline in startup investments as funding winter looms large — Traxcn report

Total funding down from $12.2 billion in 2022 to $3.4 billion in the southern state, according to report by Market research firm Traxcn. Bengaluru alone is home to 18,000 startups.

Chicken feather plastics, temple flower foam—IIT Kanpur is changing India’s startup scene

IIT-Kanpur's SIIC has been leading the innovation race. The incubation centre is connecting entrepreneurs and scientists to funders while providing infrastructural support.

Karnataka’s startups saw 82% drop in FDI in 1st quarter. Govt report blames global uncertainty

Mid-Year Review of Karnataka’s finances was placed before state legislature Thursday & blamed ‘slowdown in advanced economies’ for dip in FDI.

Shipping containers as office, 3D printed rocket engine—a Chennai startup is in a space race

Agnikul’s offices at the IIT Madras’ satellite campus are going to be the ‘Uber for satellites’, offering easy access to space with ride-sharing options as a means to reduce costs.

Startup founders must imitate ideas rather than waste time on innovation, says Rajesh Jain

In Startup to Proficorn, Rajesh Jain says that the problem is that we are all taught from early days that copying is a bad idea.

IITs want to hold stake in businesses they help launch, send proposal to education ministry 

First mooted at a meeting on 18 April, the proposal is aimed at helping IITs generate revenue. If accepted, it will be in line with practice followed by international institutions.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.