At least 30 startups raised $248.87 million in funding last week as the Indian startup ecosystem continues to shine due to strong fundamentals of the economy. NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a new round of the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) scheme with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus, reaffirming the…
Former President Donald Trump has amplified a message from Elon Musk that champions hardworking legal immigrants and calls for defending America’s values. Trump shared Musk’s statement on X, endorsing the Tesla CEO’s stance amidst ongoing debates over immigration and skilled worker shortages in the United States.In his original post, Musk voiced respect for immigrants who…
NEW DELHI: India has ranked 39th out of 133 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, according to a report by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization. This marks an improvement from last year, when the country was ranked 40th.“India rises to 39th position among 133 global economies in the Global Innovation Index 2024,”…
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a biotech policy for high-performance biomanufacturing – BioE3 – that will accelerate innovation-driven support to bio-economy and green growth, and cleared a proposal of continuation of the three schemes on institutional and human capacity building, R&D, and technology deployment as a unified central scheme named ‘Vigyan Dhara‘.BioE3 will…
The Indian-American community, which has grown to five million in 2023, has shattered numerous barriers to become one of the most influential immigrant groups in the US, according to a report released on Thursday. The report highlights that their story is one of motivated immigrants and their children pursuing the American dream. Despite comprising only…
