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A 117-year-old science institute in India is turning PhD students into entrepreneurs, launching 20 deeptech startups annually and matching Stanford's faculty entrepreneurship rate. The program has already helped create successful space technology companies and is building a model for turning academic research into real-world solutions.
India just spotlighted 100 entrepreneurs building the country's future in semiconductors, biotech, and quantum computing. After eight months of nationwide searching, these founders will now help shape the policies that determine India's innovation destiny.
A startup founded by two former government scientists is months away from launching India's first private orbital rocket. The historic flight could mark the beginning of India's commercial space era, just six years after the country opened its space industry to private companies.
A two-day workshop in India equipped young volunteers with leadership and entrepreneurship skills aimed at building a self-reliant generation. The program focused on turning ambitious students into confident, job-ready changemakers.
The Better India launches a special Mother's Day series celebrating mothers who are building enterprises, protecting the environment, and driving change across India. These stories showcase motherhood as more than caregiving—it's entrepreneurship, activism, and community leadership in action.
The Better India launches "Solved in India," a YouTube series spotlighting local communities tackling problems once thought unsolvable. Each episode reveals working solutions from across the country that could inspire nationwide change.
India just approved its first dengue vaccine that works against all four virus strains, no pre-test needed. The shot protects 84% against hospitalization and could produce 50 million doses annually in India alone.
India now hosts the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with over 200,000 officially recognized startups creating jobs and driving innovation just ten years after Prime Minister Modi launched the Startup India initiative. Young entrepreneurs are building businesses in cutting-edge fields that didn't even exist a decade ago.
In remote villages across India, 2,400 community champions are bridging the digital divide one citizen at a time. Half are women, 500 have disabilities, and together they're transforming how rural India connects to essential services.
A former government space engineer quit his job to build a "cab service to space," and this weekend his startup becomes the first private Indian company to launch a rocket into orbit. If successful, India joins the US and China as the only nations with private companies capable of orbital launches.
India's GIFT City just unveiled a new accelerator program specifically designed to help women-led fintech startups access funding and scale up. The initiative tackles a major gap in financial services entrepreneurship where women founders often struggle to secure institutional capital. #
Nashik has transformed from grape farms into India's answer to Napa Valley, drawing 350,000 annual visitors to experience vineyard tours, tastings, and festivals. The region now produces 80% of the country's wine while pioneering a new kind of agricultural tourism.
A bold government program in India is helping millions of small businesses formalize, connect to markets, and thrive digitally. The World Bank just met with state officials to celebrate the progress being made.
Over 600 students from 42 institutions including IITs and IIMs gathered to showcase innovative startups at a national competition promoting entrepreneurship. The event reflects India's growing campus innovation culture where students turn creative ideas into real solutions.
From small towns across India, a new generation of founders is building profitable businesses without chasing headlines or venture capital. Their focus on local needs over rapid growth is reshaping the country's economic landscape.
A revolutionary who survived a British bullet in 1930 turned his fight for India's dignity into a four-generation footwear legacy. Sreeleathers now serves millions with the same promise: world-class shoes at prices every Indian can afford.
Women-led self-help groups in Telangana, India just received the keys to 553 buses, opening new income streams for thousands of families. The state government is backing its promise with $2.4 million in monthly rental payments and $60 million in interest-free loans.
India's leading tech institute just held a groundbreaking symposium focused on building capable entrepreneurs, not just startups. The event tackled a critical gap: teaching scientists and researchers how to turn cutting-edge innovations into real-world solutions.
India just hit a major milestone as its startup ecosystem surpassed 223,000 recognized companies, creating over 2.3 million direct jobs since 2016. This year alone saw record-breaking growth with 55,200 new startups joining the movement.
Before the rest of India wakes, sunlight first touches Dong Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, where three countries meet. Northeast India holds the nation's earliest and most spectacular sunrises, and travelers have a narrow window to witness them before monsoon season arrives.
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