New Delhi, Feb 6 (KNN) The government has revised the startup recognition framework aiming to strengthen the Startup India Action Plan and support the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a global centre for innovation, advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies. The updated norms aim to create a more predictable andContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) The Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth (SAMRIDH) programme aims to support around 300 startups across sectors such as health-tech, ed-tech, agri-tech, consumer-tech, fintech, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and sustainability, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada said in a writtenContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 20 (KNN) Uttarakhand has been ranked as a ‘Leader’ in the 5th edition of the States’ Startup Ecosystem Ranking, released by the Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Certificate of Appreciation on National StartupContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 16 (KNN) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that more than 50 startups are being recognised every day in India, underscoring the scale and momentum of the country’s innovation ecosystem. Marking 10 years of Startup India, he said the initiative has helped innovators turn ideas intoContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 5 (KNN) The government has scrapped the mandatory three-year existence requirement for deep-tech startups to avail recognition under the Industrial Research and Development Promotion Programme of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), under the Ministry of Science & Technology. Boost for Early-Stage Innovators Marking DSIR’sContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 11 (KNN) The government has recognised 2,12,283 startups in India as of January 31, 2026, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada informed the Rajya Sabha. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), 6,789 recognised startups have been categorised asContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 12 (KNN) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Voltas Limited, a Tata Group enterprise, to promote industry–start-up collaboration in the cooling and smart appliance ecosystem. DPIIT Joint Secretary Sanjiv said, “The collaboration is in lineContinue Reading
