India’s largest cities are tightening their grip on entrepreneurship, with Kolkata, Surat and Greater Hyderabad accounting for more than 22% of all unincorporated business establishments across the country’s 46 million-plus cities, according to a new MoSPI report. The findings...
APEDA has completed the first cohort of its BHARATI acceleration programme with 100 startups from 22 states and two Union Territories, in a push to strengthen India’s agri-food export ecosystem. The initiative is part of APEDA’s broader effort to...
India’s MSME sector continues to be one of the country’s biggest economic engines, contributing 31.1% to GDP, 35.4% to manufacturing output and 48.58% to exports, according to the Ministry of MSME. The ministry also said formal registrations on the...
As organizations navigate rapid digital transformation, the need for intelligent, integrated, and people-centric HR systems has never been more critical. From streamlining workforce management to enabling data-driven decision-making, HRTech today sits at the core of business efficiency and employee...
India’s B2B travel market is still shaped by fragmented systems, manual coordination and slow turnaround times for agents. Sandeep Kumar, founder and CEO of Zourney.in, believes the sector needs a more unified platform that can help travel agents work faster,...
By Raksha Choubey
Vidula Kanitkar Kothare, the founder of Think Creative AdSolutions, has built her journey on a powerful belief, that every brand carries a unique story waiting to be expressed with clarity and purpose. Driven by a deep passion...
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has trained over 2,500 traditional artisans and craftspeople in the use of artificial intelligence tools under the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Scheme, marking a significant step towards integrating grassroots skill‑based enterprises...
India’s push to establish itself as a global artificial intelligence hub has gained further momentum as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced the selection of 10 startups for the second cohort of the IndiaAI Startups Global...
McKinsey & Company's latest analysis forecasts India's e-commerce penetration rising from 6% to 11% of total retail by 2030, with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) fuelling nearly half this expansion amid a structurally fragmented retail landscape. These 60...
NITI Aayog has released "Realising the Export Potential of India's Sports Equipment Manufacturing Sector," proposing Rs 7,500 crore investments between 2027 and 2031 to strengthen MSME-dominated production and capture a larger global share. Currently at USD 275 million (0.5%...
