The Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notification on 4 February 2026, fundamentally updating the criteria for startup definition and recognition in India. These new rules replace the 2019...
India’s flagship Startup India initiatives are beginning to show tangible funding traction for women-led ventures, particularly at the seed and early-growth stages. Recent disclosures in Parliament show that between 2020 and October 2025, government-backed funds, guarantees and incubator programmes...
In a major step toward empowering women in business, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced a new scheme offering collateral-free loans of up to ₹10 crore for entrepreneurs, with a special focus on women-led enterprises.
The initiative, unveiled at...
India’s startup ecosystem is witnessing a new era of cross-sector collaboration, with logistics tech companies increasingly stepping into the role of growth enablers for eCommerce-focused MSMEs. One such example is the emergence of startup incubation programs that combine supply...
In a push to foster youth-led innovation, HCLTech, Pearson India, and MeitY Startup Hub have jointly launched ARISE FOR YOU™, which is being positioned as one of India’s largest student entrepreneurship movements to date. The pan-India initiative aims to...
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has partnered with Roche India to support Indian startups working in critical areas such as oncology, rare diseases, ophthalmology, neurology, and haematology. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to...
India’s startup ecosystem continues to gain momentum, as the government deepens its support through a trio of focused schemes under the Startup India initiative. Launched in January 2016, the initiative aims to foster innovation, investment, and entrepreneurship by helping...
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has announced a major expansion of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS). As per the notification, the ceiling on guarantee cover...
As India pushes forward in its journey to become a global innovation powerhouse, Startup Mahakumbh 2025 is set to play a pivotal role in shaping the country’s entrepreneurial future. The highly anticipated event, themed ‘Startup India @ 2047—Unfolding the...
The Uttarakhand government should establish Enterprise Development Centres (EDCs) to support and sustain entrepreneurs in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, according to a study conducted by the MSME Export Promotion Council (MSME EPC). The report highlights...
