Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on early Monday morning took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the nation goes into the second phase of vaccination drive against the pandemic.PM…
Johnson & Johnson’s upcoming COVID-19 vaccine trials to include infants
Johnson & Johnson plans to test its coronavirus vaccine in infants and even in newborns, as well as in pregnant women and in people who have compromised immune systems. The…
State of the Indian Startup Ecosystem
The start of 2020 was unprecedented, with the uncertainty around enough to stir trepidation across the nation. But as they say, where there’s a will, there’s a way. As the…
Push too hard and lights go out: New study points to Chinese role in Mumbai’s October blackout
Cyber attacks give another option — less devastating than a nuclear attack, but capable of giving a country a strategic and psychological edge Washington: Early last summer, Chinese and Indian troops…
Autonomous drone maker Skydio raises $170M led by Andreessen Horowitz – TechCrunch
Skydio has raised $170 million in a Series D funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. That pushes it into unicorn territory, with $340 million in total funding and…
Space startup Gitai raises $17.1M to help build the robotic workforce of commercial space – TechCrunch
Japanese space startup Gitai has raised a $17.1 million funding round, a Series B financing for the robotics startup. This new funding will be used for hiring, as well as…
Made in India for the world
If the late-2000s and early 2010s were about the rise of consumer internet and poster boys in ecommerce, foodtech, and mobility in India, and the mid-to-late 2010s, especially post-demonetisation, about…
Indian startups show resilience amid pandemic and the way forward
Two months into 2021, the Indian startup ecosystem has already grabbed 125 deals raising $1.5 billion in funding. As we move forward in these turbulent times and into the ‘new…
Trivago for taxis? This startup is solving intercity travel in Tamil Nadu with smart tools
Rosario Narchison Alex had the entrepreneurial genes right from his college days when he would collect and sell things from seniors to juniors in the hostel. It was, what he…
How this fintech startup overcame COVID-19 challenges to see over 100 percent growth in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the stress of the financial services sector where institutions were wary of providing credit, while consumers sought a moratorium on payments. But this was not the…