Initiatives

You probably wouldn’t believe but it’s true. Kerala government is providing Apple phones and laptops and many more to aspiring entrepreneurs in the state under the program called ‘Start-Up Box Program’. This start-up kit is designed to distribute among various technology and industry verticals. The motive behind this scheme is ...

Known famously as the “Detroit of India” for its extremely feasible opportunities and benefits for start-ups and MSMEs, Tamil Nadu is fast emerging as the most preferred hub for young and enthusiastic entrepreneurs and professionals keen to explore new business avenues. The New Entrepreneur cum Enterprise Development Scheme (NEEDS) was ...

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is India’s first business and non-academic incubator. It has been in operations since 2007. The government of India, Technopark and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have together established to help technology business startups, known as Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI). KSUM is hosted and ...

FMCG firm Dabur India said that it will adopt five villages in Uttar Pradesh and make them “Open-Defecation Free” within the current fiscal. The five villages to be adopted by Dabur India are Nandpur, Nagla Gajju, Naraina, Nidhawali, and Domatkri. “Our idea is to turn these villages into model villages ...

The internet was one of the most important innovation in 20th century changing the way of human interaction. It has now become an important element of everyone’s life and no longer are days when people may start asking ‘Right to Internet’. However, more than 60% of the world’s population still ...

According to the survey conducted by citizen engagement platform Local Circles, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh have shown significant improvement. The survey got responses from over 40,000 citizens and 73% of them were from tier-I and tier-II cities in the age group of 18-50 years. The ...

The San Diego based chip-maker made the announcement after its executive chairman Paul Jacobs met the Indian prime minister at the Digital Economy event in San Jose and said the venture fund was in support of the government’s Digital India and Make-in-India initiatives. The new venture fund, which will be ...

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a chain of 572 islands of which a little more than 30 are inhabited, it constitute 0.2 per cent of India’s land mass but provide for 30 per cent of the country’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The southern islands lie near the Malacca ...

The AP Gas Development Corporation, Gas Authority of India, GDF Suez and Shell signed two MoUs for seting up an Rs 1800 crore floating LNG terminal at Kakinada deep water port. This would be the first LNG terminal on the East Coast of India when ready. The Kakinada LNG terminal ...

The government said it will provide a special assistance of Rs 1,000 crore during the current financial year for development of Andhra Pradesh. This will include Rs 350 crore for development of seven backward districts covering Rayalaseema and North Coastal region, Rs 350 crore for the new capital and Rs ...