Tamil Nadu has taken a decisive step toward cementing its position as a national leader in entrepreneurship and innovation. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), in collaboration with the state government’s Guidance Tamil Nadu, has launched a state-level dashboard called INNOVATION-TN — a platform designed to spotlight the state’s burgeoning start-up ecosystem. A Landmark … Read more
In a move underscoring its ambition to diversify beyond renewable energy and EV infrastructure, Servotech Renewable Power System announced that its subsidiary, Hertz and Pixelz (formerly Techbec Green Energy), has entered into an agreement to acquire the business operations of Hertz & Pixelz, a well-known player in India’s entertainment and events space. This strategic acquisition … Read more
In a landmark development for India’s mobility sector, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur’s C3iHub and the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance research and innovation in automotive cybersecurity. The agreement brings together a premier academic and research institution, a government-backed cybersecurity hub, and India’s leading … Read more
In a bold stride toward reimagining education for the digital era, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has inaugurated the Digital Literacy, Computational Thinking, Coding & AI (DLCCAI) Science Teacher Training Program. Positioned as the first initiative of its kind in India, the program aims to equip government school teachers with future-ready skills, aligning … Read more
The Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) at IIT Kanpur marked a milestone in India’s innovation ecosystem with the inaugural edition of FUEL 2025 (Funding, Upscaling, Enabling Leaders), a premier investor–startup conclave. The event, held at SIIC’s Noida Innovation Hub, brought together high-potential startups, venture capitalists, angel networks, corporates, and policymakers under one roof, reinforcing … Read more
Servotech Renewable Power System, one of India’s leading renewable energy and EV charging solutions providers, has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with Zhuhai Piwin New Energy (Pilot Group), China. Servotech-PILOT Group collaboration, announced through an exchange filing and press release, marks a pivotal moment in India’s clean energy journey as the companies set out … Read more
India’s fast-emerging maternity and postpartum wear brand, House of Zelena (HOZ), has secured INR 7 crore (USD 800,000) in a seed funding round co-led by Sprout Venture Partners and M Venture Partners, with participation from GSF and a group of angel investors. This round brings HOZ’s total funding to USD 1.2 million, following an earlier … Read more
WaterScience, a Bengaluru-based non-drinking water filtration brand, has raised INR 1.4 crore in fresh funding from Velocity, a growth capital platform backed by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. This is a big milestone for the company as it looks to expand its footprint and product line to tackle India’s complex water problems. Funding and Growth Plans … Read more
At IIT Kanpur’s flagship corporate–academia engagement summit, IITK Samanvay 2025, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked India’s academic institutions and industries to come together to fast track innovation and strengthen the self-reliance drive. The two-day summit, themed “Igniting Ideas. Accelerating Innovation.”, focused on the future-shaping pillars of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sustainability, and Cybersecurity. It … Read more
India has just moved a step closer to its ambitious green hydrogen dream. In a breakthrough with both scientific and commercial significance, researchers at IIT-Madras have developed a novel technology to generate hydrogen directly from seawater using solar energy. Published in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials, the work addresses several long-standing challenges in electrolytic … Read more