Startups & Innovation
14 - 08 - 2026
Bengaluru Startup Othisis Successfully Hot-Fires 5 kN Fully Cryogenic Rocket Engine
3D-printed propulsion system is designed to power the company’s reusable hopper rocket, with a launch-and-landing demonstration planned later this year.
01 - 08 - 2026
From monk to microchip, Modi pitches India’s biggest asset: its youth
India’s rise in the global economy would depend not on inexpensive labour alone, but on educated, skilled and entrepreneurial young people capable of building technologies for the world.
28 - 07 - 2026
India’s private space tech firms raise $871 million, Skyroot becomes first unicorn
Skyroot became India’s first SpaceTech unicorn following a $50 million Series C round in May 2026, reaching a valuation above $1.1 billion.
23 - 07 - 2026
India Cannot Become a Space Power on Imported Technology, Space Chief Warns
India should aspire to become not only a launch provider but also a global hub for space manufacturing and advanced research
18 - 07 - 2026
Skyroot Aerospace puts Vikram-1 in orbit, India’s first privately developed rocket
The country has become the third nation — joining the US and China – to possess the capability for private orbital launches.
17 - 07 - 2026
Skyroot Aerospace prepares for maiden orbital flight of Vikram-1 rocket
The launch is scheduled for 11:30 am local time on Saturday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Bengaluru.
14 - 07 - 2026
Karnataka Bets on AI in the Classroom, Eyes Becoming India’s Artificial Intelligence Hub
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar presented AI not merely as the next frontier of technological innovation but as a tool that the government intends to embed across education, agriculture, healthcare and public administration.
03 - 07 - 2026
From Startups to ISRO: Bengaluru Space Expo 2026 to Spotlight India’s Space Rise
Italy joins as Partner Country, Australia and the UK as Technology Country Partners, and Japan as the Focus Country for the space conference and exhibition
27 - 05 - 2026
India’s Tiea Connectors raises Rs. 77 crore in Series A led by IvyCap
Funding to support manufacturing expansion, R&D and overseas growth
26 - 05 - 2026
Fairdeal raises $15 million in Series A funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments
B2B quick-commerce platform plans expansion across Delhi NCR and into new urban markets