Saturday, 12 September 2026

Startups & Innovation

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