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The speech was full of outlines for a better India, with emphasis on new-age sectors such as gaming as well as the ones considered the backbone of any country such as education, health, manufacturing, and agriculture including a call to boost tourism.

Mahindra's decision to invest in FirstCry comes from a rather unique story, that was elaborated by Anand Mahindra himself at the FirstCry listing ceremony

Maharashtra came in second to Karnataka in terms of the highest-funded state ecosystems in the country, according to a Tracxn Report named Tracxn Geo Semi-Annual Report: Maharashtra Tech H1 2024'.

Technology has taken over and businesses worldwide are making a natural transition toward integrating Gen AI and machine learning.

The digital ecosystem in India, especially in Finance has seen growth due to various factors. The government's push towards mass digitalization, increase in internet penetration, and digital transformation enablers help integrate these technologies.

The global space technology startup stage experienced a slowdown, while the Indian counterparts enjoyed a healthy upward funding trend.

Founded in 2011, IvyCap Ventures is one of India's leading homegrown venture capital funds leveraging alumni ecosystems of the leading educational institutes to power the Indian start-up ecosystem and build market leaders.

Unicommerce, the Indian e-commerce enablement SaaS platform has announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO), which will be open for bids on August 6, 2024

Ceigall India Limited, an infrastructure construction company, announced its maiden initial public offer (IPO) to open on August 1, 2024. The company has fixed the price band of INR380-401 per equity share with a face value of INR 5 and will allow a minimum bid of 37 equity shares and multiples of 37 equity shares thereafter.

Delhi-based pharma company Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited announced its transition into a public company at a press meet held today.

Much rejoicing was seen in the startup community and especially among the industry leaders from the 'Funds' side of things, as the Indian Central Government abolished what was known as 'Angel Tax' in a historic budget announcement led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

According to a report called 'National Clean Air Programme: An Agenda for Reform' by the think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reported that only 64 per cent of the total funds to tackle industrial pollution and dust pollution, allotted to 131 cities had been spent so far.

Non-banking credit provider Northern Arc Capital and pharma company Sai Life Sciences, both have filed their respective draft papers with the Indian market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a fundraising of a combined INR 7000 Crore.

Despite the growing economic participation of women, be it investing in the market or funding for entrepreneurship, women face several obstacles that hinder their full potential.

The report shared deep insights into the emerging scenes within the Indian tech-eco system, especially in deep-tech, challenges, future and other crucial insights into the funding behavior around the sector.

B Capital is a multi-stage global investment firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs to shape the future through technology. Karan Mohla, General Partner, B Capital has been around the block for over 20 years and 15 of them have been in tech-focused venture and growth investing.

Founded in 2019, Stride Ventures, a venture debt firm has emerged as one of the largest and most active of its kind in India.

The country's Initial Public Offering (IPO) scene has experienced significant activity over the past few years, marked by a high number of companies going public. The trend seems to be driven by favorable market conditions, conducive regulations, and a growing investor appetite.

With its rapidly growing population, burgeoning cities, and rising economy, India faces significant challenges in managing its waste, especially from its urban centers. As urbanization intensifies in the country, so does the generation of waste, and the country has not been the best of examples so far, of sustainable disposal of the same.

Bansal Wire Industries Limited has announced its initial public offering of equity shares, which shall open on 3 July 2024.

Stanley Lifestyles Ltd, based out of Bengaluru and one of the premium luxury furniture brands in India has announced its Initial Public Offering and has started trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 28 June 2024.

Diversifying one's portfolio has become one of the utmost priorities of today's investors and betting big, and conforming to a few select routes has not been favorable, especially considering the volatile market.

Dee Development Engineers Limited, commonly known as 'Dee Piping,' has announced its transition into a public limited company.

As the new government is formed, India looks at a fresh government and hopefully, a fresher approach that helps the country stand out from the firm competition in the global business ecosystem.

The country's startup scene continues to show resilience and growth potential this year, especially the tech startups, attracting $4.1 billion in funding from January to May.

Among the countries considered to be hotbeds for startups, India consistently makes the top ten; much of it has to do with the policy-making and cultural shifts the country has gone through to advertise itself as startup-friendly.

With rapid scaling and idea-making seen in the Indian eco-system, it is only speculated that the now-easily accessible healthcare systems will try to reach further depths of the country.

Technology has made headways into the agri sector and the country has been nothing short of innovations and new ideas trying to unlock new methods of food production to meet its growing needs and a burgeoning population.

With India, it becomes that much more imperative to address the climate-change factor. The country is said to contribute close to 8% of global warming and with so much potential to ultimately reduce its carbon footprint.

Recovery from the pandemic has positioned Awfis to go public, with an IPO size of INR 577-599 crore, including INR 2 crore in employee reservation shares.