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SaaS & Tech · Policy · 14 Sept 2026 · 4 min

Four Indian Startups Join Google DeepMind's First AI For The Planet Cohort

Three of the four sell verified environmental outcomes rather than software. The AI is there to make the claim auditable.
Beijan Founders
Funding · Policy · 12 Sept 2026 · 6 min

Beijan's Founders Are Still in College. Its Software Is Already With Southern Command.

Both founders are still at BITS Pilani. Their swarm ground station software is already running with Indian Army formations, and eight military units have issued letters of intent.
QNU Founders
Funding · Policy · 9 Sept 2026 · 6 min

QNu Labs Raises ₹200 Crore, More Than Its Entire First Decade Combined

This single round is larger than everything QNu raised in its first decade. Its largest backer also sets the 2029 deadline that creates its market.
PM Modi KRAFTON Chairman Byung Gyu
Funding · Policy · 6 Sept 2026 · 4 min

Krafton Pledges Another $250M to India, Which Has Banned Its Flagship Game Twice

The new money targets AI, robotics and deep tech rather than games. Delhi switched off PUBG Mobile in 2020 and BGMI in 2022.
TCS CEO
SaaS & Tech · Policy · 5 Sept 2026 · 5 min

TCS Plans a 1 GW AI Campus in Hyderabad, Roughly India's Entire Existing Capacity

HyperVault has 264 acres and a ₹70,000 crore figure. It also has about ₹18,000 crore actually committed, and a build phased against customers who do not yet exist.
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 3 Sept 2026 · 5 min

Meta Will Cap Teen Use At Two Hours A Day Under An $18 Billion Settlement

The deal blocks the apps overnight, hides likes on teen accounts and bans cosmetic filters. About $5.3 billion of it is contingent on TikTok and YouTube matching.
E-commerce · Policy · 2 Sept 2026 · 5 min

Maharashtra FDA Suspends Blinkit's Akola Licence After Re-Inspection Found Faults Unfixed

A 12 August inspection produced an improvement notice. Blink Commerce filed a compliance report. The re-inspection found the problems still there.
EV & Mobility · Policy · 1 Sept 2026 · 4 min

Ola Electric's Market Share Rose In August Because Everyone Else Fell Harder

Electric two-wheeler registrations dropped 16.2 per cent to 1.72 lakh units, a second straight monthly fall. The purchase subsidy was halved this month, and the market noticed.
Policy · Funding · 1 Sept 2026 · 5 min

Twenty More Hands Are About To Allocate India's ₹1 Lakh Crore Deep-Tech Fund

Over twenty second-level fund managers are due to be appointed within weeks. The governance questions raised by the first ₹2,192 crore round have not been answered.
Fintech · Policy · 1 Sept 2026 · 4 min

UPI Moved Less Money In August Than July, On 850 Million More Transactions

Volume hit a record 24.51 billion while value slipped to ₹29.82 lakh crore. The average payment is shrinking, and the industry's revenue fix depends on the payments that are not.
SaaS & Tech · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Tim Cook's Last Day As Apple CEO Hands India's Manufacturing Bet To A Hardware Engineer

John Ternus takes over on 1 September. India expects its share of global iPhone output to reach 30-35 per cent within five years, on a strategy Cook negotiated personally.
Funding · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

India Took One Per Cent Of Global Venture Capital While The World's Deal Value Rose 161%

India's deal value grew 5 per cent in the first seven months while volumes fell 13 per cent. The gap is less about caution than about what this cycle funds.
Markets & IPO · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Lands After Labor Day, Carrying A Bill For Its Own Red Lines

A listing in late September or early October would be the largest ever attempted. The prospectus must also explain what Anthropic's stated limits have already cost.
SaaS & Tech · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Nvidia Paused The Guarantee Funding The AI Cloud Boom, Two Months After Offering It

The AI Compute Partnership let smaller cloud operators borrow against Nvidia's promise to rent unsold GPUs. Some deals are on hold after internal antitrust warnings.
EV & Mobility · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 5 min

Ola Electric's ₹95.8 Crore PLI Cheque Arrives As Revenue Falls And Cash Keeps Burning

The heavy industries ministry has sanctioned a second straight year of auto PLI money for Ola Electric. Its June-quarter revenue was still 45 per cent below a year earlier.
SaaS & Tech · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

India Could Make a Third of the World's iPhones as John Ternus Takes Over at Apple

Cook hands over on 1 September with India assembling one in four iPhones. The government thinks a hardware engineer in charge could push that toward a third.
Markets & IPO · Policy · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 min

Zee Falls 15% as Lenders Move Against a ₹6.5 Crore Settlement of ₹22,006 Crore in Claims

The NCLT cleared a plan settling ₹22,006 crore of claims for ₹6.5 crore. Lenders now say the family entities that voted it through should never have voted.
PM Modi Meta India Head
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Hyderabad Police Book Meta India Head Arun Srinivas Over Morphed Content Featuring PM Modi

Hyderabad Cybercrime police have registered two cases naming Meta's India head alongside unidentified Facebook and Instagram account operators. Neither complaint alleges that Meta itself created the content.
Narayana Murthy Infosys
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Infosys Fined €175,000 (₹2 Crore) by French Labour Authority Over Time-Tracking Gaps

France's labour regulator DRIEETS fined Infosys €175,000 over gaps in its working-hours tracking system. The company has not disclosed which employee categories were affected or whether the system needs an overhaul.
Priyank Kharge
Policy · 26 Jul 2026 · 5 min

Karnataka to Form Two AI Working Groups After Minister's Visit to Anthropic's Bengaluru Office

Two groups drawn from the Centre for e-Governance and the Home Department will identify where AI fits state services. No agreement has been signed and no terms disclosed.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay
Lite Updates · Policy · 23 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Centre Approves Two Tamil Nadu Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Worth ₹1,012 Crore

The clusters at Manallur and Pillapaikkam will provide land and shared infrastructure for electronics firms. The same two sites were announced in March 2025 at a higher figure.
Mitsubishi West Bengal
Lite Updates · Policy · 11 Jul 2026 · 4 min

Mitsubishi Explores Setting Up Semiconductor Manufacturing Unit in West Bengal

The Japanese conglomerate is exploring sites in Durgapur and Panagarh as the state government prepares a new industrial policy to attract advanced supply chains away from established western and southern hubs.
TCS CEO K Krithivasan
Lite Updates · Policy · 10 Jul 2026 · 5 min

TCS CEO K Krithivasan Says AI Will Not Reduce Overall Headcount Following Strong Q1 Hiring

Despite Chairman N Chandrasekaran recently predicting the deployment of half a million autonomous AI agents, the company's CEO insists the workforce will simply transition into prompt engineering and model management to service a $2.6 billion AI pipeline.
Calcutta Stock Exchange
Lite Updates · Policy · 26 Jun 2026 · 5 min

West Bengal Government Announces Plan to Revive Calcutta Stock Exchange

After thirteen years of dormancy, the newly elected state government has proposed backing the historic regional exchange in its 2026-27 budget to decentralise India's financial ecosystem and unlock local public-sector value.
Uber
Policy · 23 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Uber Board Sued by Shareholders Over Serial Compliance Failures and Abuse Claims

A Detroit pension fund is leading a derivative lawsuit against CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and other directors, alleging the ride-hailing giant sacrificed passenger safety and disabled access to accelerate growth.
Kerala CM V D Satheesan
Policy · 20 Jun 2026 · 4 min

Kerala Allocates ₹50 Crore for Gen-Z Startups and ₹10 Crore for Malayalam AI

Chief Minister V D Satheesan’s revised 2026-27 budget marks a definitive policy shift, attempting to retain young talent by funding indigenous artificial intelligence datasets and deep-tech innovation hubs.
India bans Telegram
Lite Updates · Policy · 16 Jun 2026 · 3 min

India Blocks Telegram Until June 22 Ahead of NEET Re-Exam

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has invoked Section 69A to temporarily suspend the messaging app and disable its edit function, establishing a severe new precedent for platform compliance during national examinations.
L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan and Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay at MoU signing ceremony in Chennai
Policy · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min

L&T Signs Rs 18,600 Crore MoU With Tamil Nadu to Create 8,200 Direct Jobs

L&T Chairman and MD SN Subrahmanyan met Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay at the Chennai Secretariat on June 4 to formalise an investment that spans three projects and promises over eight thousand direct jobs.
Corporate Professional
Policy · 3 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Bengaluru CA Details 10-Year Salary Progression from ₹1.92 Lakh Articleship to ₹57.8 Lakh KPMG Sweden Manager Role

Anirudh Rapole's decade-long compensation breakdown highlights the massive financial upside of corporate global mobility channels while shifting the conversation around domestic versus international purchasing power.
27-year-old founder Mehul Mohan
Policy · 2 Jun 2026 · 3 min

27-Year-Old Startup Founder Relocates to Dubai Citing Systemic Burnout in Bengaluru

The viral departure of tech entrepreneur Mehul Mohan has ignited a fierce debate over whether India’s complex regulatory environment and failing urban infrastructure are actively pushing top-tier talent out of the country.
Salary Delay
Policy · 1 Jun 2026 · 2 min

Startup Leader Sparks Controversy by Defending Seven-Day Salary Delay Following Missed Team Targets

A viral social media post defending delayed compensation due to underperforming business quarters has reignited an intense workplace debate over fundamental employer obligations versus executive financial pressure.
Sanjiv Bajaj
Lite Updates · Policy · 30 May 2026 · 2 min

Bajaj Finserv to Deploy ₹2,000 Crore Over Next Five Years Through Finserv Intelligence to Back Early-Stage Startups

By committing massive domestic balance-sheet capital into early-stage fintech and enterprise technology, the financial services conglomerate is bypassing traditional venture fund models to institutionalize corporate pipeline access.
Amul Factory
Policy · 29 May 2026 · 3 min

Amul to Invest ₹650 Crore in First West Bengal Dairy Plant and ₹150 Crore in Assam Project

By establishing its first fully owned manufacturing footprint in West Bengal, the dairy cooperative is capitalizing on fresh regional political dynamics to build a localized, high-volume collection ecosystem.
Sikkim
Lite Updates · Policy · 28 May 2026 · 2 min

Sikkim Officially Declared a Fully Literate State Following Long-Term Human Development Campaign

Achieving complete baseline literacy positions the Himalayan state as a high-potential hub for digital services, formal employment, and structured economic expansion.
P.K. Kunhalikutty
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 23 May 2026 · 2 min

Keralam Government Creates India's First Cabinet-Level AI Ministry Under P.K. Kunhalikutty

By integrating Artificial Intelligence into its core governance and industrial structure, the newly elected state government aims to proactively manage disruption and accelerate tech-driven investments.
Ola Uber Rapido
Lite Updates · Policy · 20 May 2026 · 3 min

Ola, Uber, and Rapido Face Massive Supply Disruption as Delhi-NCR Drivers Strike Over Fuel Costs

As fuel costs surge and base fares remain stagnant, the upcoming three-day strike threatens to cripple mobility platforms while exposing the structural flaws in the aggregator business model
Chemist Shop
Lite Updates · Policy · 14 May 2026 · 2 min

Over 1.2 Million Chemists and Pharma Distributors Call National Strike on May 20 Against E-Pharmacies

As highlighted in 82761.png, more than 12.40 lakh traditional retailers are pausing operations to protest what they claim is predatory pricing and regulatory non-compliance by digital medicine platforms
PwC Narendra Modi
Lite Updates · Policy · 13 May 2026 · 2 min

PwC India Restricts Employee Travel to 'Clear Business Need' Following Prime Minister's WFH Advisory

The global consulting major is tightening its operational expenses by restricting domestic and international movement, signaling a broader industry shift toward optimized remote engagements.
Armory Founder
Lite Updates · Policy · 6 May 2026 · 3 min

Armory Secures ₹100 Crore Contract From Ministry of Defence to Deploy SURGE Counter-Drone System

By bringing a field-ready, AI-driven counter-drone system to market in just 14 months, Gurugram-based Armory has bypassed legacy contractors to set a new benchmark for sovereign defence procurement.
Zohran Mamdani India Artifacts
Lite Updates · Policy · 2 May 2026 · 2 min

US Authorities Return 657 Stolen Indian Antiquities Valued at $14 Million

The restitution of 657 artifacts, overlapping with remarks by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Kohinoor diamond, highlights a broader international crackdown on cultural smuggling networks.
Vedu App
Lite Updates · Policy · 23 Apr 2026 · 2 min

Kolkata Police Busts Piracy App 'Vedu' With 2 Million Downloads Following JioStar Complaint

Acting on a complaint linked to JioStar, authorities have shut down the 'Vedu' application, exposing the lucrative, ad-funded mechanics of unauthorized premium streaming.
Raghav Chadha Telecom
Policy · Telecom · 29 Mar 2026 · 3 min

Government Pushes 30-Day Telecom Recharge Plans Following Raghav Chadha's Parliamentary Intervention

After AAP MP Raghav Chadha explicitly called out the 28-day billing cycle in Parliament as a mathematical trick to extract a 13th month of revenue, the government is leaning on telecom giants to enforce true monthly plans.
Puch AI Founder and UP CM Yogi
Policy · SaaS & Tech · 27 Mar 2026 · 3 min

UP Government Cancels ₹25,000 Crore MoU With Puch AI Over Financial Due Diligence Failure

Invest UP unilaterally terminated the massive artificial intelligence infrastructure agreement, citing the startup's critical lack of net worth and failure to establish credible financial linkages.
Raghav Chadha Speech
Policy · FMCG · 24 Mar 2026 · 2 min

AAP MP Raghav Chadha Urges Government to Crack Down on FMCG Brands Selling Sugar Syrup as Fruit Juice

The AAP MP raised critical questions in the Rajya Sabha, demanding stricter front-of-pack warning labels for high-sugar drinks currently masquerading as healthy fruit juices.