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YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Friday, September 18, 2026.

YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Tuesday, September 16, 2026.

UGRO Capital has raised the funds through issuance of 38,000 senior, secured, rated, listed, redeemable and transferable non-convertible debentures, fully subscribed by Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.

Ending nearly six years of fully free UPI, the government on Tuesday introduced a 0.4% fee on transfers worth more than Rs 2,000 made to merchants through the platform from October 15.

The funding by global consumer focused investment firm L Catterton is expected to support Nandhana Foods' next phase of growth.

Discover 7 Roald Dahl quotes that reveal powerful lessons about kindness, courage, imagination, and living a meaningful life.

The anchor issue saw participation from financial institutions and mutual funds.

Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission, lays out the thinking behind Semicon 2.0.

NCPCR summons Meta India head again on Sept 16 over child abuse ads; Meta now reports such cases to I4C. Capgemini also called.

ISM CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha on why semiconductor jobs in India are open to every student and stream, from Sanands shop floor to chip design.

The move ends the zero-MDR regime that has been in place since January 2020, introduced to drive digital payments adoption but long criticised by banks and fintechs as unsustainable.

JanAI Technology plans to bring AI-powered services to 100 million Bharat households through 10,000 local JanAI Cafes in three years.

ISM CEO Amitesh Kumar Sinha explains how a semiconductor chip is made, from sand and design to test and packaging, and why fabs cost billions.

The Hyderabad-based human capital management tech platform has more than 1,400 customers globally.

Professionals with 0-3 years of experience make up nearly 45% of the active engineering candidate pool, but account for only 28% of job opportunities, according to a report by talent platform foundit.