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Vikram-1 is a four-stage launch vehicle designed to carry payloads of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO), the region of space where many Earth observation, communication and scientific satellites operate.

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Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 successfully reached orbit, becoming Indias first privately developed orbital rocket. The milestone validates space-sector reforms, strengthens domestic launch capabilities, and signals India's emergence as a competitive commercial space power.

Hostinger CMO Kristina Strimaite believes artificial intelligence will not take away jobs, but it will leave behind those who refuse to engage with it. Malai Lakshmanan, Head of India Engineering at LinkedIn, discusses the evolution of the Bengaluru centre.

The venture capital funding raised in the third week of July comes as a welcome relief after a subdued inflow in the preceding two weeks.

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Aurrevia launches Category III AIF, gets $10 million anchor commitment Investment platform Aurrevia has launched its Category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), backed by a $10 million anchor commitment from the Kothari Family Office through Aarii Ventures, as the firm looks to tap growing inv

The investment platform has received a $10 million commitment from Kothari Family Office.

The Gurugram-based startup's AI-powered system SURGE detects, tracks and neutralises rogue drones, and has become one of the youngest Indian defence firms to win a nine-figure Ministry of Defence contract.

This Bengaluru-based defencetech startup builds autonomous drones for battlefield logistics and air defence, and have passed the Indian Army qualification in its maiden year.

The Bengaluru startup makes hardware-aware AI models for firmware and embedded systems, and has raised $2 million to take them into chips, cars and defence.

Founded by a former Asteria Aerospace product lead, the Bengaluru startup makes multi-sensor perception hardware and agentic AI for unmanned vehicles across air, land and sea.

PM Modi launches India's first hydrogen train on the Jind-Sonipat route. Where it wins, where it falls short, and why it matters.

Tulon Materials raised Rs 10 crore to turn unrecyclable plastic waste into speciality resins for paints, printing inks and adhesives.

Becoming Quotient raises 7.5 crore to build a platform that makes professional growth measurable, portable and owned by employees

Hostinger CMO Kristina Strimaite on why AI will replace the incurious, the rise of one-person companies, and building global from Lithuania.

Andhra Pradesh is pushing Mazzucato's entrepreneurial state further, treating entrepreneurship itself as public infrastructure across the state; Wipro delivered a muted performance for the first quarter of FY27 and the revenue guidance for the second quarter remained disappointing.

The fresh capital will be used to strengthen its frontier AI capabilities, accelerate the development of AI agents and expand its platform globally

Groyyo will use this funding towards strengthening its technology, expanding manufacturing network, and for global expansion.

Neo Group will utilise the funding for investment into technology, expand advisory network and introduce new products.

In a bid to realise India's $2.6 trillion BioEconomy vision by 2047, the country must move from fragmented initiatives to a coordinated national execution architecture, the Aayog said.

Elon Musk's APR Energy acquisition, worth over $1 billion, gives him a 1 GW mobile turbine fleet to power xAI's Grok data centres.

Conquest, Asia's largest student-run startup accelerator and an initiative of BITS Pilani's Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL)

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The state government aims to make Telangana a $1 trillion economy by 2034 and a $3 trillion economy by 2047, while the union government aims to make the country a $30 trillion economy by 2047, he said.

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Agnikul Cosmos said Mission 02 will attempt Indias first recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster while also demonstrating an upper stage that remains operational in orbit instead of being discarded after deploying a satellite.

Lawyers representing YouTube filed a notice of appeal Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, less than a week after Meta, which was also a defendant in the case, filed its own notice of appeal.

Doodhvale Farms is building a profitable farm-to-door dairy brand around trusted milk, protein products and daily essentials.

Green Tiger Mobility converts old petrol scooters into EVs with patented, ARAI-approved technology and battery-swapping support.

Wimbledons iconic towels are woven in Gujarat, revealing Indias quiet role behind one of tenniss most coveted souvenirs.

The capital will be used to accelerate SwitchOn's international expansion, strengthen R&D, and expand sales and go-to-market capabilities across key manufacturing sectors worldwide.

Paytm's continued increase in domestic ownership comes on the back of the company materially strengthening its operating performance.

Angel One's total income rose 25.4% to Rs 1,434 crore during the April-June quarter of FY27 from Rs 1,143 crore a year ago.

Metastable Materials believes India's growing battery waste isnt really waste. The Bengaluru startup extracts lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and aluminium from spent batteries and sells them as refined commodity metals.

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