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DLI Scheme-Backed Chip Design Startups Continue to Attract Interest from Leading Investors

C2i Semiconductors Raises $15 Million Series A Led by Peak XV Partners – Largest Funding Round by an Indian Semiconductor Startup C2i Designing Intelligent Power-Management Chip for Energy Efficient and Reliable High-performance Computing Systems India’s semiconductor chip design ecosystem is steadily strengthening, with startups supported under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme drawing growing interest from both investors and the ...

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Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of January, 2026 (Base Year: 2011-12)

The  annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.81% (provisional) for the month of January, 2026 (over January, 2025). Positive rate of inflation in January, 2026 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles and textiles etc. The index numbers and inflation rate ...

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Creative Industries as Growth Engines

The twenty-first century is being shaped as much by imagination as by industry. Economic strength is no longer measured only in factories and freight corridors, but in intellectual property, digital platforms, and cultural influence. Ideas travel faster than goods, narratives move markets, and creative ecosystems increasingly determine how nations are seen, heard, and partnered globally. In this environment, the creative ...

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C-DOT Signs an Agreement with Synergy Quantum to Develop Automated Tool for Quantum-Vulnerable Crypto Algorithm Discovery

In a significant step towards strengthening India’s cybersecurity posture against emerging quantum computing threats, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier telecommunications R&D institution under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, has signed an agreement with Synergy Quantum India Private Limited, a deep-tech sovereign quantum security company providing comprehensive post-quantum cryptography solutions across both hardware and ...

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Cabinet approves Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Mobilize Venture Capital for India’s Startup Ecosystem

In a major boost to India’s growing startup ecosystem, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the establishment of the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (Startup India FoF 2.0) with a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore for the purpose of mobilizing venture capital for the startup ecosystem of the country. The Scheme ...

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AVAILABILITY OF COTTON FOR TEXTILE SECTOR

The Government facilitates availability of cotton to domestic textile and spinning industries through the release of stocks procured by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, which are sold through a transparent online e-auction system enabling competitive price discovery. MSP for cotton is declared annually to safeguard farmers’ interests when market prices fall below MSP ...

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Paradip Port Showcases Record Growth and Strategic Role in Odisha’s Economic Vision

Smt. Anu Garg, IAS, Hon’ble Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, visited Paradip Port Authority (PPA) to review its operations and long-term expansion plans. She was received by Shri P. L. Haranadh, IRTS, Chairman, PPA, at the Wet Basin and accorded a Ceremonial Guard of Honour by the CISF Unit. She also took a launch ride to review berth readiness, vessel ...

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HINTERLAND CONNECTIVITY TO PORTS AND PORT-LED DEVELOPMENT IN ODISHA

The government has undertaken various connectivity projects to strengthen hinterland connectivity to the ports in Odisha including Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur. These include upgradation and widening of national highways, new and additional rail lines, auto-signaling, rail over bridge, waterways connectivity and multi-modal logistics park. A list of completed, under implementation and under planning projects identified to strengthen road and rail connectivity to ports ...

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LIQUIDATION SCHEME FOR STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

Government of India has notified the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) Rules, 2022 (LPS Rules, 2022) on 3rd June, 2022. Under these rules, all the dues, including late payments surcharges, upto 3rd June 2022 were considered as arrears which were to be rescheduled and the distribution licensee shall pay such dues in equated monthly instalments (EMIs), starting from ...

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PMKSY Strengthening Food Processing Infrastructure Across India

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing Central Sector Umbrella Scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017. The scheme is demand driven and applications from across the country for extending the support are invited through issue of Expression of Interest (EoI) from time to time depending upon availability of funds. Under PMKSY, as on date ...

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