India-UAE Venture Capital Fund

India and UAE have together created 150 million USD fund to support the startups. The fund will help to create ten unicorns within 2025. Unicorns are startups whose value is more than 1 billion USD. The fund was launched at ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

NASSCOM Study on Start-ups

NASSCOM is National Association of Software and Service Companies. It is a non – governmental organization and it works to expand IT sector of India. According to a recent study of NASSCOM, the startup ecosystem in India has increased twice. ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-21

Government of India announced MeitY-NASSCOM Start-up Women Entrepreneur Awards 2020-2021 on August 17, 2021. Key Points MeitY-NASSCOM Women Startup Entrepreneurs Awards is the first step that recognizes and cultivates the entrepreneurial spirit in women. Awards inspire next generation of women ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021

Nasscom launches program to accelerate AI-led innovation in India

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) is all set to launch its ‘AI Game Changers’ program in India. About the programme The programme will be launched to promote the artificial intelligence (AI)-led innovation across the country. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021

Empowered Group constituted to coordinate COVID-19 related Response Activities

On April 5, 2020, the Government of India constituted an empowered group under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. The group will coordinate with NGOs, private sector and international organizations for COVID-19 related response activities. Highlights The Group ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation to launch ‘Innovate for Accessible India’ campaign

Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation partnered to launch the ‘Innovate for Accessible India’ campaign. The campaign aims at empowering people with disabilities with the technology required for better access to equal opportunities. The campaign invites applications from students, citizens and ..