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Execution Gets the Cheque: Inside India's Changing Startup Funding Landscape

New Delhi, July 9 -- India's startup funding story in the first half of 2026 is one of contrasts. Startups collectively raised $7.2 billion, 12% more than a year ago, according to Tracxn's India Tech ... Read More


Deeptech Startup eNLife Raises Rs 6 Crore Seed Funding Led by Piper Serica

New Delhi, July 9 -- Bengaluru-based deeptech startup eNLife Research has raised Rs 6 crore in a seed funding round led by Piper Serica VC Fund to advance an AI-powered blood test designed to identify... Read More


UST To Train 20,000 Employees As It Expands Anthropic Claude Alliance

New Delhi, July 9 -- UST has partnered with Anthropic to integrate Claude across its platforms, engineering services and internal operations, as the technology services company expands its enterprise ... Read More


This iPhone 18 Pro Max leak could quietly fix Apple's biggest weakness

India, July 9 -- Poor battery life has long been one of the biggest complaints about the iPhone, especially when compared with flagship Android phones that pack much larger batteries. A new regulatory... Read More


Bengaluru Leads India's Unicorn Map As Country Drops To Fourth In Hurun Index

New Delhi, July 9 -- India has dropped to fourth place in the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2026, with 61 unicorns, after the United Kingdom moved ahead to third with 80 privately held startups valued at... Read More


SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.5 for Coding and Agentic AI

New Delhi, July 9 -- Grok 4.5, the latest model from SpaceXAI, was announced on Wednesday. The model is designed for coding, agentic artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise knowledge work. Rather... Read More


Desert rain frog, over half of molluscs pushed towards extinction: IUCN Red List

India, July 9 -- Over half of molluscs such as chitons, clams, mussels, snails, sea slugs, tusk shells, octopus, and squid are threatened by deep-sea mining, the International Union For Conservation o... Read More


India's AI engines are powerful but the data roads are broken

India, July 9 -- India's AI plans are moving fast, but the data behind them may not be ready for the race. According to Confluent's 2026 Data Streaming Report, 79% of Indian IT leaders say weak real t... Read More


DXC Expands India Footprint with New AI-focused Experience Center

New Delhi, July 9 -- DXC Technology has inaugurated a new AI-focused customer experience centre in Bengaluru, marking another step in the company's India expansion strategy. Spread across 200,000 squa... Read More


Government plans wider policy support for battery recycling, advanced chemistry cells

India, July 9 -- The Union Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) plans to expand policy support for battery recycling and advanced chemistry cells (ACC), signalling a broader push to strengthen India's d... Read More