ETtech Deals Digest: Third Wave, Airbound lead weekly funding at $208 million, down 56% on-yearIndian tech and startup funding stood at $207.7 million across 20 rounds in the week ended August 28, down 6.3% from the previous week. Thi...
28 Aug, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Amaravati to get India’s first quantum-AI universityThe 8.5-acre campus will be funded through a grant from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Classes are expecte...
28 Aug, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Canada seeks skilled workers in healthcare, STEM, trades via Express EntryCanada seeks skilled professionals through its Express Entry immigration system. The nation aims to boost its economy and address labor sho...
28 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
IIT Bombay-led consortium with Plaksha University to develop indigenous 2D quantum technologiesIIT Bombay professor Saurabh Lodha told ET that the project will establish three complementary material-growth facilities: a molecular beam...
28 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Infosys invests in AI enterprise procurement startup AerchainInfosys has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based AI procurement startup Aerchain through its Infosys Innovation Fund. Founded ...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Industrial47 raises Rs 85 crore in first close of debut fund to back frontier-tech startupsThe fund is targeting a corpus of Rs 150 crore, with a Rs 50 crore greenshoe option. It plans to invest Rs 2-10 crore in 15-20 companies ac...
27 Aug, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractorsCanada is strengthening its economic self-sufficiency by reducing reliance on American military suppliers. New defense funding is driving i...
27 Aug, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Top Innovator: Deeptech startup Theranautilus’ micro robots score big winDeeptech startup Theranautilus has won the Top Innovator award at the ET Startup Awards 2026 for its work on microscopic robots that can na...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
TILT launches Rs 250 crore impact-first venture fund to back India’s 'Next Billion'TILT is targeting India’s ‘Next Billion’- underserved, lower-income Indians who are gaining greater access to markets, technology and finan...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Japan already invested 14 percent of 10 trillion yen India investment target: Piyush GoyalJapanese firms have invested Rs 1 lakh crore towards a 10 trillion yen investment target. This pace suggests the full investment may occur ...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
Piyush Goyal proposes India-Japan 'Shark Tank' style startup series to boost investments, business tiesIndia proposed a startup pitching series similar to Shark Tank. This initiative aims to connect young startups from both nations. Indian st...
26 Aug, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Canada admits 1.8 lakh new PR in H1 2026; India leads source country despite declining share, China enters top 3Canada welcomed 1.8 lakh new permanent residents in early 2026. Indian citizens formed nearly one-quarter of these new permanent residents....
26 Aug, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Canada announces $20 billion retaliatory tariffs on US goods, unveils support measuresCanada has announced C$27.6 billion ($19.94 billion) in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, matching Washington’s latest duties dollar-for-dol...
26 Aug, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Sitharaman to visit Canada, US from Aug 25 to woo investorsFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Canada and the United States soon. She will meet global investors and corporate executives t...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Space, AI and other tech integration to shape a nation's geopolitical future: Minister ShekhawatPrivatisation of space is the "democratisation of space opportunities," Shekhawat asserted at the event, organised by the Space Application...
23 Aug, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
India needs to protect critical infrastructure against cyber threats: National Quantum Mission chair Ajai ChowdhryIndia's National Quantum Mission is developing indigenous quantum security products. Critical sectors must adopt post-quantum cryptography ...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
QpiAI opens quantum processor manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, targets 10,000 physical qubitsBengaluru-based quantum computing startup QpiAI has opened an 8-inch quantum foundry to scale production of quantum processors, with plans ...
17 Aug, 2026, 06.21 PM IST