Budget 2026: ISM 2.0, tax holiday for cloud cos, and other announcements for tech and startup ecosystemThe Centre will nearly double the allocation under the electronic component manufacturing scheme (ECMS) to Rs 40,000 crore in budget 2026. ...
01 Feb, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
IICT, YouTube ink MoU to launch Create with AI programme, boost AVGC-XR skillingTogether, IICT and YouTube will design programmes to help students, professionals, and creators gain hands-on experience with new digital t...
19 Nov, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Netflix partners with IICT & FICCI to develop creative tech talent in IndiaNetflix is joining hands with IICT and FICCI. This partnership aims to build the next generation of creative-technology talent in India. Sc...
07 Oct, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
Govt's startup accelerator WaveX launches new incubators for gaming, XR startupsWaveX, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is launching seven new incubation centers across India to bolste...
24 Sep, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
Gaming, animation, VFX market projected to touch $6.8 billion by 2026: reportThe Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector, currently accounting for 20% of India's M&E industry,...
21 Aug, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Bengaluru will lead gaming & animation industry in India: Priyank KhargeKarnataka Minister Priyank Kharge discussed the state's efforts to support the AVGC-XR sector and establish Bengaluru as a key global hub. ...
19 Aug, 2024, 10.11 PM IST
Karnataka's Kitven launches Rs 20 crore fund for AVGC sectorThe Kitven Fund-4 (AVGC) is poised to play a transformative role in supporting startups and fostering innovation in animation, visual effec...
30 Jan, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
Karnataka set to lead as gaming market seen doubling in 5 years, says Priyank KhargeKarnataka will be taking big strides in the animation and gaming sectors, the minister said in a post on social media platform X. “We are b...
01 Dec, 2023, 06.12 PM IST
Tech Summit: Karnataka’s visual effects, gaming policy targets 30,000 jobs in five yearsThe policy seeks to foster growth of animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality sectors, and see that the sector earns ...
29 Nov, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
Need similar licensing regime for content delivery: Trai's PD Vaghela“As far as Trai is concerned, under the Trai Act, we have limited mandate in that we can regulate only those service providers to whom the ...
04 May, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
Will Budget 2023 hike threshold for tax deduction at source on income from online games?The online gaming is in news due to various reasons. Budget 2022 announced to set up a task force committee to boost the domestic capacitie...
24 Jan, 2023, 10.34 AM IST
Online Gaming: From Tokyo Olympics to Budget, the sector finds new supportersFor a sector that did not really exist before 2020 in India, Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) sector is now projected t...
15 Feb, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Karnataka launches country’s biggest AVGC center of excellence in BengaluruKarnataka, which is the first in India to bring an AVGC policy in 2012, also became the first state to set up the first center of excellenc...
20 Jan, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
Karnataka VC funding only for subscription or ad-driven gaming companiesOfficial sources said the government would not back gaming companies—including those running skill-based games—if they lack transparency ab...
24 Sep, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
Karnataka to tap family offices, HNIs, film stars to back its startup fundKarnataka currently operates three venture funds focused on biotechnology, semiconductors and electronic manufacturing, and animation, visu...
08 Apr, 2021, 07.59 AM IST
Govt considering to permit FDI for LLPs in construction developmentAt present, FDI is permitted under the automatic route in LLPs that are operating in sectors where 100 per cent foreign direct investment i...
24 Aug, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
K'taka opens field for gaming companies with new policyState to rework animation, visual effects, gaming and comics policy to extend more support for the sunrise industry.
09 Feb, 2017, 11.49 AM IST