India's student founders are betting on deep tech — And it's reshaping the country's startup mapDeep tech has emerged as the biggest category among student-led startups in India for the first time, according to Campus Fund’s latest Sta...
22 May, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
19 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Gen-Z did not invent entrepreneurship but it might be the first generation that thinks it does not require permissionIndian campuses are witnessing a surge in student entrepreneurship, with Gen-Z founders prototyping and building ventures before graduation...
19 May, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
It's popular mechanics 101: India’s edge lies in using AI to enhance human productivity, not replace itThe piece argues that AI is not an inevitable force shaping economic outcomes; rather, societies decide how its benefits are distributed. H...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
High interest, low action: Most young Indians aspire to start up but don’t take the plungeYoung Indians are keen on starting businesses. However, most haven't taken concrete steps due to a lack of guidance and support. Structural...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
FICCI FLO annual session: Empowering 16 lakh women for Viksit Bharat 2047The organization focused on entrepreneurship, skilling, and livelihood creation. A new report was released detailing gender diversity chall...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Davos 2026: AI is changing who becomes an entrepreneur, experts sayArtificial intelligence is changing how people start businesses and approach careers. Job insecurity and new AI tools are pushing individua...
22 Jan, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
Mission 100 million jobs launched in IndiaA new national initiative, Hundred Million Jobs, has been launched by senior industry leaders. Its goal is to create 100 million jobs in In...
05 Jan, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Access to finance is a fundamental enabler for women’s entrepreneurship: NITI Aayog CEO BVR SubrahmanyamNITI Aayog, on Monday, released a report titled “From Borrowers to Builders: Women’s Role in India’s Financial Growth Story, jointly publis...
03 Mar, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
Women in India increasingly seeking credit, monitoring credit scores: ReportWomen in India are increasingly monitoring their credit scores, with a 42% rise in self-monitoring as of December 2024. Non-metro areas sho...
03 Mar, 2025, 03.08 PM IST
Breaking the glass ceiling: Trailblazing women leaders to share strategies to bridge gender funding gap at ET Soonicorns Summit 2024Join Shreyasi Singh, Shally Modi, Shanti Mohan, Minu Margeret, and Rashmi Daga at the ‘Women in the Indian Startup Ecosystem: Breaking Barr...
13 Sep, 2024, 03.28 PM IST
Inside government's ₹3 trillion push to empower women at workThe Union Budget 2024 earmarked ₹3 trillion to empower Indian women, focusing on skill development, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure so...
21 Aug, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
ETPWLA 2024: The inaugural summit resonates with the ‘Include, Invest, Inspire’ theme for fostering funding, mentorship, and advocacy for women in leadership rolesHere are the key takeaways from the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (ETPWLA) 2024 virtual launch summit, streamed LIVE on EconomicTimes.com...
08 Mar, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Gig economy: Queering for inclusion of India's LGBTQ+ communityBy moving away from traditional employment structures, the gig economy unlocks a realm of opportunities where skills and talent triumph the...
28 Jun, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
Data collection might be the key to access to finance for women entrepreneursThe 2022 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs showed that India is amongst the lowest-ranked countries in the world for women’s entrepre...
03 Dec, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Startup policy: Let govt teach, leave investment to entrepreneurs, says Saras D Sarasvathy, professor, Darden School of BusinessMoney is not key to entrepreneurship —it’s important at time of scaling up. Two-thirds of companies that go public in the US never take out...
14 Jan, 2016, 01.40 PM IST
Government to set up advanced training institutes"The government has launched a scheme for setting up of Advanced Training Institutes (ATs) in Public-Private Partnership mode under Craft I...
26 Nov, 2014, 05.27 PM IST