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Deep-Tech Startups Get 20-Year Benefits From Government

To support innovation, the government extends startup benefits to deep-tech firms, raising the recognition period to 20 years and lifting turnover caps. The Indian government...

Supercharging India’s EV Power Play

EVs are booming, but battery reliability remains a bottleneck. One startup is rethinking how batteries are built to improve strength, consistency, and performance. As electric...

BotLab Dynamics Engineering India’s Drone Swarm Breakthrough

An IIT Delhi-born startup redefining large-scale drone swarms through indigenous technology and global aerial spectacles. Founded in 2016, New Delhi–based BotLab Dynamics Private Limited is...

Union Budget 2026-27 Overview

From ISM 2.0 to a big boost for manufacturing, the Budget 2026-27 reshaped the electronics playbook. But what it delivers and what it leaves...

Apple Buys Israeli Startup Q.AI in Major AI Wearables Push

With nearly $2 billion, an Israeli acquisition signals Apple’s renewed push into AI wearables, aiming to enable private, speech-free interaction with intelligent assistants. Apple has...

India’s Space Economy Grows To $8.4 Billion With 399 Startups

Powered by post-2019 reforms, India’s space sector now hosts 399 startups, is worth $8.4 billion, and is projected to multiply rapidly over the next...

“Our Advantage Lies In Scale, Data, And Continuous Iteration, Thousands Of PCB Revisions And Millions Of Diagnostics”- Ashissh Raichura, Scanbo

Shrinking diagnostics into a pocket device, Scanbo’s Ashissh Raichura tells EFY’s Akanksha Sondhi Gaur how electrochemical sensing, PCBs and AI enable instant, affordable, point-of-care...

Tata’s Dholera Fab Joins SCL Mohali In Chip Prototype Support

With Dholera joining Mohali, India eyes to move chip tape-outs onshore, cutting startup dependence on overseas fabs and strengthening the domestic semiconductor design-to-manufacturing pipeline. India’s...

Startups Achieve 12nm Chip Tape-Outs Under DLI, Government Reviews

As India sharpens its semiconductor ambitions, DLI-backed startups notch 16 tape-outs, patents and funding. Minister expresses hope. On January 27, 2026, Union Minister for Electronics...

Tamil Nadu Pushes Beyond Metro Innovation Hubs With SanchiConnect

Bringing deep tech out of metro silos, SanchiConnect partners Tamil Nadu to unlock founders, funding, mentorship and markets across Tier 2 and Tier 3...

“We Are Preparing To Fly Over 12,000 Drones In The Near Future”- Sarita Ahlawat, Botlab Dynamics

To execute large-scale synchronised flights involving over 1000 drones, India’s first drone swarm was developed as early as 2018. How has the journey been...

“Our Systems Were Deployed During Operation Sindoor By The Gujarat Government In Sensitive Border Areas” – Himanshu Dave, Infitron

How are AI-powered systems stopping drones in real time and changing the way security forces operate? Himanshu Dave from Infitron Advanced Systems, tells EFY’s...

Industry's Buzz

Infineon

Infineon and Skeleton Partner on AI Data Centre Power Solutions

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Semiconductor firm Infineon teams up with energy storage specialist Skeleton Technologies to develop high-efficiency power architectures for data centres running heavy AI workloads.  Semiconductor manufacturer...
NVIDIA

Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face for $13BN

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Semiconductor giant expands software footprint with multi-billion-dollar deal for open-source AI platform, reassuring developers the ecosystem will remain independent.  Semiconductor titan Nvidia has agreed to...
SK Hynix

SK Hynix Considers Japanese JV to Meet NAND Demand

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South Korea’s memory giant looks across Japan for chip-manufacturing sites with reliable power and water to ease global artificial intelligence supply bottlenecks. South Korean...
Bluehill.VC

Bluehill Backs Makr In Rs 102 Million Semiconductor Metrology Deal

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Bluehill.VC has led a Rs 102 Million seed round in Makr Microsystems to develop nanoscale subsurface metrology for advanced chip packaging, 3D architectures and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India, Belgium Expand Semiconductor And Defence-Tech Cooperation

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India and Belgium will deepen semiconductor cooperation by linking IMEC with India’s semiconductor ecosystem, while expanding defence-electronics manufacturing and technology partnerships. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Learn From Leaders

India Needs Not a Hundred, But Thousands of Chip Diversified Companies 

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Can India build a semiconductor ecosystem beyond fabs? Indiesemic believes thousands of diversified chip companies are needed to make that possible. India’s semiconductor push is...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

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From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...
(L-R) Nikesh Gondchawar, Strategic & Technical Advisor – Robotics Manufacturing; Shrikrushna Kakade, Founder Partner; Nikhil Kakade, Senior Technical Advisor – Robotics & Control Systems, SlightGen Solutions LLP

“A Made-In-India Robotic PCB Soldering System That Automates The Through-Hole Soldering Process!” – Shrikrushna...

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Electronics manufacturing is complex, and automation often comes at a high cost. To bridge this gap and offer a more affordable solution in India,...
Navdeep Narula, Executive Director, Client and Endpoint Solutions, Ingram Micro, India

“Enterprise Computing Is Shifting From CPU to GPU And Now Toward NPU-Based Systems ”...

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The shift from CPU to GPU to NPU-based computing is redefining today’s enterprise endpoints. In an exclusive conversation, Navdeep Narula from Ingram Micro discusses...

India’s Robotics Push Opens New Hardware Opportunities

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How do you build India’s physical AI future when critical robot components still come from overseas? Niqo Robotics reveals where the gaps remain.  India’s push...

Startups

Nopo Nanotechnologies’ Carbon Nanotubes Turn ‘Not Possible’ To ‘Now Possible’

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Can single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) significantly improve EV batteries? This startup says it has turned what was once considered ‘not possible’ into ‘now possible.’ An...

L&T Technology Services Launches LTTS FARM to Accelerate Deep-Tech Startup Commercialisation

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The initiative is also expected to expand LTTS’ Engineering Intelligence ecosystem by bringing together startups, engineering talent and industry stakeholders L&T Technology Services (LTTS) has...
(R to L) Hetendra Singh Rathore, Founder, Sri Kusulu Devalla, Co-Founder and CTO, and Vijay Pratap Singh, Co-Founder, Segritech

Segritech’s Compact And Portable Automated Machine Sorts Fruits And Vegetables At Farm level

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This startup has developed a computer vision-based machine that inspects fruits, grades and sorts them by quality, and identifies and separates defective produce directly...

Red Balloon Aerospace Develops India’s First Stratospheric Super-Pressure Balloon

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Based in Andhra Pradesh, deep-tech startup Red Balloon Aerospace develops next-generation lighter-than-air platforms for communication, surveillance, and research… Founded by Dr Chakravadhanula Venkata Sai Kiran...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

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From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...