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“Doing Business in India Is Harder Than Going to Mars”: The Elon Musk Quote That Started a Bigger Debate About Indian Regulations

The idea that doing business in India can be harder than going to Mars has circulated online for years, often alongside the name of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. The comparison sounds like a perfect headline: a businessman building rockets for interplanetary travel faces a different kind of challenge when trying to enter one of the world's largest consumer marke…

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From Studying Abroad to Mushroom Farming: How Two Brothers from Agra Built a Business Reportedly Earning ₹2 Lakh a Day

The inspiring journey of Rishabh Gupta and Ayush Gupta, who turned mushroom cultivation into a technology-driven agricultural enterprise and demonstrated how modern farming can create opportunities in India India's agricultural success stories do not always begin in large fields, established family businesses, or villages where farming has been practised for generations. Sometimes, they begin wit…

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From a ₹1,000 Crochet Bouquet to a ₹5.28 Crore Business: How 20-Year-Old Vanshika Mittal Built Floreal in Ludhiana

A Handmade Idea That Found a National Market A crochet flower may look like a small decorative object, but behind it can be an opportunity to build a business, create employment and bring a traditional craft into the modern marketplace. In Ludhiana, Punjab, a young entrepreneur named Vanshika Mittal has demonstrated how a simple idea inspired by family tradition can become a fast-growing gifting …

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Nikhil Kamath Backs Startup Funding Advice: Raise Money Now and Keep Cash for 1 to 2 Years

Why Cash Reserves Could Become a Startup's Biggest Advantage For startup founders, raising money is often celebrated as a sign of success. A new funding round can attract media attention, strengthen investor confidence, help companies hire employees and provide the resources needed to enter new markets. But behind every funding announcement lies a more practical question: how long can the busines…

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Deepinder Goyal's Temple: The Tiny Wearable Trying to Measure What Happens Inside the Brain

For months, a small metallic device attached to the side of Deepinder Goyal's head attracted almost as much curiosity as the entrepreneur himself. It did not look like a smartwatch, fitness band or conventional medical device. There was no visible screen, no large strap and no familiar display showing steps or heart rate. It simply sat near the temple, creating a question that spread across socia…

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Northeast India Needs More Than Investment: It Needs Opportunity, Access and a Wider Lens

Introduction For years, India's startup and investment story has been closely associated with a relatively small group of cities. Bengaluru became synonymous with technology and venture capital, Mumbai remained one of the country's most important financial centres, and Delhi NCR developed into another major hub for startups, investors, corporate headquarters and professional talent. These cities …

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JioMeals: Reliance Jio Quietly Enters Food Delivery With AI, Zero Platform Fees and Restaurant-Rate Pricing 🍔📱

Jio is known for telecom, digital payments, entertainment, retail and increasingly artificial intelligence. But in September 2026, another interesting piece of the Jio ecosystem has come into focus: food delivery. Reliance Jio has introduced JioMeals, a food-ordering platform currently designed for employees of Reliance Corporate Park (RCP). The service brings together restaurant discovery, food …

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Can Tier-2 Cities Become India's Next Startup Hubs?

For years, when someone talked about startups in India, the conversation usually went in the same direction: Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad or Pune. These cities have everything a startup founder could ask for. Investors, experienced employees, technology companies, incubators, networking events and a large customer base. Bengaluru, in particular, has become almost synonymous with India'…

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Would You Trust AI to Make Payments on Your Behalf?

We are already used to doing almost everything through our phones. From ordering food and booking tickets to paying electricity bills and sending money to friends, digital payments have become a normal part of everyday life. UPI has made this even easier in India. For most of us, making a payment now takes only a few seconds. But what if, in the future, you don't have to make the payment yourself…

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