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Nepra founder Sandeep Patel at his dry waste plant in Indore.

Rising from the ashes to figure out the business of dry waste

4 min read . 25 Jan 2021

BigBasket’s Ganapathi Subramanyam at a charging station for electric bikes in one of the 5K fulfilment stores.

Last-mile delivery opens doors for adoption of electric vehicles

3 min read . 18 Jan 2021

Asquared IoT’s sound analytics edge computing device Equilips (seen at top right corner) deployed at a welding station.

Smart factories keep an ear to the ground

5 min read . 11 Jan 2021

Agritech startups trying to improve farming activities have initially focused on horticulture.

Horticulture farmers lead the way in adoption of precision tech

4 min read . 04 Jan 2021

A Neobael collaborative learning session in progress. In this model, the teacher is mostly a facilitator or coach for self-learning and collaboration.

Rethinking kids’ education in the year of covid

5 min read . 28 Dec 2020

The National Education Policy has declared that Indian sign language will be standardized. (Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

Challenges in building an app to interpret Indian sign language

4 min read . 21 Dec 2020

Stakeholders have to collaborate and share insights with the participation of disabled communities for assistive tech to become more accessible (Photo: iStock)

Accessibility is better than doles for the disabled

6 min read . 21 Dec 2020

Puma was one of the early adopters of retail tech startup Ace Turtle’s Rubicon platform. (Photo: Mint)

From slow and steady to a sprint, omnichannel race speeds up

3 min read . 07 Dec 2020

The roll-out of 5G could be an inflection point as it will create opportunities for semiconductor startups (Photo: iStock)

A semiconductor startup ecosystem finally seems to emerge

3 min read . 30 Nov 2020

Numer8 was initially working on a product for natural disaster risk modelling before shifting focus to the marine fishing community. (Photo: iStock)

Numer8 builds a ‘Google map’ for fishing at sea

5 min read . 23 Nov 2020

Swiggy has expanded into grocery with Swiggy Stores and hyperlocal delivery with Swiggy Genie.

The fall and rise of startups in the hyperlocal delivery space

3 min read . 15 Nov 2020

The success of SpaceX has paved the way for satellite launch companies all over the world.reuters

India’s quest for its own SpaceX hits a milestone

5 min read . 09 Nov 2020

The success of SpaceX has paved the way for satellite launch companies all over the world. (Photo: Reuters)

India’s quest for its own SpaceX hits a milestone

5 min read . 08 Nov 2020

Micro-entrepreneur Prashant R. collects A2 milk for ghee in Periyapatna, Karnataka.

Carving out a niche in wood-pressed oils and A2 desi ghee

4 min read . 02 Nov 2020

Malaria and dengue cases on the rise in Noida. around 300 suspected dengue cases reported at various hospitals and nursing homes in Noida in 2011

Innovation in design and delivery needed to spread insurance

3 min read . 25 Oct 2020

Govt support, market visibility key for assistive tech to scale up

4 min read . 18 Oct 2020

For a small fee, people can hire a Haqdarshak to help find schemes they are eligible for, get basic documents and apply for what they are entitled to.

Helping people claim benefits is good business

5 min read . 11 Oct 2020

(From left) Supplynote co-founders Nitin Prakash, Kumar Kushang, Abhishek Kumar and Harshit Mittal.

Pandemic gives restaurants a taste for tech

5 min read . 05 Oct 2020

An artisan winds a bobbin and prepares to weave Khadi for Bhopal-based startup Khadigi, which works with traditional weavers to provide them a sustainable income by delivering products made from the freedom fabric to retail fashion brands.

50 startups on Sarvodaya March

55 min read . 02 Oct 2020

That IPL 2020 materialized is a dream come true for fantasy sports startups because they depend on mega events to engage fans who pay money to enter contests linked to performances of real players. (Photo: PTI)

Mega events add speed to fantasy sports startups’ race for users

3 min read . 27 Sep 2020

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