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TechSparks 2026

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Startups & Venture Capital 18 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

India Can Build Any Technology, Says Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Urging Backing for Startup Risk-Takers

At TechSparks 2026, veteran academic and technology policy voice Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala argued that India has the capability to build any technology it chooses, provided the country backs entrepreneurs willing to take risks. He called for a decisive shift away from an exam-centric education culture toward entrepreneurship, edge computing, and collaborative consortia linking scientists with startups to solve local problems.

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Startups & Venture Capital16 Oct 2026, 01:14 PM IST

Swiggy Bets on India’s Untapped Majority as Food Delivery Enters Its Next Phase

Swiggy’s Food Marketplace chief Rohit Kapoor said the company’s next growth engine lies in the vast majority of Indians who have not yet tried food delivery, even as usage deepens among existing customers. Speaking at TechSparks 2026, he argued that affordability, younger consumers and shifting eating habits will expand the market well beyond today’s core users. Kapoor also pointed to a striking concentration of demand, with some households now receiving more than 200 deliveries a week.

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Startups & Venture Capital16 Oct 2026, 12:54 PM IST

India’s AI Market Could Unlock Trillions, Startups Told at TechSparks 2026

Indian founders can build globally competitive artificial intelligence businesses by solving local problems in education, healthcare and consumer services, panelists said at TechSparks 2026. The discussion framed India’s AI opportunity not as a narrow software trend, but as a potentially trillion-dollar market shaped by the country’s scale, data depth and unmet demand across everyday services.

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Startups & Venture Capital16 Oct 2026, 02:18 AM IST

Peak XV Signals Bigger Bets on Ambitious Indian Startups as AI Expands Global Opportunity

Peak XV Managing Director Mohit Bhatnagar said the venture capital firm is increasingly prepared to back more ambitious, higher-risk startups as Indian founders use artificial intelligence to build companies with global reach. Speaking at TechSparks 2026, he framed the shift as part of a broader evolution in India’s startup ecosystem, where technical depth and market ambition are rising together.

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Startups & Venture Capital15 Oct 2026, 11:13 PM IST

TechSparks 2026 Day 3 Spotlights India’s AI Ambition, Climate Tech and Global Startup Links

TechSparks 2026 closes its third day with a programme that blends entertainment, policy-grade debate and venture capital signals, underscoring how India’s startup ecosystem is broadening beyond pure fundraising. With appearances by Zakir Khan and Prakash Belawadi alongside sessions on India’s estimated $100 billion AI opportunity, global alliances and climate tech, the event reflects a market seeking both scale and substance.

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Startups & Venture Capital15 Oct 2026, 05:45 AM IST

Karnataka Is Building the Talent Base for the Next Tech Order, Priyank Kharge Says

Karnataka has launched multiple programmes to build a workforce aligned with emerging technologies, according to state Minister for Home, IT, BT and E-Governance Priyank Kharge. Speaking at TechSparks 2026, he framed talent development as the foundation for the state’s next phase of technology-led growth. The remarks underscore Karnataka’s effort to defend its lead in India’s startup economy as competition intensifies among states.

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Startups & Venture Capital15 Oct 2026, 12:37 AM IST

At TechSparks 2026, Vembu, Kharge and spacetech founders sketch India’s new tech order

TechSparks 2026 opened with a forceful argument that India’s next technology leap will depend less on imported compute and more on ownership of core capabilities, from software stacks to space systems. Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge and a slate of spacetech founders used Day 1 to press a broader vision of distributed innovation, with Tech30 2026 also unveiled as a marker of the country’s emerging startup pipeline.

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Startups & Venture Capital14 Oct 2026, 10:16 PM IST

TechSparks 2026 Spotlights India’s Startup Edge as Innovators Take Centre Stage

YourStory’s flagship TechSparks 2026 conference is showcasing a broad cross-section of Indian innovators, underscoring how the country’s startup ecosystem is shifting from scale-at-all-costs to deeper product, technology and market fit. The photo essay highlights founders and builders using the summit as a launchpad for visibility, partnerships and investor attention.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance09 Oct 2026, 09:19 AM IST

TechSparks 2026 expands its speaker roster as India’s builders converge across AI, defence, edtech and SaaS

TechSparks 2026 is shaping up as a broad-based gathering of India’s startup economy, with founders, technology leaders and investors from AI, social media, fintech, SaaS, education, defence and deeptech joining the speaker lineup. The widening roster reflects how the country’s innovation agenda is moving beyond consumer internet narratives toward enterprise software, strategic technologies and sector-specific problem solving.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance06 Oct 2026, 07:04 AM IST

TechSparks 2026 widens its lens from fintech to semiconductors as India’s startup agenda broadens

TechSparks 2026 is shaping up as a broader policy-and-business forum than a conventional startup conference, bringing together founders, investors, technology executives and policymakers across consumer internet, fintech, healthcare, deeptech and semiconductors. The expanded lineup reflects a maturing Indian innovation economy that is moving beyond app-led growth toward capital-intensive, strategically significant sectors tied to manufacturing, infrastructure and national capability.

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India Sports & Cricket04 Oct 2026, 12:11 PM IST

Hope’s Century Powers West Indies to Consolation Win as India’s Clean Sweep Bid Ends

Shai Hope struck his second consecutive century to anchor a remarkable West Indies chase of 352, helping the visitors avoid a series whitewash in the third ODI. India’s batting produced another imposing total, but the Caribbean side responded with composure and intent, reaching the target with 10 balls remaining in a high-scoring finish.

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India Entertainment & Culture04 Oct 2026, 02:00 AM IST

‘Impure’ Review: A Wry Social Satire Hiding Inside a Coming-of-Age Story

The English-Telugu film 'Impure' uses the familiar grammar of a coming-of-age drama to deliver something sharper: a social satire about class, gender, desire and the performance of respectability. Built around two female cousins and their shared male friend, the film unfolds like a Jane Austen-inspired study of emotional inheritance, even as it keeps one eye on contemporary Indian social codes.

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National Governance & PolicyJust now (10:31 AM IST)

Food and Public Distribution Department Accelerates Cleanliness and Governance Push Under Special Campaign 6

India’s Food and Public Distribution Department has intensified its cleanliness and administrative reform drive under Special Campaign 6, signaling a renewed focus on workplace hygiene, record management, and disposal of pending matters. The initiative reflects a broader government effort to convert routine housekeeping into measurable governance gains, with emphasis on efficiency, accountability, and public-facing service delivery.

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Global Markets & EquitiesJust now (05:31 AM IST)

Gold Slips Ahead of US Payrolls as Dollar Strength and Yields Pressure Bullion

Gold prices edged lower on Friday and were on track for a second straight weekly decline as a firmer US dollar and rising Treasury yields continued to weigh on the non-yielding metal. Traders are now focused on the upcoming US payrolls report, which could reshape expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next move and determine whether bullion finds support or extends its retreat.

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Banking, Fintech & InsuranceJust now (02:06 AM IST)

Public Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks to Operate on September 27 as Government Seeks to Avert Disruption

The Finance Ministry has said all Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open and operate normally on September 27, despite a proposed three-day nationwide bank strike by the United Forum of Bank Unions. The move is aimed at ensuring uninterrupted access to essential banking services for customers across India. The announcement signals the government’s intent to protect routine financial activity, including cash withdrawals, deposits, transfers and branch-based services, at a time when any disruption could affect households, small businesses and rural borrowers.

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Co-Occurring Entities

Entities frequently referenced alongside TechSparks 2026:

India(12)New Delhi(6)Priyank Kharge(4)Zakir Khan(3)YourStory(3)Varun Mayya(2)