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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan connected Sunday (March 22, 2026) concluded the pre-summit lawsuit of Bharat Innovates 2026 astatine IIT Bombay, saying that the extremity of this inaugural is to “carry R&D-driven innovations from each country of the state to the planetary stage”.
The pre-summit event, held implicit the weekend, brought unneurotic 137 “promising deep-tech startups” for pitching sessions and interactions with task capitalists and investors. India’s practice astatine the deep-tech showcase scheduled successful Nice, France, aboriginal this twelvemonth volition beryllium picked from these 137 startups, the authorities said successful a statement.
On the sidelines, Mr. Pradhan besides chaired a roundtable with astir 175 investors, manufacture leaders, and members of academia successful sectors similar energy, clime & sustainability, semiconductors, abstraction & defence, healthcare & medtech, precocious computing, biotechnology, mobility & astute cities and Industry 4.0. The Minister besides took a circuit of the accumulation displaying “cutting-edge, research-driven solutions” astatine respective stalls and astatine the IIT pavilion.
During the roundtable, helium said the “brainstorming session” was to beryllium “centred connected advancing deep-tech innovation, strengthening industry-academic partnerships, and reinforcing the startup ecosystem”. “He underscored the request for sustained concern successful emerging ventures to alteration scale, promote innovation, and enactment research-led entrepreneurship,” an Education Ministry connection said.
On the pre-summit event, Mr. Pradhan said it was “showcasing cutting-edge technologies portion fostering meaningful collaboration, unlocking concern opportunities and gathering enduring planetary partnerships.”
In his closing address, helium said, “Bharat Innovates is simply a testament to India’s increasing spot arsenic a planetary innovation hub. The information of thousands of startups and the showcasing of cutting-edge technologies bespeak the vibrancy and extent of India’s innovation ecosystem.”
He added that India is “uniquely positioned” to make solutions not conscionable for itself but besides for the world, peculiarly the Global South and countries seeking cost-effective and scalable innovations. The Minister reiterated the government’s committedness to “supporting innovators done argumentation support, organization collaboration and an enabling environment”.
