Indian water-infrastructure startup Neuromod Aqua has raised pre-seed funding from Sportskeeda founder Porush Jain to commercialise its factory-manufactured, modular plants for decentralised sewage and effluent treatment.
Jaipur-based B2B quick-commerce startup DigiDukan has raised Rs 2 crore in angel funding from United Plywood directors as its construction-material delivery platform reports eightfold GMV growth since the start of 2026.
Temasek- and Zomato-backed logistics platform Shiprocket made a strong stock market debut on 19 August 2026, with shares listing roughly 35% above their issue price.
Hyderabad-based CtrlS Datacenters has raised Rs 250 crore, with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath contributing Rs 200 crore, as India's AI-driven data centre race accelerates.
Tourism Malaysia held the Mumbai leg of its Sales Mission to India – Series 2 on August 17, bringing together 40 Malaysian tourism stakeholders to strengthen trade partnerships and business opportunities with their Indian counterparts under the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign.
The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has opened walk-in access to consular services across 16 centres throughout the UAE, easing access for the country's large Indian expatriate workforce while advising applicants to book appointments in advance.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Darine Obeid as its new financial attaché to the United Arab Emirates, based at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi, deepening regulatory ties between the UK and one of the Gulf's key financial hubs.
The Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest free literary gathering, will expand its footprint to seven North American cities in 2026, with Los Angeles and Toronto joining the program for the first time.
Indian American professor Naren Ramakrishnan has been elected to the 2026 Virginia Academy of Science, recognised for integrating artificial intelligence with urban analytics to anticipate complex societal events.
Materials scientist Parans Paranthaman, an IIT Madras alumnus with nine R&D 100 Awards to his name since 1999, has been named the 2026 R&D 100 Researcher of the Year, one of the most prestigious honours in American applied science.