External

26 Jun

India Gifts HAL Do -228 Aircraft to Seychelles

New Delhi: The External Affairs Minister Mrs Sushma Swaraj handed over HAL Do- 228 aircraft to the President, Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Danny Faure at a ceremony in New Delhi today. With this, the Maritime surveillance of the island nation received the much needed boost. Appreciating India’s support, Mr. Faure described the `momentous occasion’ as historical day and said the inclusion of HAL Do-228 aircraft would bolster the coastal surveillance of Seychelles and provide strategic depth to policing its extensive Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The aircraft has come at the right time and would be flown on the forthcoming 42nd Independence…

12 Jun

Coming of age: Start-ups should move to next level, says Nasscom

New Delhi: The Indian start-up ecosystem is evolving and it is time for stakeholders to move to the next level and collaborate with the external eco-system, says K.S. Vishwanathan, Vice President at Nasscom."It is now time for the companies to move to the next level of mid-stage and growth," Vishwanathan, who is also head of Nasscom's 10,000 Start-ups programme, told in a telephonic interview from Mumbai. A start-up is said to evolve through four stages -- early stage (idea or prototype), mid-stage (prototype to product), growth stage (product business) and mature stage (business to scale).The National Association of Software and Services Companies…