Global startup collaboration urged to establish international mentor-investor network to strengthen startups and enable shared innovation.
A call for an international network of mentors, investors and entrepreneurs to strengthen a global startup ecosystem stresses collective responsibility to incubate and sustain startups that address global challenges. The network should facilitate idea exchange, funding and R&D collaboration through the Startup20 Engagement Group, leverage India's platforms toward a GlobalStack, expand participation from regional markets, promote digital public goods for inclusive growth, support innovation from school level via the Atal Innovation Mission, and advance bilateral and multilateral partnerships to back deep tech and social-impact startups under the guiding SENSE approach.

Sustainability as policy priority: urging adoption of LiFE and student leadership to advance circular economy and quality.
Emphasises making sustainability central through LiFE, promoting circular economy practices and urging students to act as ambassadors of quality. Describes the Government as an enabler supplying infrastructure, technology and connectivity while urging institutions to leverage those supports through continuous learning and innovation. Encourages international education collaboration including offshore campuses and joint degrees, and promotes stakeholder engagement in trade policy; notes tax collection rises mainly reflect strengthened economic activity.

Startup policy harmonization to promote cross-border collaboration, broaden early-stage financing, and support inclusive sustainable startups.
Formation of a G20 Startup20 Engagement Group to develop coordinated policy recommendations and operational instruments for the global startup ecosystem, convening an inception meeting to harmonise definitions, promote cross-border knowledge sharing, and foster collaboration among startups, corporates, investors, innovation agencies and government enablers. Activities are organised into three taskforces-Foundation and Alliances, Finance, and Inclusion and Sustainability-tasked respectively with consensus definitions and partnership facilitation; increasing early-stage access to capital and investor frameworks; and promoting women-led, inclusive and SDG-aligned startups alongside responsible investment and mentorship. Deliverables include a policy communique, a Startup Handbook of agreed terminologies, a Global Innovation Centre, and designation of Startup20 as a global contact point.

Sustainable business practices urged to advance intergenerational equity and global cooperation through the international business forum.
Businesses are urged to adopt sustainable and green business practices and to use international business forums to develop collective action toward environmental stewardship and equitable development, with an emphasis on intergenerational equity and translating B20 task force recommendations into policy guidance on climate action, digital cooperation, resilient value chains, financial inclusion, and social empowerment.

Clean energy technology collaboration drives India's FMC engagement, promoting digital governance, data collaboration and sustainable investment partnerships.
India participated in the First Movers Coalition leadership discussions prioritizing accelerated deployment of clean energy technologies, emphasised industry-government partnerships, public-private collaboration, technology transfer, and investment facilitation to scale sustainable solutions, and advanced digital governance themes including democratizing the digital ecosystem and data collaboration to support economic and technology policy objectives.

Infrastructure project recommendation advances three transport corridors with guidance to secure last mile connectivity and multimodal logistics integration.
The Network Planning Group recommended implementation of three transport projects: a 4 lane accessed controlled Greenfield highway linking multiple economic and social nodes and improving travel speeds; a fourth rail line with two new stations between Barejadi Nandej and Sanand to divert freight around a congested corridor; and a Barbil-Barsuan-Nayagarh rail line connecting iron mining areas to major rail networks and eastern ports. Recommendations condition implementation on measures to secure last mile connectivity and achieve appropriate multimodal logistics integration through intermodal infrastructure, multi modal logistics parks, and related terminal facilities.

Investment policy stability showcased to attract global partners, alongside sustainability and inclusivity initiatives at the global forum.
India used a coordinated multi-lounge approach at the World Economic Forum 2023 to project investment policy stability, promote sectoral opportunities (manufacturing, digitalization, fintech, healthcare, semiconductors, startups), and advance sustainability and inclusivity. The DPIIT led India Lounge focused on investor engagement and showcases; the Inclusivity Lounge prioritized market access and digital provenance for small enterprises and artisans; and the Sustainability Lounge presented technologies, thematic displays and convenings to foster public private collaboration on climate action and SDG aligned initiatives.

Financing Cities of Tomorrow: promoting private sector mobilisation for resilient, inclusive and sustainable urban infrastructure.
The G20 Infrastructure Working Group meeting in Pune advanced the Financing Cities of Tomorrow agenda by focusing on mobilising private capital, directing fiscal investments to energy efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure, mitigating social imbalances, improving infrastructure spending data usability for the private sector, and strengthening city and higher government technical and managerial capacity to unlock private financing.

Startup support: Government highlights MAARG and digital initiatives to link innovators with mentorship, funding and simplified compliance.
Government policy emphasizes a startup mindset to diffuse technology driven reforms that enhance efficiency, transparency and integrity, leveraging initiatives such as Digital India, UPI, ONDC and broadband rollouts to expand a geographically dispersed startup ecosystem. The MAARG platform and investor connect facility serve as live matchmaking tools linking mentors, incubators and investors with startups-particularly in remote and tier 2/3 areas-while the National Startup Awards and a call for a robust startup database aim to improve linkages, recognition, funding access, and regulatory simplification for innovators.

WPI inflation easing due to declines in food and fuel prices, with mixed performance across manufactured goods.
Provisional WPI annual inflation eased in the reference month versus the prior month, chiefly due to falls in food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, food products, textiles and chemicals. Month-over-month WPI declined, led by decreases in Primary Articles and Fuel & Power; Manufactured Products showed a slight decline with mixed outcomes across industry groups. The Food Index also decreased, lowering its year on year inflation rate. Provisional indices are subject to revision under the WPI finalisation policy.

Startup promotion advancing investor engagement and incubation-led support to channel private investment into startups.
The initiative promotes startups by combining investor-focused webinars that explain investor categories and funding criteria with incubation- and accelerator-led activities that build entrepreneurial capacity, broaden participation and support women entrepreneurs through sector-agnostic incubation and SME acceleration services.

Startup mentorship and investor-readiness emphasized to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem and boost startup capacity.
Day 4 programming prioritized strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem through a national mentorship platform (MAARG) Mentorship Masterclass, a webinar decoding seed funding to improve investor engagement, and regional workshops promoting team building, mentor-startup one-on-one strategy forums, agri-innovation for sustainable agriculture, and skills-based entrepreneurship for vocational students.

Startup mentorship capacity building via MAARG mentor masterclass strengthens mentor skills and ecosystem connections during innovation week.
DPIIT organised a MAARG Mentor Masterclass to capacitate industry mentors on effective mentoring frameworks, funding avenues and feedback beyond business plans, promote the MAARG National Mentorship Platform, and facilitate mentor-startup connections to strengthen mentor engagement across the startup ecosystem.

National Mentorship Platform enhances mentor capacity to support startups through targeted masterclass and panel discussion.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is organising the MAARG Mentor Masterclass to operationalise the National Mentorship Platform and strengthen mentor capacity within the startup support architecture. The Masterclass convenes industry mentors and aspiring mentors to deliver practical guidance on effective mentoring approaches, capital-raising support for mentees, and alignment of mentor services with founder expectations.

Government as an enabler of innovation: regulatory reform, procurement and IPR capacity building to support startups.
The Startup India Innovation Week's third day centered on the government's enabling role-via policy coordination among ministries and PSUs, regulatory reform, procurement strategies and innovation scouting-to promote startup growth. Concurrent workshops and webinars provided targeted capacity building on Intellectual Property Rights, the SIPP scheme, customer acquisition, business model validation, and incubation/acceleration services to operationalize those policy aims.

Resilient trade: new bilateral working group to enhance supply chain trust, data flows, and investment facilitation.
The India-US Trade Policy Forum serves as an outcome oriented platform addressing trade and investment facilitation, resilient supply chains and regulatory alignment. The 13th Ministerial discussed restarting wild caught shrimp exports contingent on turtle excluder device trials, expediting business visas, and enhancing trusted supply chains including telemedicine. A new working group on resilient trade will meet quarterly to identify specific trade outcomes. Dialogues also covered bilateral resolution of WTO disputes, continued engagement on cross border data flows and a draft data protection and privacy bill, sustainable finance for clean technology, and larger bilateral investment footprints beyond mini deals.

Women entrepreneurship support expanded through Startup India outreach, capacity building workshops and investor pitching opportunities nationwide.
DPIIT's Startup India Innovation Week delivered coordinated outreach and capacity building focused on women entrepreneurship and regional startup ecosystems through workshops, webinars, investor connect and mock pitching sessions, and sensitization on the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme to enhance startup readiness, investor engagement, and participation from underrepresented founders.

India as a land of opportunity: diaspora urged to promote investment, knowledge transfer, and India made products globally.
India is framed as a land of opportunity with democratic governance, rule of law and a transparent economy that support investment and supply chain partnerships. The diaspora is identified as a key conduit to project India's economic and cultural strengths, encouraged to present investment opportunities, transfer knowledge and innovation, engage in philanthropy, and promote India made products as practical actions to advance India's growth and global engagement.

Trade Policy Forum to advance bilateral trade and investment through ministerial talks and high level commercial engagements.
The ministerial participation at the India-US Trade Policy Forum focuses on high-level bilateral consultations with US trade and commerce officials, including one-to-one meetings, ministerial talks, roundtables with industry leaders and reactivated working groups to advance bilateral trade and investment relations.

Infrastructure planning enabled by PM GatiShakti mapping improves social sector project siting and connectivity analysis.
Mapping of social infrastructure data layers under PM GatiShakti integrates geospatial information for health, education, culture, tourism, local governance and welfare housing onto the NMP Platform to support coordinated planning. Twelve Ministries/Departments are advancing data integration and validation for layers such as schools, hospitals and anganwadi centres, while decision-support tools and use cases (connectivity analysis, disaster planning, accessibility mapping, site evaluation) are being deployed to address interoperability and integration challenges.