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palak agarwal

Palak brings over a decade of rich, multifaceted experience in journalism, spanning radio, digital platforms, and currently working across print and digital with Business Today. While she holds experience in education, health, and lifestyle reporting, her expertise shines in business journalism, particularly covering startups, tech, and MSMEs. Her storytelling extends beyond the written realm, with voice-over work for All India Radio, satellite channels, e-commerce platforms, and the creation of video series on Ind...

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Sachan is no newcomer to India’s startup ecosystem. He previously co-founded Trell alongside Pulkit Agrawal but exited in 2020, a year before the company faced corporate governance challenges in 2022.

The next big thing in India’s start-up boom? Faith tech, says AppsforBharat CEO

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 7, 2025

AppsforBharat’s Sri Mandir is digitising devotion by partnering with temples to offer virtual darshan, pooja bookings, and AI-powered spiritual guidance. With 3.5 million monthly users and $50 million...

Unlike consumer tech ventures, which can scale through mass adoption and private demand, deep tech startups often require substantial upfront investment, patient capital, and validation from the government.

The missing buyer: India’s deep tech dreams could stall without enough govt demand

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 2, 2025

Despite being home to promising deep tech startups, India struggles to transform these ventures into global powerhouses. The problem, say industry insiders, is structural: deep tech needs a reliable f...

Deep tech demands significant capital, and that’s where India faces its second big challenge.

Why India’s deep tech future hinges on ecosystem and not just cash

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 1, 2025

India’s deep tech ambitions demand more than just funding—they need bold vision and a thriving ecosystem to translate ideas into global impact. Industry leaders like Kris Gopalakrishnan and Madan Pada...

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw On AI, Biosimilars & Funding India's Biotech Future

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw On AI, Biosimilars & Funding India's Biotech Future

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 27, 2025

In a conversation with Business Today, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted the evolving India-U.S. collaboration in biopharma, with a special focus on the role of AI and the growing potential of biosi...

Invest India MD & CEO Nivruti Rai

Why India needs ‘LLM Diplomacy’ and a ‘Trust Corridor’ with the US to strengthen AI

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 26, 2025

At the USIBC’s Bengaluru Special Summit, Nivruti Rai, MD & CEO of Invest India talked about the idea of LLM Diplomacy, a framework where nations align not just on AI technology but also on ethical sta...

 Key highlights of the day included the launch of USIBC’s new U.S.-India Innovation Bridge, an initiative to support CTOs and the R&D ecosystem, focused on scaling India-based innovation hubs that serve global markets.

India–US tech partnership enters next phase with focus on AI, quantum, and biotech

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 25, 2025

The India–U.S. tech partnership entered a new phase with the launch of the U.S.-India Innovation Bridge in Bengaluru. The initiative aims to strengthen collaboration in AI, quantum, biotech, and start...

Automation Anywhere’s new Process Reasoning Engine powers AI agents to autonomously plan, execute, and learn—marking a major leap in enterprise automation with India at its innovation core.

Automation Anywhere expands agentic automation platform with new AI capabilities, bets on India's growing AI ecosystem

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 24, 2025

The latest update introduces the Process Reasoning Engine (PRE)—an AI engine designed to understand enterprise context and dynamically drive outcomes

CII Karnataka is actively driving policy advocacy focused on enhancing the ease of doing business and fostering competitive and sustainable industry ecosystems in the state.

CII Karnataka outlines 2025–26 roadmap, focuses on MSMEs, sunrise sectors, AI-led growth

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 19, 2025

CII Karnataka is driving policy advocacy focused on enhancing the ease of doing business and fostering competitive and sustainable industry ecosystems in the state

Climate Tech

Deep-Tech Indian Ventures Are Implementing Climate Change Solutions Across Sectors

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 19, 2025

An estimated 800 deep-tech Indian ventures have raised around $3.6 billion in the past 10 years, integrating advanced science and engineering to implement climate change solutions across sectors.

Ganesh Narayanan, CEO, CreditAccess Grameen

Behind CA Grameen's numbers and microloans lies a powerful mission

by Palak Agarwal |Jun 11, 2025

For CA Grameen, behind the numbers and microloans lies a powerful mission: empowering rural women while reducing environmental impact.