India, March 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Mumbai, 21st March 2026

The Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit, a landmark national showcase of India's most promising deep-technology ventures, was inaugurated today at ASPIRE - IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation on the IIT Bombay campus in Mumbai.

The two-day event was inaugurated by Prof.  Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and Chairperson of  the Prime Minister's Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC), in the  presence of senior dignitaries from the Government of India.

The distinguished gathering included Dr. Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education,  Ministry of Educati...