Summary
On his 76th birthday, PM Modi's government highlights 17 key initiatives aimed at transforming India from a startup nation to a 'Build India' powerhouse, focusing on capital, compute, and frontier missions. These initiatives include a Rs 1 lakh crore research and innovation fund, a Rs 10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0, enhanced credit guarantees for startups, and making AI compute national infrastructure. The government is also backing indigenous AI models and has launched Semicon 2.0 with a significant outlay to boost semiconductor manufacturing.
