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UGC clears three foreign universities to begin intake process in Mumbai, Bengaluru campuses
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved three foreign universities to begin operations in India, allowing them to start admissions for their first student batches. The approvals have been issued to the University of York and the University of Bristol for their campuses in Mumbai, and to UNSW Sydney for its campus in Bengaluru. The move comes under the UGC regulations that allow foreign higher education institutions to establish campuses in India, under NEP’s “internationalisation” proposal.
Business
KSUM Launches BRIDGE Programme to Foster Corporate-Startup Collaboration
Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has launched BRIDGE (Business Revolution through Innovation, Digital Growth & Enterprise), a first-of-its-kind corporate-startup convergence programme aimed at helping large corporates and MSMEs adopt, invest in and acquire innovative technologies developed by startups. Designed exclusively for corporates and MSMEs with annual revenues exceeding Rs 50 crore, the initiative seeks to create a structured platform for established businesses to engage with promising startups and leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive growth, operational efficiency and digital transformation.
Business
Bharat Future City will be a global beacon: CM Revanth Reddy
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said the State Government was laying the foundation for a world-class “Bharat Future City” that would emerge as a pollution-free global metropolis and play a key role in achieving a one-trillion-dollar economy for Telangana by 2034. Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Future City Development Authority (FCDA) office building in Bharat Future City, the Chief Minister said Hyderabad has a rich history of growth and transformation and recalled how earlier visionary projects such as HITEC City, the Outer Ring Road, the International Airport and Genome Valley had transformed the city despite facing severe opposition at the time.