Innovate India

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Innovate Now

10 In The Middle Of Difficulty, Lies Opportunity India is a fertile ground for start-ups as it faces plenty of challenges. The Start-Up India mission is significant because it is helping meet many of these challenges by encouraging young entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions. I had the chance to meet the team behind this mission several times and understand its functioning. I was positively surprised when the digital team of the mission introduced me to its website. The extensive level of research and hard work behind this website impressed me. A lot of work has gone into ensuring that the website effectively all your answers. There are incubation centres for start-ups which may need further help. The core factor for the success of any start-up is the attitude to find problems and seek their innovative solutions. Many youngsters ask me if India is not behind the world in developing a healthy start-up culture. I always say no as nowhere else can we find as many possibilities for start-ups as in India. Here, start-ups are not merely mobile apps, but a medium to bring about social change. Our country is currently witnessing a new wave of startups. However, we still face substantial challenges in the social sector and the government needs the active support of start-ups in meeting them. We have seen in previous chapters how innovative thinking can seek opportunities even in killing mosquitoes, helping the rural pregnant women or providing cheap electricity to the poor masses. The best segment of the Start-Up India mission’s website

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