The Ministry of Education is organising the Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit in Mumbai beginning today to position India as a global powerhouse in deep-tech innovation. Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan will address the summit during a special session.

The Ministry said the two-day summit will feature around 137 promising deep-tech startups selected from more than three thousand applications received from across the country. It added that the summit will showcase innovations across 13 critical technology domains, including Advanced Computing, Space, Defence and others.

The event will also be attended by Principal Scientific Adviser Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, senior government officials, academicians and entrepreneurs.