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The Ministry of Education, with the Ministry of External Affairs, held the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition on 11-12 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, alongside the 18th BRICS Summit.
Thirty-seven Indian deep-tech startups are on show, drawn from the 120-venture cohort of the first Bharat Innovates edition held in Nice, France in June 2026.
It advances 'Enhancing Research, Innovation and Start-up Ecosystems', one of five priority areas under India's BRICS Chairship 2026.
GS Paper 2 > International Relations > Bilateral and Regional Groupings involving India
With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements: 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS: I. 16th Summit... Russia... II. Indonesia has become a full member... III. Theme... Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: I and III
Ventures built on substantial scientific or engineering advances - semiconductors, advanced materials, space, quantum, biotech - rather than on business-model innovation, with long research cycles before commercialisation.
A Ministry of Education national programme that takes innovations from India's higher education ecosystem to global investors, corporates and universities as an accelerator platform.