Call for Climate Solutions 2026
Offered up to INR 50 lakh and incubation to Indian climate-tech startups.
Selection runs through four stages: an online form with a slide-deck upload, a self-recorded 8-minute pitch reviewed by an expert committee, an in-person final pitch, and due diligence before approval. Selected startups get investment support, roughly six months of incubation access, structured mentorship across technical, regulatory, legal, IP, manufacturing and market-readiness domains, and help…
The programme scouts Indian startups and companies building biotechnology-driven climate solutions across three themes: reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and carbon burden, climate-resilient healthcare, and climate-resilient agriculture and food security. It names bioenergy, green-tech, waste and circularity, air/water quality, and climate-resistant crop technologies as example areas.
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