India's growing reputation as a global hub for research-led innovation will take centre stage at Bharat Innovates 2026, the Ministry of Education's flagship initiative that will bring around 120 deep-tech and R&D-backed startups before global investors, industry leaders, and policymakers in Nice, France, from 14 to 16 June 2026.
The event aims to showcase ventures emerging from India's evolving innovation ecosystem, shaped by reforms such as the National Education Policy 2020 and increased emphasis on research, entrepreneurship, and industry collaboration.
Among the startups selected for the showcase is Ethereal Machines, a Bengaluru-based precision manufacturing company founded by Kaushik Mudda and Navin Jain.
Today, the company develops proprietary five-axis machining systems and operates an on-demand manufacturing platform serving aerospace, defence, healthcare, and electronics customers, including HAL, BEL, and Collins Aerospace.
But its journey began in 2013, when two electrical engineering students at RV College of Engineering decided to build a five-axis CNC machine in their dorm room.
