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Every resource founders actually use, in one library.
The essays, videos, podcasts, books and tools behind every answer across eChai's hubs, from starting up to go-to-market, D2C, founder money and AI, each with a note on why it is here.
What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.
- SEBI's own data on commitments raised and investments made by AIFs, by category. It shows the scale of the market a new fund... sebi.gov.in Article · Data · Starting Up Alternative Investment Funds: statistics (SEBI) Securities and Exchange Board of India
- The regulator for GIFT City's international financial services centre, which registers fund management entities and funds aimed... ifsca.gov.in Article · Official site · Starting Up International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) IFSCA
- Airbnb's own page on what it charges. Under the split fee most hosts pay 3% and guests pay 14.1% to 16.5%; Airbnb is moving... airbnb.co.in Article · Help page · Starting Up Airbnb service fees Airbnb
- The Ministry of Tourism's national standards for classifying a B&B or homestay: from 1 to 6 lettable bedrooms (12 beds), with... nidhi.tourism.gov.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up Incredible India Bed and Breakfast and Homestay classification guidelines Ministry of Tourism
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development's standard for a creche, issued in 2018 under the Maternity Benefit Act (this copy... aiu.ac.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up National minimum guidelines for setting up and running creches Ministry of Women and Child Development
- A law firm's summary of why employers need creches: the 2017 amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act made a creche mandatory for... khaitanco.com Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Women and Child Development issues guidelines for setting up creche facilities Khaitan & Co
- NCERT's national curriculum for children aged 3 to 8, written under NEP 2020. It is what a preschool's play-based programme... ncert.nic.in Article · PDF framework · Starting Up National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage 2022 NCERT
- A legal explainer of the creche guidelines and what employers must provide, useful when you are writing a corporate daycare... livelaw.in Article · Article · Starting Up National guidelines for creches set up under the Maternity Benefit Act LiveLaw
- BIS's hub for gold and silver hallmarking: the Hallmarking Regulations, the Mandatory Hallmarking Order and its amendments, the... bis.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Hallmarking overview (Bureau of Indian Standards) Bureau of Indian Standards
- The export promotion council for gems and jewellery, which exporters join and which runs the trade shows where buyers are met. gjepc.org Article · Official site · Starting Up Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) GJEPC
- MahaRERA's guidance for anyone who brings buyers and sellers together for a fee: under the RERA Act that person is a real... maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Guidance for agents (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- MahaRERA's page on the training and exam an agent takes in Maharashtra, with the list of training institutes and exam... maharera.maharashtra.gov.in Article · Official page · Starting Up Agent training (MahaRERA) Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- A clear summary of the Ministry of Power's 2024 guidelines: setting up and running a charging station is a de-licensed activity... mercomindia.com Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Power releases EV charging infrastructure guidelines Mercom India
- A second summary of the 2024 charging guidelines from the power sector's trade journal, useful for the connection timelines and... powerline.net.in Article · Article · Starting Up Ministry of Power releases guidelines for EV charging infrastructure 2024 Power Line
- The government's May 2026 update on charging subsidies: PM E-DRIVE has Rs 10,900 crore in all, with Rs 2,000 crore earmarked... heavyindustries.gov.in Article · Press release PDF · Starting Up National conference on EV charging infrastructure under PM E-DRIVE (May 2026) Ministry of Heavy Industries
- The Ministry of Tourism's voluntary star classification scheme, with the full list of licences an operating hotel must show:... nidhi.tourism.gov.in Article · PDF guidelines · Starting Up Hotel and resort star classification guidelines Ministry of Tourism
- The RBI's 2012 guidelines that let non-bank companies, authorised by the RBI, set up and run ATMs. Only these white label... rbi.org.in Article · Regulation · Starting Up White Label ATMs in India: guidelines (RBI) Reserve Bank of India
- An authorised white label ATM operator's own site, with its franchise partner and rent-your-space programmes, and a standing... india1payments.in Article · Company site · Starting Up India1 Payments (white label ATM operator) India1 Payments
- Report of the interchange increase from 1 May 2025: Rs 19 per cash withdrawal (previously Rs 17) and Rs 7 per non-financial... business-standard.com Article · News · Starting Up RBI hikes ATM withdrawal fees; higher charges from May 1 Business Standard
- A December 2025 analysis of why ATMs are a squeezed business even after the hike to Rs 19: smaller notes and recyclers have... business-standard.com Article · Analysis · Starting Up The ATM interchange conundrum: how to make the channel viable again Business Standard
- NDDB's guidance on feeding dairy animals, including ration balancing, bypass protein and quality-marked cattle feed, which... nddb.coop Article · Official page · Starting Up Animal nutrition (NDDB) National Dairy Development Board
- A scheme run through NDDB for larger dairy entrepreneurs: 50% capital subsidy limited to Rs 2 crore for sheds, equipment and... nddb.coop Article · Scheme page · Starting Up Establishment of breed multiplication farms (NDDB) National Dairy Development Board
- December 2025 report that the revised Schedule M good manufacturing practice deadline for MSME drug makers (turnover of Rs 250... business-standard.com Article · News · Starting Up Health ministry unlikely to extend Schedule M GMP deadline for MSME pharma Business Standard
- The January 2025 report of the one-year extension for drug makers under Rs 250 crore turnover, and the conditions attached: a... medicaldialogues.in Article · News · Starting Up Health Ministry grants additional one year relief to MSME pharma companies to upgrade facilities under Schedule M Medical Dialogues
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