In a major push to support Atmanirbhar Bharat and to promote an innovation ecosystem, the Indian Army has conducted an outreach webinar for startups in emerging technologies.<br />''<br />''As many as 89 startups pitched their indigenously developed innovations, ideas and proposals to Indian Army through virtual presentations in webinar format from 17th to 28th of this month. <br />''<br />''The proposals focused on the field of Drones, Counter Drones, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computing, Blockchain technology, 3D printing, Nanotechnology and Medical applications.<br />''<br />''The webinars received a massive response where 13 proposals were shortlisted for further examination based on their viability and applicability for the Indian Army. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Chief of Indian Army, Lt Gen SS Hasabnis underlined the importance of self-reliance in the defence sector and called upon the defence industry, particularly the startups to invest in emerging and niche technologies. </span><br />