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Some news for healthcare entrepreneurs. The Piramal Prize 2010 is inviting applications from high-impact business models and ideas that address India’s healthcare crisis. There are two categories — emerging ventures and established organizations. The winner in the emerging ventures category, who must be less than three years old, will receive structured funding worth Rs 10 lakh and additional support such as office space, mentoring and access to further funding. The awards are a joint initiative of the Piramal Foundation and CIIE at IIM Ahmedabad. The last date for applications is August 15.

Updates on networking for startups, entrepreneurs and anybody interested in entrepreneurship: Read the full story

We’re entering the big season for startup and venture capital networking in India. Here’s an update on the marquee events to look out for in the next few months:

BarCamp Mumbai 6 – This edition is at the SP Jain Institute in Andheri West on October 11. The wiki page is down for maintainence, but you can register here. Also on the same day, BarCamp Kerala 6 kicks off at Rajagiri College in Ernakulam.

TiE-ISB Connect 2009 – The annual networking event in Hyderabad, on October 22 and 23, has an interesting theme this year, ‘The Crisis Will Pass…Will You? More details coming up soon. Read the full story