Startup news and updates: daily roundup (July 7, 2026)

YourStory brings you today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors. Featured stories Why women are still missing from India's workforce New data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) highlights a stark gender divide in the reasons why people remain outside the labour force. Among men, 53.5% said they were not working because they wanted to continue their studies, while 68.7% of women cited childcare and household responsibilities as the primary reason for staying out of the w