4978: Deepinder doubles down as gig economy divides Internet; India drafts space traffic safety rules; and Govt clears Rs 41,863-crore component PLI proposals | MC Tech3

In today’s Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we kick off the New Year with a look at how India’s startup and tech ecosystem hit the ground running. We unpack Deepinder Goyal’s defence of the gig economy amid strike calls, examine India’s draft space traffic safety rules as satellite launches rise, track the Centre’s biggest-ever approvals under the electronics component scheme, and close with IIT Madras launching IITM Global as it scales its international research ambitions.