Marking National Startup Day (January 16), Prof. (Dr.) Nitin Kumar Puri, Executive Director of NIELIT Patna, attended as the Guest of Honour at the inauguration of the Robotics Labs established by Hiprotech Technologies, an industry partner of NIELIT Patna. The occasion highlighted the strengthening industry–academia collaboration in line with Industry 4.0. The laboratory was inaugurated in Patna by the Hon’ble IT and Sports Minister, Government of Bihar, Ms. Sreyasi Singh, who graced the event as the Chief Guest.