Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) In a major step towards achieving the ‘Viksit Maharashtra’ objective within the ‘Viskit India 2047’ vision, the Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday gave approval for the establishment of a new independent department for Electronics, Information Technology, and Artificial Intelligence.The Directorate of Information Technology will be transformed into the Directorate of Electronics, IT, and AI. A new IT Cadre, comprising permanent posi…
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New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Major tech giant Google on Tuesday opened applications for the 2026 cohort for ‘startups accelerator’ in India, a three-month, equity-free programme aimed at supporting AI-focused startups in the country.The accelerator is targeting Indian startups working in emerging areas such as Agentic AI, Multimodal AI, Physical AI, and Sovereign AI, as the ecosystem shifts from experimental use cases to large-scale, workflow-driven deployments, according to Google India.The tech …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada, on Wednesday said that the government’s IndiaAI Mission has onboarded over 38,000 GPUs and approved 190 projects to strengthen the country’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, while the Semicon India Programme has cleared 10 semiconductor units to boost domestic chip manufacturing.Prasada in Lok Sabha stated that as part of the initiative, 38,231 GPUs have been onboarded through a common compute facility …
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India’s large digital user base and low user acquisition costs provide foundation for scalable artificial intelligence products, and the first consumer AI app to reach 200 million users in India will likely be voice‑led rather than English‑prompted, a report said on Friday.The report from venture capital firm Arkam Ventures said the country’s data depth could enable three or more AI‑native services companies built in India to scale to over $1 billion revenue …
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) On the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a roundtable with CEOs of AI and deep tech startups pioneering innovative initiatives in agriculture, healthcare, cybersecurity, etc., who praised the country’s “supportive and dynamic environment for Artificial Intelligence advancement”.Stressing the importance of promoting Indian languages and culture, PM Modi called for expanding India’s AI tools for higher education in the mother to…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka showcased its growing strength in Artificial Intelligence and deep technology at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, with Minister for Electronics, IT, Biotechnology and Science and Technology Priyank Kharge presenting the state’s achievements before global industry leaders on Thursday.Addressing the media on the sidelines of the summit in New Delhi, Kharge said on Thursday, Karnataka continues to maintain a leading position in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) s…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’, scheduled from February 16-20 here, has attracted significant global interest with over 35,000 registrations so far, the government said on Monday.The event will feature participation from over 100 countries, including 15–20 heads of government, over 50 ministers, and 40 CEOs of leading global and Indian companies, according to an official statement.India AI Impact Summit is anticipated to be the largest of the four global AI summits h…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In a bid to create AI-powered solutions that help in monitoring financial reporting quality and speed up internal tasks, the government has announced the ‘IndiaAI Financial Reporting Compliance Challenge’.The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), in partnership with IndiaAI, has launched the challenge to solicit AI-driven solutions.Participants will compete for a total prize pool of Rs 1.5 crore, with up to 10 teams receiving Rs 5 lakh each during a virtual …
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent roundtable with a dozen Indian AI startups signalled the maturation of an ecosystem that has been simmering for years, poised to transform sectors from agriculture to healthcare and position India as an ‘AI superpower, a report said on Saturday.By 2030, AI is projected to add $500 billion to India’s GDP, creating millions of jobs in data annotation, model training, and deployment, the report from India Narrative said.Held weeks b…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed to visit India for the AI Impact Summit to be held in February.He said this while addressing the Diplomatic Corps, where he also talked about the successes of French diplomacy in 2025.”Let’s finally look at what we have managed to achieve together, the successes of French diplomacy last year- the Artificial Intelligence summit. The whole world came to Paris. We made progress on this, and we co-chaired it with Prime Minister M…