IIMA Announces Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon and Ranjan Tandon for the establishment of the Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence at IIMA. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Dharmendra Pra...

Economic Survey 2025-26 Frames AI as Economic Strategy, Calls for Frugal and Decentralised Adoption

The Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled in Parliament on Friday by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, positions artificial intelligence (AI) as an economic strategy rather than a prestige technology race, advocating a pragmatic and development-oriented approach tailored ...

Lao PDR sets course for National AI Strategy guided by UNESCO ethics framework

The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic announced its National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy would draw on findings from UNESCO’s AI Ethics Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) to guide the responsible and inclusive development of artificial intelligence. &lsquo...

Federated Intelligence Hackathon Advances Privacy-Preserving Health AI Ahead of India AI Impact Summit 2026

The National Health Authority (NHA), in collaboration with the ICMR–National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Science (NIRDHDS) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, organised a national Federated Intelligence Hackathon to accelerate the development of Digital P...

Microsoft, ACTU Launch Australian-First Agreement on Worker-Centric AI Adoption

Microsoft Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) announced a landmark Framework Agreement to prioritise skilling and elevate workers’ voices in the design, development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) across Australian workp...

Health Ministry introduces NBEMS Online Training Programme on Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, launched an online training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education developed by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family We...

India Emerges As A First Tier AI Power On The Global Stage, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw At Davos

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined India’s approach to Artificial Intelligence, emphasising large-scale AI diffusion, economic viability, and techno-legal governance, during a panel discussion titled “AI Power Play, No Referees” at t...

India to Host Outcome-Focused AI Impact Summit, Says Vaishnaw at WEF 2026

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, highlighted India’s comprehensive approach to artificial intelligence, semiconductors and deep tech innovation during various interactions on the sidelines of the Worl...

TRAI–STPI Pre-Summit Explores Role of AI in Shaping India’s Telecom Future

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in collaboration with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), today organised a Pre-Summit Event of the India – AI Impact Summit 2026 on the theme “AI in Telecommunication” at the STPI Conference Facility in East Kidwai Nagar...

AI to Preserve Local Pronunciations and Vernacular Place Names across India

The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India (SoI) to support the digitisation, transcription and standardisation of geographical place names (topon...

Digital India BHASHINI Division Showcases Voice-First Multilingual AI

The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), participated in the AI-led Innovation and Capacity Building Conference, organised by the Centre for e-Governance (CeG), IT and Electronics Department, Government of Uttar Prade...

India Pushes Inclusive AI Ahead of Impact Summit 2026

The IndiaAI Mission, MeitY, in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, hosted the Working Group Meeting on Inclusion for Social Empowerment at the IIT Hyderabad campus. The meeting convened senior policymakers, academic leaders, industry experts and researchers to advance national deliberations on inclusi...

India Advances AI-Driven Digital Health with BHASHINI–NHA Partnership

Artificial intelligence and inclusive language technologies moved to the forefront of India’s digital health strategy as the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with the National ...

IndiaAI and NFRA Launch Financial Reporting Compliance Challenge

IndiaAI, an Independent Business Division (IBD) under the Digital India Corporation (DIC) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), launched the IndiaAI Financial Reporting Compliance Challenge. This i...

China Debuts Open-Source AI Model for Agriculture

China’s Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) has launched Sinong, the country’s first open-source vertical large language model (LLM) designed specifically for the general agricultural sector, marking a major advance in the application of foundational AI to agriculture. According to Xi...

Lucknow Hosts Uttar Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026

Lucknow emerged as a key national and global convening point for discussions on responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence on Monday, as policymakers, international organisations, industry leaders, and researchers gathered for the Uttar Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 alongside the...

IndiaAI and UPDESCO Sign MoU to Strengthen AI Ecosystem in Uttar Pradesh

Under the Independent Business Division – IndiaAI Mission of the Digital India Corporation, functioning under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, a significant step has been taken towards strengthening the Artificial Intell...

Digital India Ask Our Experts Highlights India AI Impact Summit 2026 as a Defining Moment for India’s AI Journey

The 38th episode of Digital India Ask Our Experts spotlighted the upcoming India AI Impact Summit 2026, positioning it as a landmark global event that will shape the future of responsible and inclusive Artificial Intelligence. Officials from IndiaAI and the Ministry of Electronics & IT (Me...

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