Reliance and Meta Launch $800 Million Joint Venture to Deliver Enterprise AI Across India

India's largest private-sector company has formed an artificial intelligence joint venture with Meta Platforms, pooling approximately $800 million in initial capital to develop enterprise AI services for the subcontinent's businesses.   Reliance Industries announced on Friday that its wholly ...

India’s Election Commission Imposes Strict Labelling for AI-Generated Political Content Ahead of Bihar Polls

  India's electoral authority has imposed strict requirements on political parties using AI-generated content during campaigns, citing concerns that hyper-realistic synthetic media threatens fair democratic processes.   The Election Commission of India issued fresh directives ahead of B...

Telangana Plans £9.5 Billion Investment in Life Sciences to Create Half a Million Jobs by 2030

An Indian state has unveiled plans to attract £9.5 billion in life sciences investment by the decade's end whilst creating half a million jobs, positioning itself as a rival to established biotechnology centres. Telangana's minister for IT and industries, Sridhar Babu, outlined the "Roadmap 2...

India’s AI Capabilities Drive Global Productivity and Jobs, Anchoring Vision for “Viksit Bharat” by 2047

India's capacity to develop and export artificial intelligence solutions positions the country to drive productivity improvements and employment growth both domestically and internationally, according to a senior government technology official. S Krishnan, secretary for electronics and information ...
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India Sets Out to Mandate Clear Labels on AI-Generated Content

Government of India has proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) seeks to introduce compulsory labelling and disclosure norms for artific...

Bharti Airtel Limited and Google LLC Join Forces to Build India’s Next-Gen AI Hub and DataCentre

Bharti Airtel Limited and Google LLC  announced a landmark collaboration that will usher in a major transformation of India’s digital infrastructure. Together they will establish a mega AI hub and data-centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, under a multi-faceted investment of app...

India to Launch “Techno-Legal” Framework to Tackle Deepfakes, Says IT Minister

India is preparing to roll out a comprehensive “techno-legal” framework to combat the growing threat of deepfakes — synthetic audio, video, and imagery capable of manipulating public perception and eroding trust. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vai...

SEBI Issues Draft Guidelines for Responsible Use of AI and Machine Learning in Securities Markets

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a comprehensive set of draft guidelines to ensure the responsible and transparent use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in India’s securities markets. The proposal emphasizes risk management, fairness, data pr...

Microsoft Announces $3 Billion AI and Cloud Investment in India, Partners with RailTel, Apollo Hospitals, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra Group, and upGrad to Drive Nationwide AI Transformation

Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced cloud and AI led strategic partnerships with the Government of India and industry leaders from across key sectors of the Indian economy. This comes a day after Microsoft announced its plans to invest US $3 billion in cloud and AI infrastru...

Anthropic Expands Global Operations to India, Opening Bengaluru Office in 2026 to Power AI Growth and Indic Language Innovation

We’re announcing that we’re expanding our global operations to India, with plans to open an office in Bengaluru in early 2026. Bengaluru will serve as our second office in Asia Pacific after Tokyo, which will open in the coming months. This expansion will help us serve India’s...

MeitY Weighs Industry Demand to Integrate IT Export Reporting into GST Portal Amid Calls to Scrap New RBI Form

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is examining an information technology industry demand to make the goods and services tax portal a single digital window for all IT export reporting and certifications, officials told ET.The move to streamline the export regist...

NITI Aayog’s New AI Report Projects $600 Billion GDP Boost by 2035 but Sparks Debate Over Policy Gaps and Industry Bias

NITI Aayog has released a new report projecting that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could add between $500 and $600 billion to India’s GDP by 2035. AI for Viksit Bharat: The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth positions AI as the key lever for India to achieve 8% annual growth....

India’s AI Mission Secures 38,000 GPUs, Launches Voucher Model to Democratize Compute Access and Boost Homegrown AI Innovation

India has secured an unprecedented 38,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) under its national AI Mission — more than three times its original goal of 10,000 — in a decisive move to bolster the country’s artificial intelligence ecosystem. The expanded capacity will give researchers,...

World AI Summit 2025 Concludes in Bengaluru, Showcasing India’s Vision for Inclusive and Responsible AI Growth

The World AI Summit concluded successfully in Bengaluru on 26th September 2025, bringing together over 150 global speakers and 1,000+ key stakeholders, including AI innovators, industry leaders, policy-makers, and technology pioneers. Under the theme, “AI for All: Powering Indi...

Indian Parliamentary Panel Proposes Mandatory Labelling and Licensing for AI-Generated Content to Combat Deepfakes and Misinformation

A key parliamentary committee in India has called for mandatory labelling of all artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and licensing requirements for AI creators, in a move designed to curb the growing threat of misinformation and safeguard public trust in digital media. The Standing Commi...
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EY and Microsoft Launch Free AI Skills Passport to Empower India’s Youth for the Future of Work

EY and Microsoft have jointly announced the launch of the AI Skills Passport, a free digital learning initiative designed to equip India’s youth and early-career professionals with essential skills in artificial intelligence. Targeted at individuals aged 16 and above, the programme seeks to b...

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