India
What is happening closer to home.
- India’s top AI teams set to battle in Elastic and AWS's Forge the Future Hackathon finale (2026-09-17)
- India prepares to become preferred destination for semiconductor manufacturing: PM (2026-09-17)
- Hyderabad leads emergence of India’s new data centre hubs (2026-09-17)
- Samsung launches new AI fridge in India that recommends recipes; check Bespoke AI lineup and prices (2026-09-17)
- Enlight Metals raises $1.5 Mn at $10 Mn valuation from Exar North Group (2026-09-17)
- Fujifilm to build ₹800 crore semiconductor materials facility in India — Japan's chemical expertise backs India's push for domestic semiconductor supply chains. (2026-09-16)
- PM Modi chairs roundtable with global semiconductor leaders ahead of Semicon India 2026 — India signals intent to deepen ties with chip makers on manufacturing, design and talent as semiconductor competition intensifies. (2026-09-16)
- Meta's personal AI agent Muse likely to face stringent India trust test — Indian regulators will scrutinise consent and data handling for Meta's consumer agent before it can operate freely. (2026-09-16)
- India approves semiconductor projects worth ₹1.6 lakh crore as chip build-out accelerates — Materials science and advanced packaging are becoming as critical as lithography to India's chip sovereignty ambitions. (2026-09-16)
- Amazon launches generative AI-powered Alexa+ in India — A major US consumer AI product enters the Indian market through free early access, testing both infrastructure and local adoption at scale. (2026-09-16)
- Aakrit Vaish's Activate closes maiden VC fund at $105 million — Former Haptik CEO backs Indian AI startups in a $105M debut for the venture firm. (2026-09-16)
- Indian payments platforms deploy AI agents for merchant services — Payments giants see merchant AI automation as the next competitive frontier in India's fintech race. (2026-09-16)
- China's open AI models cut India's development costs but risk future dependency — Cheaper training unlocks opportunity for Indian builders, but reliance on Chinese infrastructure may constrain sovereignty. (2026-09-15)
- Odisha to build ₹3,406 crore semiconductor facility for SiC devices — India expands advanced semiconductor capacity outside traditional manufacturing clusters. (2026-09-15)
- Madras Sanskrit College and Articul8 AI launch searchable Sanskrit language model — A new AI tool anchors Sanskrit knowledge for digital preservation and future access. (2026-09-15)
- Indian AI startups shift focus from model development to deployment — The centre of gravity in India's AI ecosystem is moving from training to application, integration and solving real problems. (2026-09-15)
- Applied Materials to invest Rs 3,600 crore in Karnataka for chip production — A major semiconductor equipment maker backs India's push to build domestic chip capacity. (2026-09-15)
- Reliance Jio to offer Canva's premium design tools free for one year — Canva's AI design suite reaches India's largest telecom user base through a bundled partnership in local languages. (2026-09-15)
- JanAI Technology plans AI services for 100 million Bharat households — A domestic startup bets on hyperlocal distribution through cafes to reach rural and semi-urban India. (2026-09-15)
- Gates Foundation CEO outlines what India needs to make AI an equaliser — How India deploys AI over the next 18–24 months will determine outcomes for 1.4 billion people. (2026-09-15)
- India's semiconductor sector raises $1.4 billion since 2025 — Two major private equity rounds in domestic chip design and manufacturing signal sustained investor confidence in India's hardware ambitions. (2026-09-15)
- MIC Electronics establishes unit for defence and aerospace AI technologies — An Indian electronics manufacturer enters AI-enabled defence systems, signalling corporate appetite for emerging military tech markets. (2026-09-15)
- AI content startup Flam raises $40 million in Series B funding — A Bengaluru startup building interactive AI content for enterprises draws backing from QED Investors and celebrity investors. (2026-09-15)
- Indian fintech startups expect AI products to generate revenue only from FY28 — Paytm, PhonePe and Razorpay are building AI tools, but meaningful monetisation remains years away. (2026-09-15)
- COAI and British High Commission sign AI cooperation memorandum — India's telecoms body formalises partnership with UK on digital trust and intelligent connectivity standards. (2026-09-14)
- Google DeepMind Accelerator selects four Indian startups — Google's new AI accelerator begins with a cohort of Indian founders, signalling the company's intention to develop talent outside Silicon Valley. (2026-09-14)
- India's TRAI chief says operators must invest in responsible AI with safeguards — India's telecom regulator insists governance, not speed, must lead AI deployment in the country. (2026-09-14)
- IISc faculty warns AI could reshape jobs, education and human purpose — As AI capability scales, societies must reconsider not just employment but the role of human work itself. (2026-09-14)
- NITI Aayog's Ghosh says AI agents warrant governance, not doom-saying — India's policy establishment resists hysteria, frames frontier AI risks as solvable through regulation and human capability. (2026-09-14)
- SAP India emphasises responsible, relevant and reliable AI adoption — Enterprise software vendors are positioning responsibility and reliability as key differentiators as AI deployment accelerates across organisations. (2026-09-13)