 "Aashish Aryan")
Aashish Aryan
Aashish Aryan
Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.
Aashish Aryan is a senior assistant editor who covers stories on technology policy, big tech companies and their developments. His stories also reflect how policy influences innovation, regulation, and competition in India. A computer science engineer by training, he also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. With over a decade of experience across various Indian newsrooms, he has covered a diverse range of topics, including politics, economics, business, agriculture, and other beats, for various publications and platforms. He also oversees the legal bureau coverage at the newspaper.
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AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage
Government to showcase homegrown large and small language models at five-day summit; Sarvam's LLM and funding for AI data centres may be announced
 "AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage")
MeitY's amendments on fake content to up risks for social media platforms
Experts say MeitY's amendment to the IT Rules for AI-generated content, which cuts takedown timelines to three hours, will increase compliance costs and risks for platforms
 "MeitY's amendments on fake content to up risks for social media platforms")
Govt toughens rules on AI content, mandates 3-hour takedown timeline
From February 20, social media and internet intermediaries must remove unlawful content within three hours and non-consensual intimate imagery within two hours under amended IT rules
 "Govt toughens rules on AI content, mandates 3-hour takedown timeline")
India AI Mission warns no fees needed for AI Impact Summit registration
The India AI Mission has issued an alert warning participants that no fee is charged for registration, participation or speaking at the AI Impact Summit starting February 16 in New Delhi
 "India AI Mission warns no fees needed for AI Impact Summit registration")
India, US to ramp up trade in GPUs and data centre infrastructure
Interim trade framework to ease import norms for ICT goods, support India's push to become a major AI data centre hub
 "India, US to ramp up trade in GPUs and data centre infrastructure")
GenAI making tech exploitation easier, cheaper: HPE's Aman Raheja
Cybersecurity incidents have surged sharply over the past year and could rise manyfold further as generative AI enables more sophisticated, scalable and low-cost cyberattacks, says HPE's CISO
 "GenAI making tech exploitation easier, cheaper: HPE's Aman Raheja")
Govt likely to clear seven proposals worth ₹11,000 crore under ECMS
The Centre is likely to approve five to seven more applications under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, with cumulative investment of nearly ₹11,150 crore
 "Govt likely to clear seven proposals worth ₹11,000 crore under ECMS")
Budget: Higher ECMS outlay, ISM 2.0 send strong signal to chip industry
Industry executives say Budget's higher allocation for ECMS and announcement of ISM 2.0 underline a renewed policy push to strengthen India's electronics manufacturing base and semicon supply chains
 "Budget: Higher ECMS outlay, ISM 2.0 send strong signal to chip industry")
Budget 2026: Tax holiday for foreign Cloud cos using data centres in India
Budget 2026 proposes tax holiday till 2047 for foreign cloud firms using Indian data centres, aiming to position India as a global AI and hyperscale data hub
Union Budget 2026-27: ECMS outlay nearly doubled to ₹40,000 crore
Phase-II of semicon mission announced
 "Union Budget 2026-27: ECMS outlay nearly doubled to ₹40,000 crore")
Govt to provide AI tools, GPUs to universities, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Government to equip 500 universities with GPUs, datasets and AI tools under the IndiaAI Mission as it prepares for the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi next month
 "Govt to provide AI tools, GPUs to universities, says Ashwini Vaishnaw")
Govt to provide AI infrastructure, GPUs to universities for skilling
AI tools, GPUs and indigenous datasets will be provided to 500 universities as the Centre steps up efforts to boost AI skills, research and innovation
 "Govt to provide AI infrastructure, GPUs to universities for skilling")
Economic Survey says India's semiconductor, electronics push augurs well
These initiatives, the survey said, position India among a relatively small group of middle-income, industrialising economies that are steadily moving towards sophisticated production structures
 "Economic Survey says India's semiconductor, electronics push augurs well")
Eco Survey: AI strategy must be grounded in economic realities, not scale
Chasing scale, building large LLMs for own sake not useful for India
 "Eco Survey: AI strategy must be grounded in economic realities, not scale")
UIDAI rolls out updated Aadhaar app with biometric lock, family access
The revamped Aadhaar app offers online updates for mobile number and address, biometric locking, encrypted sharing and support for family accounts
 "UIDAI rolls out updated Aadhaar app with biometric lock, family access")
India-made 3 nanometre chips likely by 2032, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
India targets indigenously designed 3nm chips by 2032, with plans to boost fabless startups and make the country a global semiconductor design hub
 "India-made 3 nanometre chips likely by 2032, says Ashwini Vaishnaw")
Govt should consider national database for AI incidents: White paper
The PSA has proposed a national database to record AI incidents such as safety failures, bias and security breaches, with reports from public bodies, private firms, researchers and civil society
 "Govt should consider national database for AI incidents: White paper")
AI likely to add $550 billion to India's GDP by 2035: PwC India study
PwC India estimates artificial intelligence could add $550 billion to key sectors by 2035, if adoption focuses on productivity, inclusion and sustainable growth
 "AI likely to add $550 billion to India's GDP by 2035: PwC India study")
Meity may cut compliance timeline for key DPDP rules to 12 months
Proposed move to shorten implementation time to 12 months from 18 months is likely to face resistance from industry players
 "Meity may cut compliance timeline for key DPDP rules to 12 months")
India in same group as US, China in AI development: Ashwini Vaishnaw
India, Vaishnaw said, had been ranked third in Stanford's AI preparedness and penetration rankings and second in the AI talent base rankings