Harsh Shivam

Qualcomm, Tata Electronics partner to make automotive modules in India

Tata Electronics will manufacture Qualcomm's automotive system-in-package modules in Assam, with the partnership focused on local production for Indian and global customers

Gnani.ai expands Inya VoiceOS capabilities with two new speech models

The two speech models, released under the IndiaAI Mission, expand Gnani.ai's Inya VoiceOS stack with production-scale speech recognition and text-to-speech systems for Indian languages

Specialised SLMs better suited for India needs than LLMs, says Gnani AI CTO

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, Ananth Nagaraj discusses Gnani.ai's shift from speech systems to voice-to-voice models, sector-specific AI and its plans under the IndiaAI Mission

NPCI exploring multilateral routes to link UPI with global payment systems

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, NPCI's Executive Director-Growth said that the Corporation is pursuing both bilateral and multilateral models, including work with other countries' payment systems

NPCI teams up with Nvidia to build AI layer for payments: What it means

NPCI says the effort builds on its FiMI model and UPI Help Assistant, and is aimed at creating a payments-native AI foundation aligned with India's data sovereignty and regulatory needs

Spam protection to cloud infra, Airtel shows AI adoption beyond networks

From network-level spam filtering to cloud and data centre operations, Airtel is showcasing how it is using AI across its infrastructure stack at the India AI Impact Summit 2026

Gnani.ai unveils 5B-parameter voice-to-voice AI model at India AI Summit

Gnani.ai's Inya VoiceOS, a 5B-parameter voice-to-voice model built under the IndiaAI Mission, is being released as a research preview ahead of a larger 14B-parameter system

China's DeepSeek moment to India's sovereign AI, what BharatGen CEO said

BharatGen CEO, Rishi Bal, explains why the government-backed programme is building its own foundational AI models, how PARAM 2 fits into the plan, and what sovereign AI means in India context

Qualcomm showcases AI humanoid robots at India AI Impact Summit: Sneak peek

At India AI Impact Summit, Qualcomm showcased its AI-powered humanoid robotics platform, outlining a task-based approach targeting logistics, manufacturing and retail automation

Global AI models struggles with Indian languages and dialects: Report

Voice of India benchmark, built with AI4Bharat, tests speech models across 15 languages and dialects and finds accuracy gaps between India-focused systems and global AI models

AI agents go mainstream, but most firms lack proper oversight: Report

Microsoft's Cyber Pulse Report shows AI agents are now widely used across enterprises, but fewer than half of firms have GenAI security controls in place

BharatGen to launch 17B-parameter multilingual AI model at AI Impact Summit

The government-backed BharatGen programme will showcase its 17-billion-parameter 'Param2' model at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, focusing on Indian languages and public-sector use cases

Nothing opens Playground beta to let users build custom apps without coding

Nothing has begun rolling out the beta of its Playground platform, where users can create simple, task-specific apps using the Essential Apps Builder and deploy them without coding

Saaras V3 beats Gemini, GPT-4o on Indian speech benchmarks, says Sarvam AI

Sarvam said that its new speech recognition model recorded lower word error rates on IndicVoices and Svarah benchmarks, extending its earlier benchmark results in document and language tasks

Why retro emulation handhelds often make better gaming consoles on the go

From simpler software to better portability, retro handhelds fit the idea of mobile gaming better, while modern Windows-based devices trade comfort and cost for raw power and ecosystem features

India's enterprise AI boom is driving surge in data leakage risks: Report

India is a major source of enterprise AI traffic, but with rapid growth in data volumes comes parallel rise in data leakage incidents tied to AI tools, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security

India's Sarvam AI reportedly beats ChatGPT, Gemini in key benchmark tests

Indian AI startup Sarvam AI reports strong benchmark results in document OCR and Indic language understanding, outperforming several global models on layout and multi-script tests

Why multilingual and multimodal AI is central to India's AI 'impact' agenda

As the India AI Impact Summit nears, initiatives like BharatGen, BHASHINI and Adi Vaani highlight why multilingual and multimodal AI is becoming central to how India is building public digital systems

India AI Impact Summit: Govt migrates BHASHINI to Indian cloud platform

The government has migrated the BHASHINI AI platform to India-based Yotta cloud infrastructure, keeping data, models and GPU workloads within India's jurisdiction

Qualcomm's 2nm tape-out adds momentum to India's semiconductor mission

While Qualcomm's 2nm semiconductor fabrication will happen overseas, the design work highlights India's expanding role in advanced chip development under ISM 2.0