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'Double helix' approach needed for AI and climate action, say experts

Participating in a panel discussion at the ongoing AI India Impact Summit, energy expert Arunabha Ghosh said the two technologies should converge to save the planet

Panchayat Ministry highlights 'Sabhasaar' at India AI Impact Summit

Organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the cultural presentation underscored how AI is being integrated into the Panchayati Raj system to strengthen village-level democracy

Adoption, not innovation, biggest gap in AI rollout: Experts at AI Summit

Experts at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 said the biggest hurdle in using AI for development is not technology but adoption, weak capacity and lack of investment in digital public infrastructure

Involving educational institutions at early stages necessary: Zoho's Vembu

Vembu stressed that stronger and earlier partnerships from the educational institutions industry would help India build practical and scalable AI solutions

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

India AI Impact Expo powerful convergence of ideas, innovation: PM Modi

India AI Impact Expo 2026 was a powerful convergence of ideas, innovation and intent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. PM Modi on Monday inaugurated the Expo here featuring more than 600 high-potential startups and 13 country pavilions showcasing international collaboration in the AI ecosystem. "India AI Impact Expo 2026 was a powerful convergence of ideas, innovation and intent. It showcased the extraordinary potential of Indian talent in shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence for global good," PM Modi wrote on X. The prime minister also said that above all, the Expo reaffirmed India's commitment to harnessing AI responsibly, inclusively and at scale for human progress. The Expo brings together global technology firms, startups, academia and research institutions, central and state governments and international partners. Spread across 10 arenas covering more than 70,000 square metres at Bharat Mandapam, the Expo brings together global technology firms, startup

Meta secures patent to let deceased users' accounts remain active: Report

Meta's patent reportedly details how AI could simulate a deceased user's online presence - though the company says it has no plans to launch it

India AI Impact Summit Day 1 marked by overcrowding, organisational lapses

Day 1 of the summit saw long queues, overcrowding, technological failures, including Wi-Fi disruptions and UPI connectivity issues, organisational lapses, and even allegations of theft

India AI Impact Summit 2026 enters Day 2: Key sessions to watch today

Day 2 of the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam will see key talks on AI in healthcare, rural livelihoods, defence and economic growth, along with the launch of major AI casebooks

Tech sovereignty goes beyond just data, says IBM India head Sandip Patel

IBM's Sandip Patel says sovereignty today means controlling not just data but also AI models, inference and technology operations, as enterprises and governments seek resilient, sovereign-ready system

Anthropic's India revenue up 2x in last 6 months, says Irina Ghose

Anthropic's India revenue run rate has doubled in six months, with the country emerging as Claude.ai's second-largest user base, driven by strong adoption in coding, maths and enterprise AI tasks

Nadda to launch key initiatives at India AI Summit on Tuesday

Union Health Minister J P Nadda will launch two key national initiatives, the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAHI) and the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH), at the India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam on Tuesday. The SAHI is a national guidance framework to enable safe, ethical, evidence-based and inclusive adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across India's healthcare system. It aims to provide a strategic direction on governance, data stewardship, validation, deployment and monitoring of AI solutions, while supporting states and institutions in responsible adoption aligned with public health priorities, the health ministry said in a statement on Monday. The BODH, developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in collaboration with the National Health Authority, is a privacy-preserving benchmarking platform that enables rigorous evaluation of AI models using diverse, real-world health data, without sharing underlying ..

AI adoption needs urgency and national commitment: CEA Nageswaran

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran said India must urgently align AI adoption with education reform and skill development, calling for political will and national commitment to harness its benefits

India-AI Summit Day 1: Sovereign AI, jobs, global ties dominate talks

Day 1 of the India-AI Impact Summit, which is being held in New Delhi, saw policy urgency, sovereign AI push, and signals on jobs, skills, regulation and infrastructure shaping India's AI ambitions

India AI Impact Summit 2026 begins tomorrow: What the world can expect

New Delhi is set to host one of the world’s largest AI governance gatherings as the India AI Impact Summit 2026 begins tomorrow, on February 16.

'Don't chase tech, solve real problems': Bhashini CEO at AI Impact Summit

DIDB CEO Amitabh Nag said that building strong communities around AI development can help create a self-sustaining marketplace over time

AI effectively augmenting essential human capabilities, says Cisco India MD

Beyond agriculture, Krishnan pointed out the technology's diverse utility in governance and security, noting that "even in prisons like Tihar, AI is being used for vigilance of the inmates

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

India AI Impact Summit is 'Maha Kumbh' for AI, says Jitin Prasada

India is hosting the "Maha Kumbh" of artificial intelligence, with world leaders, startups, innovators and researchers gathering here for the five-day AI Impact Summit, Union Minister Jitin Prasada said on Monday. The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said the outcomes of the summit are being deeply watched not only in India but across the world. "The world is converging and it is truly historic, and it's a big feat and a feather in India's trajectory that we are hosting this truly international impact summit with so much of participation, from state heads to tech leaders to industry," he said. He added that startups, innovators, and researchers, too, have gathered here for the summit. "So this, I can say, is truly like the Kumbh in Prayagraj. This is the Maha Kumbh for AI, which India is hosting," Prasada said. The event, scheduled from February 16-20, is drawing delegates from a number of countries, including ministers, senior officials, foreign ...

AI Impact Summit triggers traffic congestion, travel delays across Delhi

Commuters at several parts of the national capital on Monday reported traffic congestion and travel delays, with enhanced security arrangements and traffic diversions coming into force for the five-day AI Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam. Long queues of vehicles and near-zero movement were reported on key arterial routes and transport hubs, including the Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Sarai Kale Khan, the DND Flyway, the Vikas Marg-ITO stretch, Naraina, the Delhi Cantt Metro station area, and the Old Delhi Railway Station-Pul Mithai corridor. India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi from February 16-20 at the Bharat Mandapam, which is expected to draw delegates from more than 30 countries, including ministers, senior officials, foreign representatives and members of international organisations. Several commuters reported being stuck in traffic for more than half an hour, with many raising concerns over fuel wastage and productivity loss. "Such a waste of time and fuel.