India

Govt to release consultation paper on AI regulations in 30 days: Vaishnaw

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the proposed AI framework will focus on safety, security, skilling and a human-first approach, with industry playing a key role in regulation

Voice AI adoption scales up in India, moves beyond experimentation

Multilingual, integrated and outcome-focused deployments gain ground as enterprises increasingly partner with technology providers

India must be part of AI safety regulation talks, says IndiaAI Mission COO

IndiaAI Mission COO Sudeep Shrivastava calls for wider consultation on AI safety rules, while IIT Jodhpur professor Mayank Vatsa flags a lack of indigenous benchmarks

Changing your name on Aadhaar? UIDAI’s new rules explained | Aadhaar card update

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has revised its Aadhaar name-update rules, effective September 18, with different document requirements for minor corrections,

More solar, yet power shortages: Why India struggles after sunset

Several Indian states, including Rajasthan and Gujarat, are seeking additional power from the Centre to avoid outages. India’s electricity shortfall reached 560 million units in September,

Tissot India growth a question of when, not if: Global CEO Sylvain Dolla

Growing at over 50%, India overtakes Switzerland; brand plans more mono-brand boutiques in Tier-II cities

ElevenLabs targets voice AI services in all 22 Indian languages, says CEO

ElevenLabs is expanding its voice AI services across Indian languages as businesses and governments explore more natural ways to interact with AI

WhatsApp Business pricing changes from October 1: What Indian businesses need to know

Meta is changing WhatsApp Business pricing from October 1, making customer service messages chargeable after a monthly free quota. In India, businesses get 1,000 free service messages per phone number

Hard state under Gandhian cover

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed no such notions

India-US trade deal is not imminent yet, says USTR Jamieson Greer

USTR Jamieson Greer says both sides have identified the sticking points and are working diligently towards an agreement, with another leaders' call likely soon

Cost of AI adoption may not lead to fee hike: University of Toronto chief

Melanie Woodin says operational efficiencies and tech partnerships will offset soaring computing and cybersecurity costs

India's digital public infrastructure enters connected, AI-enabled phase

An IIM Bangalore report says the next phase of DPI will link identity, payments, health care, agriculture, commerce and education, with AI adding an intelligence layer

Team up against unilateral action: Shaktikanta Das to Global South

Urges trade and energy diversification as US tariffs and West Asian conflict escalate crude import pressures

₹31 trillion wiped out: Why are India’s biggest stocks falling?

The Nifty is about 12% below its 52-week high, while 18 of its 50 stocks have fallen more than 20% from their peaks, collectively erasing ₹31.35 lakh crore in market value.

India's carbon paradox: Big emitter but small per-capita footprint

India's GHG emissions have grown at a compound annual rate of 3.6 per cent since 1990, more than twice the global rate of 1.5 per cent

Why India needs to keep its AI push going amid global calls for slowdown

As global AI firms debate slowing frontier development, India faces a different task of building compute, models and safeguards while closing gaps in AI ecosystem

India, Turkey, Egypt part of talks to unblock Black Sea shipping: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that in addition ​to these countries, there were also proposals ‌from other nations ‌to deblock the Black Sea.

Expects states, UTs to notify labour Code rules by October 31: Centre

Ten states have already published their rules, while the remaining states and Union Territories have issued drafts for consultation, Labour Secretary Chandra Bhushan Kumar said

Trai mandates more voice and SMS only recharge options for consumers: What changes for mobile users

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has introduced new rules requiring operators to offer more voice-and-SMS-only recharge options,

India's electrification rate could rise to 32% by 2035: IEA report

The IEA says India's electrification rate could rise from 19 per cent to 32 per cent by 2035, led by transport, while lower fuel imports could reduce its energy import bill.