Science & Technology
Internal Security
5 min
Military AI and the urgency of guardrails
Global debate over the regulation of military artificial intelligence has intensified, with multiple international institutions and states pressing for bindi...
Science & Technology
International Relations
4 min
Google announces direct subsea cable link between India, U.S.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the America-India Connect Initiative at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 18 — a new infrastructure effort to bo...
Science & Technology
5 min
AI to revolutionise science, medicine; societal challenges need global cooperation: DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis
Scientists and policy experts have highlighted AI's transformative potential in scientific research and medicine — including drug discovery, climate modellin...
Science & Technology
International Relations
5 min
PM to address AI summit on February 19, world leaders gather
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — the world's largest AI summit to date The ...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
6 min
Spanish government seeks probe into X, Meta, TikTok over AI child abuse content
The Spanish government asked its public prosecutor on February 17, 2026 to investigate TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and Meta for allegedly spreading AI-gene...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
6 min
Govt planning regulatory sandboxes for pharma sector to fast-track approvals & drug development
The Indian government is planning to introduce regulatory sandboxes for the pharmaceutical and medical devices sector to accelerate drug and device approval ...
Polity & Governance
Science & Technology
5 min
India tells global tech platforms to follow constitution after tougher content rules
Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that global technology platforms including Google's YouTube, Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), X ...
Science & Technology
Economics
5 min
INOX India’s LNG systems power Indian Railways’ LNG fuel trial for DEMU trains
Indian Railways operationalised the country's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and diesel dual-fuel Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train at Sabarmati,...
Economics
Science & Technology
5 min
Corteva, BASF introduce non-GM herbicide-tolerant mustard technology in India
BASF India and Corteva Agriscience India jointly introduced the Clearfield Production System for mustard cultivation in India on February 18, 2026, offering ...
International Relations
Internal Security
Science & Technology
5 min
Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises
Poland's army has banned Chinese-made vehicles from entering all military facilities, citing fears that onboard sensors and connected systems can collect and...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
6 min
California builds AI oversight unit and presses on xAI investigation
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the creation of an AI oversight, accountability, and regulation program within his office — one of the first ...
Science & Technology
5 min
NIMHANS study demonstrates promise in intranasal therapy for Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, have demonstrated a novel intranasal therapy strategy for Par...
Science & Technology
4 min
Bengaluru firm unveils two AI language models
Bengaluru-based AI startup Sarvam AI launched two large language models -- Sarvam-30B (30 billion parameters) and Sarvam-105B (105 billion parameters) -- at ...
Science & Technology
International Relations
4 min
Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi Visits ISA Pavilion at India AI Impact Summit
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi visited the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
5 min
Power Minister Shri Manohar Lal inaugurates Ministry of Power Pavilion at AI Impact Summit 2026
Union Power Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the Ministry of Power Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (16-21 February ...
Science & Technology
Economics
5 min
AI summit sees rollout of P2P power trading
India's first interstate peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading platform was launched at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on February 18, 2026. The Po...
International Relations
Science & Technology
4 min
Expanding strategic partnership between Finland and India across advanced technology domains highlighted at India AI Impact Summit 2026
A session titled "Building Sovereign Deep Tech for a Resilient Future" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 highlighted the expanding India-Finland partnership...
International Relations
Economics
Science & Technology
4 min
Modi-Macron meet: PM says no boundaries to partnership with France
India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to a Special Global Strategic Partnership during President Macron's fourth visit to India on February ...
International Relations
Science & Technology
4 min
Prime Minister of Finland meets Prime Minister Modi
Finnish PM Petteri Orpo met PM Modi on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi. Both leaders set a target to double bilateral trade betwe...
Science & Technology
International Relations
Economics
4 min
Google unveils India-US subsea cable initiative, USD 30 mn AI science challenge, new skilling push
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the "America–India Connect" initiative at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi — a new strategic subsea cable to improve...