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832 articles on Science & Technology · Page 36 of 42

February 17, 2026
5 articles
Science & Technology Economics
5 min
India needs to embrace new tech, AI can save ₹20,000 cr in cargo handling: EAC-PM member
Gourav Vallabh, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), stated that adopting artificial intelligence in port cargo handling...
Science & Technology Economics
5 min
Adani to invest $100 billion in AI data centres by 2035
The Adani Group announced plans to invest $100 billion in AI data centres across India by 2035, with the investment expected to catalyse an additional $150 b...
Science & Technology Polity & Governance
4 min
Sovereign AI models available at summit, huge response to event: Vaishnaw
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, February 16–21, 2026), IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India's sovereign AI model...
Science & Technology Polity & Governance
4 min
Need much stronger regulation on deepfakes, talks on with industry: Vaishnaw
At the AI Impact Summit 2026 (February 16–21, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi), the Union IT Minister stated that India needs "much stronger regulation on deepfak...
Economics Science & Technology
6 min
Adani Group commits USD 100 bn to build AI-ready energy-compute backbone
The Adani Group announced a direct investment of USD 100 billion to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres across India by 2035 —...
February 16, 2026
15 articles
Science & Technology
5 min
AI summit begins today, real-world solutions on table
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened on February 16–21, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — the first global AI summit hosted by a developing/Global Sout...
Economics Science & Technology
4 min
EXCLUSIVE: Announced in Union Budget, AI-powered Bharat-VISTAAR set to be launched today
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) on February 17, 2026,...
Science & Technology Economics
6 min
For India, AI a ‘stress test’ of state capacity; must align tech adoption with mass employability: CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, described artificial intelligence as a "stress test of our state c...
Economics Science & Technology
5 min
Future of UPI, RuPay in value-added services, potential ‘far from fully realised’, says new report
A Ministry of Finance report on the decade of UPI finds that while adoption has surged beyond urban areas, the system's potential in value-added services — m...
Science & Technology Environment & Ecology
5 min
‘AI could be game changer for distributed RE’
Experts and government officials at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi highlighted artificial intelligence as a potential game-changer for India's ...
Science & Technology
4 min
We invite world’s data to reside in India: PM Modi ahead of AI Impact Summit 2026
On the eve of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, February 16–21), PM Narendra Modi stated "We invite the whole world's data to resi...
Science & Technology Economics
5 min
Bullet train: After Vande Bharat, Govt focuses on designing & manufacturing 280 kmph high-speed trains
Following the success of the Vande Bharat Express programme, the Government of India has shifted strategy for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor —...
International Relations Science & Technology
4 min
Indo-Russia partnership: RVNL targets June 2026 to roll out first Vande Bharat Sleeper prototype
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and its Russian partner Transmashholding (TMH) are targeting June 2026 to roll out the first prototype of the Vande Bharat Sl...
Science & Technology International Relations
5 min
AI summit is an opportunity. Global South must seize the moment
India's hosting of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi (19–20 February) marked the first time this global AI governance dialogue moved beyond the Global N...
Science & Technology International Relations
5 min
AI shakes statecraft: Prediction markets test diplomats, spies
As AI capabilities advance, analysts and policymakers are examining how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping statecraft — the practice of manag...
Science & Technology Polity & Governance
5 min
Expert Explains: ‘AI debate has moved from use to accountability… that is progress’
In the context of India's AI Impact Summit 2026, a leading expert on AI policy argued that the global AI governance debate has matured — shifting from the ea...
Science & Technology Social Issues
4 min
Govt to bring in AI tools in teaching: What is the plan, how it will work
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Bodhan AI as a Centre of Excellence for AI in education at the two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 he...
Science & Technology
4 min
Expert Explains | Why high-quality cameras matter for India’s Space ambitions
Hyderabad-based Azista Space successfully imaged the International Space Station (ISS) from its own satellite in orbit on February 3, 2026, marking a first f...
Science & Technology Polity & Governance
5 min
India is seeking consensus, techno-legal solutions for AI Copyright framework and tackle deepfakes : Vaishnaw
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw stated at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that India is in discussions with minist...
Science & Technology
4 min
AI Impact Summit gets over 2.5 lakh registrations; MeitY secy Krishnan hails enthusiasm
India hosted the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from 19–20 February 2026, the first global AI governance summit held in the Global South. Registration de...