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‘Strategic and essential’: US envoy Sergio Gor hails India’s entry to Pax Silica
India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 20, 2026, becoming the 12th signatory nation. US Amba...
India set to join US-led Pax Silica today on sidelines of AI summit
India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative on February 20, 2026, at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, becoming the 10th nation to sign ont...
Fortune and future in AI, not fear… it’s for global good: PM Modi at AI Impact Summit
PM Narendra Modi addressed the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, asserting that AI represents "fortune and future" — not fear — and ...
PM Modi offers alternative AI vision, positions India as bridge
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, PM Narendra Modi articulated an alternative AI governance philosophy, positioning India as a bridge between the rule-sett...
Why French President Macron has urged India to ‘join the club’ in banning social media for kids
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi (February 19, 2026), urged PM Modi to ban social media for children und...
India enters Pax Silica: Despite late inclusion, why the US-led grouping still matters for New Delhi
India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica framework on February 20, 2026, signing the agreement during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Pax Silica is an ...
‘India’s farmers start taking decisions on AI-based forecasts as accuracy improves’
Indian farmers are increasingly basing agricultural decisions on AI-powered weather forecasts, as accuracy of these models has reached levels where economic ...
India-US sign Pax Silica declaration to secure chips, AI and critical minerals
India signed the Pax Silica Declaration on February 20, 2026, becoming the 12th nation to join the US-led international coalition aimed at securing advanced ...
India joins US-led ‘Pax Silica’ coalition
India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica coalition on 20 February 2026, signing the agreement at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. The declaration was si...
India chases 'DeepSeek moment' with homegrown AI models
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi), several Indian AI companies unveiled homegrown large language models, marking a new phase in...
IIT-M researchers develop technique to accurately measure blood clotting time; of use to manufacturers making implants
Researchers at IIT Madras have developed a new optical technique that measures blood clotting time with millisecond-level precision The method detects change...
NASA conducts successful rehearsal of Artemis 2 lunar launch
NASA successfully completed a second wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission on February 19–20, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Over 700,000 ...
Green hydrogen vital for India’s energy security, net zero goals, says BEE DG
The Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) underscored the centrality of green hydrogen to India's energy security and net zero ambitions ...
India AI Summit 2026 Day 5 highlights: All major countries signed AI Impact Summit declaration, says Vaishnaw
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded with 86 countries and 2 international organisations (totalling 88 signatories) adopting the New Delhi Declaration o...
1.32 million lives may be saved yearly by 2040 under ambitious climate action: Study
A landmark study published in *Nature Communications* (February 2026) by Cardiff University and the University of Colorado Boulder found that ambitious globa...
AI Summit drew $250bn investment commitments, 5 lakh visitors: Vaishnaw
The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from February 18-20, concluded with over $250 billion in infrastructure investment comm...
Qualcomm, Tata Electronics to manufacture Qualcomm Automotive Modules in India
Qualcomm and Tata Electronics announced a partnership at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to manufacture Qualcomm's automotive system-in-package (SiP) modules...
IMF's Kristalina Georgieva warns AI could bring ‘tsunami’ in job market, may boost global growth by 0.8%
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned at the India AI Impact Summit (February 2026, New Delhi) and earlier at Davos 2026 (January) that AI is hit...
AI can lift global growth by 0.8%; India's Viksit Bharat goal achievable: IMF MD
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at the AI Impact Summit 2026 that artificial intelligence can lift global economic growth by 0.8 percentage p...
Observations by Aditya-L1 help decode unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms
Scientists using data from India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory have explained the cause of unusual magnetic disturbances observed on Earth's dawn side during...