Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Opposition targets govt over Chinese robot row, slams IT Minister
Galgotias University (Greater Noida) was ordered to vacate its pavilion at India's AI Impact Summit 2026 after one of its representatives publicly claimed a ...
India well positioned, no impediments: Pichai on when next global AI champion can emerge from India
At the India AI Impact Summit (February 18, 2026, Bharat Mandapam), Google CEO Sundar Pichai asserted that India is "well positioned" with "no impediments" t...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlights India’s AI potential, announces US-India connectivity initiative
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (February 18, 2026) and met Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines....
Text of PM’s speech during inauguration of India-France Innovation Forum in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated the India-France Innovation Forum in Mumbai on 17 February 2026, declar...
UPI-like AI service for MSMEs on common platform: Vaishnaw
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that the next phase of the India AI Mission will offer a "UPI of AI" — a comm...
Emmanuel Macron India Visit Live Updates: India an outstanding example of women-led research & innovation, says PM Modi at India-France innovation forum
PM Modi and French President Macron co-chaired the India-France Innovation Forum, where Modi highlighted India as an "outstanding example of women-led resear...
Bharat-VISTAAR, offering farmers crop support in their languages, goes live today
Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources), an AI-powered multilingual agricultural advisory platform announced in Union B...
Bhabha, Cold War, nuclear technology, 1955: Dos and don’t for India in AI
An analytical piece draws parallels between India's approach to nuclear technology development under Homi Jehangir Bhabha during the Cold War (1950s–1960s) a...
Telangana to rollout free HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 14 and 15 at end of February
The Telangana government announced a free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for girls aged 14 and 15, to be rolled out starting February 28, 2...
Watch: Ashwini Vaishnaw on deepfakes: ‘We need much stronger regulation’
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that India needs "much stronger regulation" to address the growing threat p...
India’s capacity to scale next-generation biologics draws focus at BioAsia 2026
BioAsia 2026, the 23rd edition of Asia's premier life sciences summit, was held on February 17-18, 2026 at HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, under the them...