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India's Sovereign AI Push: Sarvam, Krutrim and the IndiaAI Mission Explained
India's AI ecosystem is scaling fast: Sarvam AI and Krutrim have joined the unicorn club, the IndiaAI Mission has put tens of thousands of GPUs within reach at subsidised rates, and sovereign, Indic-language foundation models are moving from ambition to deployment. The gap with OpenAI and Google, however, remains real.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 18, 2026
India's First Hydrogen Train Flagged Off by PM Modi on Jind-Sonipat Route
PM Modi has flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat in Haryana, calling it a leap for green mobility and a Make in India success. The 10-coach fuel-cell train emits only water vapour and anchors the wider Hydrogen for Heritage programme.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 18, 2026
India Targets Chip IP Across Six Critical Segments
India aims to develop intellectual property across all six critical semiconductor segments and move toward becoming a 'product nation', officials said, emphasising capital equipment, deep-tech startups and IP creation to cut imports and strengthen strategic self-reliance.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 15, 2026
India's Startups Hit Record FY26; A New AI Unicorn
India's startup ecosystem had its strongest year in FY26 with over 55,200 new recognised startups and 23.36 lakh jobs, as AI ventures drew capital, Emergent turned unicorn with $130M, and Google selected 20 AI-first startups for its India accelerator.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 15, 2026
TCS Q1 Profit Rises 5%; AI Run Rate Hits $2.6bn
Tata Consultancy Services reported Q1 FY27 net profit of Rs 13,349 crore, up about 5%, on revenue of Rs 72,275 crore. Its annualised AI revenue run rate hit $2.6 billion and it added 9,279 net employees, its biggest quarterly hiring in over three years.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 9, 2026
IIT Madras AI Diagnoses Diabetic Retinopathy at 96%
IIT Madras researchers have built a deep-learning model, DR-Scan Net, that diagnoses diabetic retinopathy with 96.3% accuracy in clinical validation. Tuned for Indian eyes and low-cost smartphone cameras, it targets India's rural eye-screening gap.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 13, 2025
India Approves Three Bengaluru Chip Design Centres
The India Semiconductor Mission has approved three chip design centres in Bengaluru under the Design Linked Incentive scheme, targeting RISC-V processors, RF semiconductors and automotive-grade chips, and pledging to hire hundreds of engineers.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 11, 2025
TRAI Drafts AI Rules for Telecom Networks
TRAI has released a draft framework for AI in telecom networks, India's first sector-specific AI governance proposal. It mandates algorithmic transparency disclosures and a two-year independent audit regime, with penalties for discriminatory AI in service delivery.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 9, 2025
Zepto Raises ₹3,200 Crore in Series G Round
Quick-commerce platform Zepto has closed a ₹3,200 crore Series G round led by General Catalyst, valuing it at about ₹28,000 crore. The capital funds expansion to 40 Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and a cold-chain logistics network.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 7, 2025
India's Bharat 6G Vision Targets 2030 Rollout
India's Bharat 6G Technology Vision Document, from the Department of Telecommunications and TTDF, sets 2030 for the first commercial 6G services and targets 10% of global 6G patents, backed by a ₹10,000 crore research corpus.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 5, 2025
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