Tag: critical minerals
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
India to Incentivise Critical Mineral Recycling
India is set to formalise a dedicated incentive scheme this year to promote the recycling of 24 identified critical minerals—including lithium, cobalt, and rare...
Report Calls for Policy Reform in Mineral Recovery
India must adopt a multipronged approach to recover critical mineral from industrial and mining waste, including policy reforms, technological advancements, and supply chain integration, according...
India, U.S. Partner on AI, Quantum Tech & Critical Minerals
India and the United States are deepening their technological collaboration, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and critical mineral supply chains. During Prime...
India, Saudi Arabia Boost Ties in Critical Minerals
India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to enhance collaboration in the critical minerals sector, aiming to secure essential resources for clean energy technologies and...