Tag: Digital India
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 Introduces Biometric UPI Payments with Face and Fingerprint Authentication
Facial Recognition and Fingerprint Verification to Replace PIN for Seamless Digital PaymentsIn a landmark move to strengthen digital payment security and convenience, India is...
Anthropic to Open India Office in 2026 Amid Soaring AI Demand
Anthropic, the U.S.-based AI startup backed by Google and Amazon, has announced plans to open its first office in India by early 2026. The...
Indians Open to AI Agents in Public Services: Salesforce
According to a new Salesforce report titled Connected Citizen, every Indian respondent surveyed said they would be willing to use AI agents to interact...
India Tops APAC in GenAI Usage: Forrester
India has emerged as the Asia-Pacific region’s leader in generative AI adoption, according to a new report by Forrester. In 2025, 56% of Indian...
IndiaAI Begins GPU and Data Lab Rollout Nationwide
The IndiaAI Mission has begun deploying advanced GPU infrastructure and data labs across the country, marking a major milestone in India’s AI readiness journey....
India’s Data Centre Growth Hits New High in 2025
India’s data centre market is witnessing unprecedented growth, with the first half of 2025 seeing 162 MW of new IT capacity added and 212...
India’s Data Centre Capacity to Triple by 2030
India’s data centre capacity is projected to grow nearly threefold—from 1.1 GW in 2024 to 3 GW by 2030, according to a new report...
TCS and C-DAC Partner on Sovereign Cloud
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop India-specific...
India Poised to Be Global Data Hub by 2030
India is on track to become the world’s data capital within the next five years, according to Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Speaking at...
Intel, IndiaAI Launch Initiative to Boost AI Skills Nationwide
Intel India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IndiaAI Mission to launch a broad initiative aimed at strengthening artificial intelligence (AI)...
NBCC Signs MoU with RailTel for Data Centre Projects
State-owned infrastructure giant NBCC (India) Ltd has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel Corporation of India Ltd to jointly develop data...
Electronics to Become Largest Manufacturing Sector: Govt
India’s electronics industry is on track to become the largest manufacturing sector globally, with the government setting an ambitious target of $500 billion in...
