Tag: Tech Policy
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...
Scindia Welcomes Starlink, Satcom Expansion
India is opening up its satellite communications (satcom) market to wider participation, with Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia indicating a welcoming stance towards global players—particularly...
Startup Founders Push Back on Union Minister Goyal’s Critique
India’s startup ecosystem has responded sharply to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal’s recent comments questioning the sector’s priorities. Speaking at the...
Maharashtra Plans AI Policy, Innovation City, and GCC Hubs for Growth
The Maharashtra government is formulating a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) policy and developing global capability center (GCC) parks to accelerate technological innovation in the...
India to Launch AI Compute Portal, Secures 14,000 GPUs
The Indian government is set to launch the IndiaAI Compute Portal within the next week, providing AI computing resources for central ministries, state governments,...
