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February 17, 2026 8:44 AM

India AI Impact Summit aims to explore how AI can be used for the benefit of all: PM Modi

As the five-day summit, India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam enters its second day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Summit aims to explore how AI can be used for the benefit of all. PM Modi took to the social media platform X and said, "Intelligence, rationality, and decision-making make science and technology useful to the public. The India AI Impact Summit also aims to explore how AI can be used for the benefit of all." The India AI Impact Summit 2026,...

February 16, 2026 5:13 PM

AI Impact Summit 2026: MIB pavilion showcases India’s AI capabilities, startup depth

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has unveiled a dynamic showcase of India’s AI-driven media and creative ecosystem at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, positioning the country as a global leader in responsible and culturally rooted artificial intelligence innovation. Set up at Bharat Mandapam, the MIB Pavilion is hosting a series of panels, masterclasses, startup showcases and immersive technology demonstrations, spotlighting the transformative impact of AI across film, broad...

February 16, 2026 5:00 PM

From cyclone forecasts to village alerts: India harnesses AI to power climate action and disaster resilience

As climate change intensifies across the globe, India is turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen disaster preparedness, safeguard ecosystems and drive sustainable development. From village-level weather forecasts to advanced cyclone modelling and forest surveillance, AI-powered innovations are reshaping the country’s climate action strategy. The spotlight is currently on the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, being held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Touted as...

February 16, 2026 4:06 PM

India enters decisive phase in semiconductor, AI push: MeitY Secretary

India is entering a decisive phase in its semiconductor and artificial intelligence ambitions, backed by sustained policy support, competitive compute pricing, and long-term investments aimed at building sovereign technological capabilities, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, S. Krishnan, said on Monday. Addressing the India AI Impact Summit, Krishnan said the response to the event had exceeded expectations, reflecting strong global interest in India’s growin...

February 16, 2026 3:59 PM

AI will reshape, not replace jobs; India poised to lead the AI century: Microsoft India President Puneet Chandok

Artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape jobs by breaking them into smaller, task-based components rather than eliminating employment altogether, said Puneet Chandok, President of Microsoft India and South Asia. “AI will not kill jobs. AI will unbundle jobs. Your job is essentially a bundle of tasks. What AI will do is unbundle those tasks,” Chandok said while addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Democratizing AI Resources for Economic Growth and Social Good e...

February 16, 2026 1:10 PM

Can’t afford delay in using AI for inclusive growth: CEA Nageswaran

Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said India cannot afford to delay the adoption of artificial intelligence for inclusive growth, warning that every year of inaction would narrow the country’s economic and technological choices. Speaking on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Nageswaran said India must act with urgency to harness AI’s benefits and could potentially become the first large society where human capability and machine intelligence reinforce eac...

February 16, 2026 12:22 PM

‘India helping shape what comes next in AI’: Global tech leaders converge on New Delhi for AI Impact Summit 2026

India is set to take centre stage in the global artificial intelligence landscape as world leaders, technology executives and policymakers gather in the national capital for the AI Impact Summit 2026, being held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam. The week-long summit, hosted by the Government of India, aims to shape a future-oriented agenda for inclusive, responsible and impactful AI. Positioned as the first major global AI summit in the Global South, it highlights India’s growing inf...

February 14, 2026 3:19 PM

Panchayati Raj Ministry to showcase AI-driven governance tools at India AI Impact Expo 2026

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj will present a suite of Artificial Intelligence-powered solutions aimed at strengthening grassroots governance at the India AI Impact Expo 2026, scheduled to be held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The Ministry’s interactive booth (Hall 5, Booth 5F5 and 5F9) will feature live demonstrations, simulations and citizen-centric digital tools designed to improve administrative efficiency, transparency and accountability in Panchayati Raj instit...

February 11, 2026 11:20 AM

Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate, study shows

Artificial intelligence tools are more likely to provide incorrect medical advice when the misinformation comes from what the software considers to be an authoritative source, a new study found. In tests of 20 open-source and proprietary large language models, the software was more often tricked by mistakes in realistic-looking doctors' discharge notes than by mistakes in social media conversations, researchers reported in The Lancet Digital Health. "Current AI systems can treat confident medi...

February 11, 2026 12:30 PM

AI no better than other methods for patients seeking medical advice, study shows

Asking AI about medical symptoms does not help patients make better decisions about their health than other methods, such as a standard internet search, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. The authors said the study was important as people were increasingly turning to AI and chatbots for advice on their health, but without evidence that this was necessarily the best and safest approach. Researchers led by the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute worked alongside a gro...