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February 11, 2026 10:56 AM

China enlists AI to sniff out corruption in public bidding

China wants to use artificial intelligence in public tendering and bidding to guard against backroom deals and corruption, according to guidelines released on Tuesday, just as President Xi's years-long corruption purge intensifies. AI-enhanced tools should be used to flag irregularities in tender and bidding documents, supervise review committees' decisions, and have "human-like" reasoning ability to generate recommendations, China's National Development and Reform Commission and seve...

February 10, 2026 6:51 PM

Govt asks social media platforms to label, take down AI-generated deepfake content in 3 hours

Taking cognisance of the spread of AI-based deepfakes online, the IT Ministry on Tuesday issued revised guidelines for social media intermediaries like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, directing them to clearly label all AI-generated content and ensure that such synthetic material carries embedded identifiers. The government has set a three-hour deadline for social media platforms to take down AI-generated or deepfake content once it is flagged by the government or ordered by a court. The offi...

February 6, 2026 4:15 PM

On safer tracks: How Kavach and AI are transforming railway safety in India

Every railway journey in India carries an unspoken assurance - that passengers will reach their destinations safely. As train speeds rise and traffic density increases across one of the world’s busiest rail networks, Indian Railways is undertaking a quiet but far-reaching transformation to strengthen that assurance. At the heart of this shift is Kavach, an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, supported by a growing suite of AI-driven safety and monitoring technologie...

January 21, 2026 4:50 PM

Gates and OpenAI team up for AI health push in African countries

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50 million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their health systems. The partnership, called Horizon1000, plans to work with African leaders to work out how best to use the technology, starting with Rwanda. "In poorer countries with enormous health worker shortages and lack of health systems infrastructure, AI can be a gamechanger in expanding access to quality care," said Gates in a blog post announcing...

January 19, 2026 3:14 PM

IMF sees steady global growth in 2026 as AI boom offsets trade headwinds

The International Monetary Fund again edged its 2026 global growth forecast higher on Monday as businesses and economies adapt to U.S. tariffs that have eased in recent months and a continued AI investment boom that has fueled asset wealth and expectations of productivity gains. The IMF in its World Economic Outlook update forecast global GDP growth at 3.3% in 2026, up 0.2 percentage point from its last estimate in October. That's even with 3.3% growth in 2025, which will also beat the October ...

January 15, 2026 9:55 PM

Human institutional knowledge key to accountable AI in Parliaments: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh

Emphasising the primacy of human judgment in the age of artificial intelligence, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday said that institutional memory and contextual human knowledge must remain central to the development and use of AI in legislatures. Addressing a workshop on the adoption of artificial intelligence during the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in New Delhi, Harivansh said that if AI is to be integrated into parliamentary fu...

January 15, 2026 4:48 PM

Nearly 40% of AI time savings are lost to rework: report

New global research by enterprise software firm Workday has highlighted a growing “productivity paradox” in the use of artificial intelligence, suggesting that organisations are yet to realise the full value of AI despite widespread adoption. According to the study titled “Beyond Productivity: Measuring the Real Value of AI,” around 85 per cent of employees said they save between one and seven hours every week by using AI tools. However, nearly 40 per cent of this saved time is being lo...

January 13, 2026 5:09 PM

YUVA AI for All marks major push to democratise AI knowledge among India’s youth

Marking National Youth Day on January 12, the Centre highlighted the launch of the National AI Literacy Program and its flagship course YUVA AI FOR ALL, positioning it as a key initiative to equip young Indians with the skills and awareness needed for an AI-driven future. The programme was formally launched earlier this month at the Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Summit in Jaipur on January 6, by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology...

December 30, 2025 10:01 AM

India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 to focus on democratising AI, bridging global divide

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 will focus on the theme “Democratising AI, Bridging the AI Divide”, with an emphasis on making artificial intelligence widely accessible as a horizontal, enabling technology that supports inclusive global development, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said on Sunday. Briefing the media in New Delhi, Secretary, MeitY, S. Krishnan said the growing concentration of AI capabilities in a few geographies and companies poses a major glob...

December 27, 2025 11:04 AM

India well positioned to lead AI-driven tech future: Industry

As India moves toward 2026, its technology sector is entering a phase where scale, accountability and outcomes matter more than momentum alone, according to industry leaders. Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director, SAP Labs India, and Chairperson, Nasscom, said the industry has built strong foundations across artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, cybersecurity and digital platforms, supported by deep talent and a mature ecosystem of startups, global capability centres (GCCs) and global enterprise...