artificial intelligence (AI)

December 17, 2025 12:18 PM

India launches AI-driven community screening for diabetic retinopathy

In a bid to curb rising cases of vision loss due to diabetes, India has launched its first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven community screening programme for diabetic retinopathy (DR). The initiative has been launched by the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) in collaboration with the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC), AIIMS, and the eHealth AI Unit of the Ministry of Health. It “marks a significant step towards strengthening early detection of diabetic eye diseas...

November 17, 2025 1:27 PM

India’s Electronics Push Enters a New Phase as Innovation Becomes the Core Engine

India’s electronics sector has progressed significantly from primarily assembling to becoming a hub of design, innovation, and deep-tech development. This transformation did not occur overnight; it resulted from years of deliberate policy focus, investments, and a clear national goal of reducing reliance on imported technologies. Central to this change is the Electronics Development Fund (EDF), established to foster a pipeline of robust, innovation-driven startups. As the government frequently...

November 3, 2025 9:54 PM

Names of 5 million of 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust now identified

Five million of the more than six million Jews killed in the Holocaust have now been identified, and with the further help of artificial intelligence (AI), even more names could be recovered, Israeli researchers said on Monday. Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, said the milestone marks seven decades of work and is at the heart of its mission to recover the identities of those murdered by the Nazis during World War Two. Some one million Jewish victims are still un...

April 17, 2025 9:01 PM

India’s economic fundamentals strong, growth outlook bright: industry leaders

India’s economic growth story is set to gain further momentum, underpinned by strong fundamentals, robust policymaking, and a skilled workforce, according to top industry leaders. On the sidelines of the 120th anniversary celebrations of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), the leaders voiced confidence in the country’s economic trajectory under the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director of JK Tyre & ...

February 7, 2025 2:40 PM

AI-enabled National Consumer Helpline sees 10-fold surge in grievance calls

The Government of India’s Department of Consumer Affairs has launched an AI-enabled National Consumer Helpline (NCH) system that has revolutionized consumer grievance redressal. The adoption of this advanced system has led to a remarkable increase in consumer confidence, with the number of calls surging from 12,553 in December 2015 to an astounding 1,55,138 in December 2024—a more than tenfold rise, according to a press release from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distrib...

January 21, 2025 3:28 PM

AI can add $4.4 trillion to global economy, but digital divide must be removed: WEF report

While Artificial Intelligence (AI ) could add $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually, there is also a need to pay attention to the careers, lives and communities it will disrupt -- including those who have already been left out of the global digital economy, according to a presentation at the WEF annual meeting on Tuesday. “At a minimum, we must eliminate the existing digital divide. Despite the rapid proliferation of the Internet across the globe, over 2.5 billion peop...

December 9, 2024 9:23 PM

India’s digital transformation: strengthening infrastructure and governance

India has emerged as a global leader in digital adoption, with significant advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and digital governance. These developments have strengthened the country’s digital economy, enhancing the accessibility, scalability, and security of services for both government operations and private sector growth. Expanding digital infrastructure A critical pillar of India’s digital transformation is its expanding data centre ec...