Artificial intelligence

March 13, 2026 7:23 PM

India entering era of personalised and precision medicine driven by genomics and AI: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India is entering a transformative era of personalised and precision medicine, powered by genomics, artificial intelligence and advanced biotechnology, which will enable early detection of diseases and targeted treatment even before symptoms appear. Addressing the NXT Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Singh said India’s vast genetic diversity and expanding genomic databases are opening new opportunities for predictive healthcare, precision diagnostics and ...

March 11, 2026 8:37 PM

Legal safeguards in place to address potential harms from AI technologies: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Government has put in place multiple legal and regulatory safeguards to address potential risks arising from artificial intelligence and related technologies, particularly those affecting children, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to a query in Parliament, the minister said India’s artificial intelligence strategy is based on the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to democratise technology, addre...

February 25, 2026 7:50 PM

Need right regulatory guardrails to foster innovation while preserving fairness: Jyotiraditya Scindia

As new technologies redefine the communications landscape, it is essential that we put in place the right regulatory guardrails to foster innovation while preserving fairness, transparency and public interest, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday. Congratulating the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on its 29th Foundation Day, the minister underscored its role as a bedrock institution ensuring fairness, equity, and a level playing field across India’s comm...

October 30, 2026 4:52 PM

AI’s Journey: From Imitation Games to Super-Intelligent Tools

In 1955, the term Artificial Intelligence was coined for the first time. 1955 also saw the first artificial intelligence programme, Logic Theorist, developed. It was concluded in a conference at Dartmouth College in 1956 that Artificial Intelligence should be treated as an academic field. Turing’s vision and the imitation game These two significant developments came shortly after the first milestone development on the concept, which asked if machines could think, with Turing Test details pub...

February 23, 2026 11:13 AM

India’s next agricultural revolution will be AI-driven: Jitendra Singh

India’s next agricultural revolution will be powered by artificial intelligence, Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, positioning AI as the central pillar of future farm policy, research and investment. Addressing the inaugural session of the AI4Agri 2026 Summit in Mumbai, the Minister said AI has, for the first time, the ability to provide scalable solutions to long-standing structural challenges in agriculture, including erratic weather,...

February 22, 2026 3:11 PM

World witnessed India’s remarkable AI capabilities at AI Impact Summit: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world witnessed “Bharat’s remarkable capabilities” in artificial intelligence during the recently concluded AI Impact Summit 2026, describing it as a turning point in the global use of AI. Addressing the 131st episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister reflected on the AI Impact Summit held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The summit brought together global leaders, industry experts, innova...

February 20, 2026 8:47 AM

India stands at AI inflection point amid infrastructure shift: Industry leaders

Industry leaders and experts on Friday hailed the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026,’ saying AI is not merely a technology upgrade; it is an infrastructure shift and infrastructure determines power. Countries have increasingly used trade and technology as strategic leverage. According to Savi Soin, SVP and President, Qualcomm India, the country’s “AI future will be defined not just by powerful models, but by how effectively intelligence reaches people, industries, and public systems at scale...

February 20, 2026 8:34 AM

India Has the Potential to Lead Global AI Diffusion for Public Welfare: Nandan Nilekani

India is showing the world how fast artificial intelligence can move from ideas to real-life solutions, especially for farmers and the rural economy, Nandan Nilekani said on Thursday during a CEO roundtable. He credited the leadership and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enabling rapid AI adoption aimed at improving the lives of ordinary citizens. Nilekani recalled his meeting with the Prime Minister on January 8, when the discussion focused on applying AI in agriculture. During the ...

February 19, 2026 4:43 PM

‘India AI Impact Summit 2026 will shape human-centric global AI ecosystem’: PM Modi at Leaders’ Plenary Session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the India AI Impact Summit 2026 would play a defining role in shaping a human-centric and sensitive global artificial intelligence ecosystem, asserting that AI must remain a shared resource for the welfare of humanity. Addressing the Leaders’ Plenary Session at the summit held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the Prime Minister said history has shown that humanity has consistently transformed disruptions into opportunities. “Today presents anoth...

February 19, 2026 5:01 PM

‘Digital world returns to its homeland’: Brazil President Lula hails India AI Impact Summit 2026

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hailed India’s hosting of the AI Impact Summit 2026, stating that the “digital world has returned to its homeland” and emphasising the need for inclusive global governance of artificial intelligence. He also highlighted India’s historical contributions to mathematics and computing. “Here in Delhi, the digital world returns to its homeland. It was Indian mathematicians who bequeathed to us, more than 2,000 years ago, the binary sys...