Artificial intelligence

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 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 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...

October 30, 2026 4:52 PM

AI could add $550 billion to India’s economy by 2035: PwC report

Artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute nearly $550 billion to India’s economy by 2035 across sectors including agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing, according to a report cited by Vietnam Times on Thursday. The study, titled AI Edge for Viksit Bharat, by PwC India, was presented at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos 2026 and is based on economic modelling and real-world pilot projects. It positions India as a potential global benchmark for deploying AI at ...

February 12, 2026 11:18 AM

Dharmendra Pradhan chairs AI-in-education roundtable at IIT Delhi; Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave from today

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday chaired a roundtable with founders of 10 new-age Indian startups using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education at IIT Delhi, as part of the Ministry of Education’s push to integrate AI into the learning ecosystem. The event was attended by Minister of State for Education and Development of North Eastern Region Sukanta Majumdar and Minister of State for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Jayant Ch...

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...

February 10, 2026 8:48 PM

Centre outlines nationwide push to democratise AI access

The Centre is advancing a comprehensive strategy to democratise access to artificial intelligence (AI) resources, skills and technology across the country, positioning AI as a key pillar of India’s development roadmap and its vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. According to official details released on February 10, the Centre is expanding access to affordable computing power, datasets, models, connectivity, energy and skills to ensure AI benefits are widely shared. More than 38,000 GPUs have bee...

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...