IndiaAI Mission

February 18, 2026 12:58 PM

India AI Impact Summit 2026 showcases youth-led AI innovation for public good

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Tuesday announced the winners of the YUVAi Global Youth Challenge, marking the culmination of a major international initiative under the IndiaAI Mission to promote responsible, youth-led artificial intelligence innovation. The challenge attracted over 2,500 applications from 38 countries, highlighting growing global engagement among young innovators committed to developing AI solutions aligned with societal and developmental priorities. Designed for participa...

February 18, 2026 12:57 PM

India AI Impact Summit 2026 showcases ‘AI for ALL’ global impact challenge to drive inclusive innovation

The second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 spotlighted the “AI for ALL: Global Impact Challenge,” a flagship initiative of the IndiaAI Mission aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence solutions capable of delivering large-scale societal impact. The challenge forms a key part of the summit’s agenda and reflects the Government of India’s push to harness AI for inclusive, sustainable and people-centric development under the guiding principles of People, Planet and Progress. Th...

February 17, 2026 6:49 PM

“AI transforming India’s IT sector; could reach $400 billion by 2030”: PM Modi

With the AI-India Impact Summit underway in the capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not replacing India's IT sector but transforming it, potentially enabling the industry to reach $400 billion by 2030. The summit marks the first global convening of this scale on AI hosted in the Global South. In a special interview with ANI's text service, the Prime Minister spoke about the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the IT industry and ...

February 13, 2026 2:53 PM

India deepens use of artificial intelligence to overhaul healthcare delivery

India is expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its healthcare system to improve access, quality and affordability of medical services, with government data showing measurable gains in disease detection, telemedicine, surveillance and nutrition outcomes. The government said AI is being used to address gaps in healthcare delivery, improve the quality of medical devices, services and drugs, and make care more accessible and affordable, while supporting early detection, screening,...

February 10, 2026 4:22 PM

India ‘AI Impact Summit 2026’ to focus on democratisation of AI

As India gets prepared to host the mega ‘AI Impact Summit 2026’, the country’s approach to the democratisation of AI shows that scale, inclusion and innovation can progress together, an official statement said on Tuesday. The focus on affordability, openness and trust ensures that benefits of AI reach farmers, students, researchers, startups and public institutions alike. “The path ahead is clear. Democratising AI is not a one-time effort but a continuing commitment to ensure that tech...

January 6, 2026 1:22 PM

Human Capital Working Group meeting held at IIT-Guwahati campus ahead of India AI Impact Summit 2026

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the IndiaAI Mission, the Government of Assam and IIT Guwahati on Monday began a two-day Human Capital Working Group meeting at the IIT Guwahati campus, focusing on education reform, workforce transition and inclusive, human-centric adoption of artificial intelligence. The meeting brings together senior policymakers, academic leaders, industry experts and practitioners to deliberate on how India can build future-ready human capital ...

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...

October 13, 2025 11:06 PM

Transforming India with AI: Rs 10,300 crore mission, 38,000 GPUs & a vision for inclusive growth

India is entering a transformative decade powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), as the government rolls out a series of ambitious initiatives designed to make the technology open, affordable, and accessible for every citizen. With an investment of over ₹10,300 crore in the IndiaAI Mission and a massive deployment of 38,000 GPUs, the country is building one of the largest and most inclusive AI ecosystems in the world. The goal is clear: to ensure AI doesn’t just drive growth—it transfor...

May 30, 2025 11:53 PM

IndiaAI mission gets boost as compute capacity tops 34,000 GPUs

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced a major expansion in the country's national AI infrastructure and talent development ecosystem. Speaking at the ‘IndiaAI – Make AI in India, Make AI Work for India’ event in New Delhi, the Minister said India's national compute capacity has now crossed 34,000 GPUs, bolstered by the addition of 15,916 new units to the existing 18,417. The announcement was accompanied by the selection of three mor...

February 11, 2025 12:23 PM

India, France stress on synergy at AI Roundtable on sidelines of summit

Experts from India and France convened at Sciences Po University in Paris on Monday to discuss policy and governance issues related to artificial intelligence, as global leaders gathered for the AI Action Summit in the French capital. The second India-France AI Policy Roundtable, a key side event to the summit, was organized by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, the IndiaAI Mis...