UN Agencies and India Push to Scale AI for Food Security and Humanitarian Action

February 18, 2026 4:09 PM

UN Agencies and India Push to Scale AI for Food Security and Humanitarian Action

Global policymakers, development experts and technology leaders gathered at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to explore how artificial intelligence can move beyond experimental pilot projects and become a scalable force for addressing some of the world’s most urgent challenges, including food insecurity, climate vulnerability and humanitarian crises. A high-level panel titled “From Evidence to Scale: Testing, Financing and Operationalising AI for Development and Humanitarian Action” brough...

AI Impact Summit 2026: India showcases AI-driven overhaul of public distribution system

February 17, 2026 9:35 PM

AI Impact Summit 2026: India showcases AI-driven overhaul of public distribution system

India’s Department of Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday showcased a range of artificial intelligence-enabled and digital innovations aimed at transforming the country’s public distribution system at the India-AI Impact Summit and Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam. The exhibition pavilion, titled “AI-Empowered Innovations for Public Distribution,” has been jointly organised by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribu...