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Key PlayersTCS, Infosys, Wipro, Reliance

Top InstitutionsIITs, IISc, IndiaAI Mission

AI Policy StanceLight-touch, innovation-first

Notable LegislationAI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025), AI Ethics Bill (Dec 2025)

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India Launches IAIRO to Drive Sovereign AI Execution and Build Strategic Autonomy

India has formally launched the Indian AI Research Organisation (IAIRO), marking a decisive shift from AI strategy formulation to sovereign execution. Founded by Dr. Amit Sheth, IAIRO aims to develop sovereign intellectual property, build AI talent, and translate research into real-world deployments addressing India's core challenges at population scale.

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India Launches IAIRO to Drive Sovereign AI Execution and Build Strategic Autonomy

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Google Uses India as Testing Ground to Scale AI in Education with Gemini Practice Tests

Google is deploying AI in education tools across India's 247 million students, making it the highest global user of Gemini for learning. The company launched JEE Main practice tests and is funding adaptive learning initiatives worth ₹85 crore, while navigating challenges around curriculum alignment, device access, and the role of teachers in AI-powered classrooms.

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Google Uses India as Testing Ground to Scale AI in Education with Gemini Practice Tests

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Airtel Adobe Partnership Brings Free Adobe Express Premium to 360 Million Indian Users

Bharti Airtel has partnered with Adobe to offer free one-year access to Adobe Express Premium, worth Rs 4,000, to its 360 million customers. The global-first partnership aims to democratize AI-powered creative tools across India, enabling students, small businesses, and content creators to produce professional-quality designs without prior experience or credit card requirements.

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Airtel Adobe Partnership Brings Free Adobe Express Premium to 360 Million Indian Users

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Dell Technologies and NVIDIA deploy India's largest AI factory with over 4,000 Blackwell GPUs

Dell Technologies is powering India's first and largest dedicated AI factory for NxtGen AI, featuring over 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. This initiative aims to significantly boost India's domestic AI computing capacity for enterprises, startups, and government programs within a sovereign cloud framework.

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Dell Technologies and NVIDIA deploy India's largest AI factory with over 4,000 Blackwell GPUs

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Swiggy lets users order food via ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude using AI integration

Swiggy has launched Model Context Protocol integration across its platforms, enabling users to place food orders, shop groceries, and book restaurant tables through AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude. The Indian food delivery platform becomes the first quick-commerce service globally to adopt this conversational commerce approach, though early testing reveals implementation challenges.

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Swiggy lets users order food via ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude using AI integration

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Sam Altman plans India visit as OpenAI targets enterprise growth at AI Impact Summit 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is heading to India in mid-February for his first visit in nearly a year, coinciding with the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The trip signals OpenAI's push to expand enterprise relationships and engage with India's booming AI market, where ChatGPT ranks as the top app by downloads and second-largest by users globally.

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Sam Altman plans India visit as OpenAI targets enterprise growth at AI Impact Summit 2026

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Karnataka launches ₹20 crore AI Centre of Excellence to accelerate deeptech innovation

Karnataka government approved the establishment of CATS, an AI Centre of Excellence with ₹20 crore funding over four years. Located at HSR Layout in Bengaluru, the facility will support startups, MSMEs, and research institutions in AI adoption, robotics, automation, and digital transformation through advanced laboratories and industry collaborations.

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Karnataka launches ₹20 crore AI Centre of Excellence to accelerate deeptech innovation

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India AI push at Davos 2026: Infrastructure, sovereignty and real-world use cases take center stage

India is moving from AI aspiration to execution as industry leaders at the World Economic Forum emphasize infrastructure, policy reforms, and re-skilling as critical to growth. The IndiaAI Mission's ₹10,300 crore investment aims to build sovereign AI capabilities with 38,000 GPUs at subsidized rates, while experts warn against replicating Western models and stress the need for India-specific applications.

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India AI push at Davos 2026: Infrastructure, sovereignty and real-world use cases take center stage

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AM Group signs $25 billion deal with UP to build India's largest AI compute hub in Greater Noida

AM Group announced a massive $25 billion AI compute hub project in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The 1 GW facility will handle global AI workloads using carbon-free energy, with initial capacity launching in 2028 and full operations by 2030. The project promises thousands of high-skilled jobs and positions India as a major player in AI infrastructure.

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AM Group signs $25 billion deal with UP to build India's largest AI compute hub in Greater Noida

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Bengaluru's Bolna Raises $6.3M to Scale Voice AI for Vernacular Calls Across India

Bengaluru-based voice AI startup Bolna has secured $6.3 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from Y Combinator and Blume Ventures. The company scaled from 1,500 to over 200,000 daily calls since May 2025, serving 1,050+ paying customers across e-commerce, BFSI, and logistics sectors with multilingual voice AI solutions.

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Bengaluru's Bolna Raises $6.3M to Scale Voice AI for Vernacular Calls Across India

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ElevenLabs appoints Karthik Rajaram as India Country Head to accelerate AI voice expansion

AI audio company ElevenLabs has appointed Karthik Rajaram as General Manager and India Country Head to lead its expansion in one of the world's most important markets for AI voice technology. With over two decades of experience scaling tech businesses, Rajaram will drive go-to-market strategy and revenue growth while building partnerships across India's AI, media, and enterprise sectors.

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ElevenLabs appoints Karthik Rajaram as India Country Head to accelerate AI voice expansion

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Google's Gemini secures Rs 270 crore IPL sponsorship as AI platforms target cricket advertising

Google's AI platform Gemini has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Indian Premier League worth an estimated Rs 270 crore. The partnership marks the latest move by AI platforms into cricket sponsorships, following ChatGPT's Women's Premier League deal. Industry executives expect AI companies to spend over Rs 300 crore on cricket sponsorships as they compete for visibility in India's key growth market.

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Google's Gemini secures Rs 270 crore IPL sponsorship as AI platforms target cricket advertising

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Blackstone finalizes $50-75M structured deal in Neysa, values AI cloud startup at $300 million

US alternative asset manager Blackstone has closed a milestone-linked investment in Mumbai-based AI cloud infrastructure startup Neysa, initially investing $50-75 million for a significant minority stake. The structured deal includes contractual rights for acquiring a controlling stake if the company meets specific business milestones, marking one of India's largest AI fundraises.

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Blackstone finalizes $50-75M structured deal in Neysa, values AI cloud startup at $300 million

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97% of Indian Creators Say Generative AI Drives Growth, According to Adobe Report

Adobe's inaugural Creators' Toolkit Report surveyed over 16,000 content creators globally, revealing that Indian creators are among the fastest adopters of generative AI. An overwhelming 97% believe AI has positively impacted the creator economy, while 95% credit it with accelerating their business and follower growth. The findings highlight AI's transformation from experimental tool to essential catalyst for India's creator community.

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97% of Indian Creators Say Generative AI Drives Growth, According to Adobe Report

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Instagram Reels AI Dubbing Now Supports Five Indian Languages With Voice Preservation

Instagram expands its AI-powered voice translation and lip-syncing feature for Reels to five Indian languages—Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi. First announced at the House of Instagram event in Mumbai last November, the feature uses Meta AI to preserve creators' voices while dubbing content, helping them reach broader audiences across language barriers.

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Instagram Reels AI Dubbing Now Supports Five Indian Languages With Voice Preservation

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