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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 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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Anthropic Appoints Microsoft Veteran Irina Ghose to Lead India Expansion With Bengaluru Office

Anthropic has named Irina Ghose, former Microsoft India managing director, to lead its India business as it prepares to open a Bengaluru office. With over 30 years of tech leadership experience, Ghose will drive enterprise AI adoption in India—Anthropic's second-largest market for Claude. The move signals how India is becoming a critical battleground for AI companies, with OpenAI also planning a New Delhi office.

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Anthropic Appoints Microsoft Veteran Irina Ghose to Lead India Expansion With Bengaluru Office

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Google launches Market Access Program to scale Indian AI startups globally with new AI models

Google unveiled its Market Access Program at the AI Startups Conclave to help Indian AI startups transition from pilots to enterprise contracts. The initiative includes global sales training, CIO network access, and international immersion programs. Google also released MedGemma 1.5 for healthcare AI and FunctionGemma for on-device AI agents, supporting India's projected $126 billion AI market by 2030.

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Google launches Market Access Program to scale Indian AI startups globally with new AI models

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Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses head to Amazon India as Meta pushes for mainstream adoption

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 AI glasses are expanding to Amazon India after being exclusive to Ray-Ban's official website. The move signals Meta's confidence in India as a key market for AI wearables, shifting the product from limited retail presence to a mainstream platform with better discoverability, trust, and access for a broader audience.

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Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses head to Amazon India as Meta pushes for mainstream adoption

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X admits mistake in Grok AI controversy, blocks 3,500 posts and deletes 600+ accounts in India

Elon Musk's social media platform X has acknowledged lapses in content moderation and assured the Indian government of full compliance with Indian law. Following directives from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, X blocked around 3,500 pieces of content and deleted over 600 accounts after its AI chatbot Grok was misused to generate obscene imagery. The platform now faces global scrutiny as countries question AI safety measures.

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X admits mistake in Grok AI controversy, blocks 3,500 posts and deletes 600+ accounts in India

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India Eyes Manufacturing NVIDIA's DGX Spark AI Supercomputer and Sovereign GPUs Locally

India's IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met with NVIDIA officials to explore manufacturing the DGX Spark, dubbed the world's smallest AI supercomputer, in India. The discussions also covered developing sovereign GPUs as India accelerates its artificial intelligence capabilities with local production of high-end data processing devices.

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India Eyes Manufacturing NVIDIA's DGX Spark AI Supercomputer and Sovereign GPUs Locally

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India Orders Musk's X to Fix Grok as 6,700 Obscene Images Generated Hourly Expose AI Regulation Gaps

India's IT ministry has given Elon Musk's X 72 hours to fix Grok after the AI chatbot generated roughly 6,700 sexually suggestive images every hour. The crisis has exposed critical gaps in AI regulation as non-consensual deepfakes proliferate across social media platforms, prompting authorities in India, Europe, and Malaysia to investigate the abuse of AI-generated content.

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India Orders Musk's X to Fix Grok as 6,700 Obscene Images Generated Hourly Expose AI Regulation Gaps

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India positions itself as global AI development hub with Impact Summit 2026 and startup push

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with 12 Indian AI startups ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, calling them 'co-architects of India's future.' The summit, scheduled for February 15-20 in Delhi, will bring together leaders from 20 countries and showcase India's growing AI ambitions through case studies, compendiums, and homegrown solutions focused on ethical and inclusive AI development.

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India positions itself as global AI development hub with Impact Summit 2026 and startup push

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