India AI Impact Summit recognised as landmark event for Global South
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’, held in the national capital last week, is being seen in the foreign media as the most significant artificial intelligence (AI) gatherings ever hosted in the Global South, and is described as the world’s biggest AI summit to date. “This landmark event marked a […]
‘Make in India’ helps create lakhs of jobs, women biggest beneficiaries: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Women have been the biggest beneficiaries under the ‘Make in India’ initiative which created lakhs of direct and indirect jobs, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. IT Minister said that ‘Make in India’ initiative has created jobs and provided skilling at an unprecedented scale. The Apple ecosystem alone has […]
Amazon opens 2nd largest Asia office in Bengaluru for 7,000 employees
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) US tech giant Amazon on Monday announced the opening of its second largest office in Asia in Bengaluru. The 12-storey campus spanning across 1.1 million square feet, will support over 7,000 employees across ecommerce, operations, payments, technology, and seller services in India, the company said in a statement. “Amazon’s continued […]
AI driving India’s rural transformation via participatory governance tools
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving into a foundational pillar of rural transformation in India, serving as integrated public infrastructure and driving inclusive development, an official document government said on Monday. Through a combination of strategic vision, governance safeguards, digital public infrastructure, multilingual platforms, and sectoral integration across agriculture, healthcare, education, […]
India-France ‘amending protocol’ to boost investment, economic cooperation
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India and France have signed an amending protocol to boost investment and strengthen economic cooperation, which aligns tax treaty with international standards, it was announced on Monday. The amending protocol provides full taxing rights in respect of capital gains arising from sale of shares of a company, to the jurisdiction […]
Union Ministers hail PM Modi’s AI-driven education reforms and cultural reorientation
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Ministers on Monday praised the Centre’s push to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into India’s education system and highlighted the government’s broader vision of reforms inspired by Indian philosophy and national priorities. Speaking to media in the national capital, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that India’s education system is […]
Quality must be India’s growth mantra to achieve ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that quality must become the core focus of India’s manufacturing and export ecosystem if the country wants to achieve its long-term economic goals. Addressing the first National Quality Conclave virtually, organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal […]
Israel to share Iron Dome technology with India: Consul General Yaniv Revach
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Israel plans to expand its bilateral defence agreement with India to share its technology and manufacture military hardware in India, as well as extend the cooperation to the latest Iron Dome and other defence systems, Israeli Consul General to Midwest India Yaniv Revach said on Monday. In an exclusive interview with […]
MSME sector key to India’s economic growth: Arunachal CM
Itanagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday underscored the crucial role of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in driving India’s economic growth, stating that since 2014, several policy interventions have been undertaken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen the country’s economy. Under the […]
PMAY-Urban 2.0: 2.88 lakh additional houses approved, total sanctions reach 13.61 lakh
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The government on Monday said a total of 2.88 lakh additional houses have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0). With the latest approval of 2,87,618 houses, the total number of sanctioned houses under the PMAY-U 2.0 scheme is now over 13.61 lakh, according to the […]
