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Dr Martin Patrick, Senior Fellow (Economy), Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), discusses Kerala’s economic development priorities, focusing on employment generation, higher education, investment, technology and sustainable growth. The interview explores ways to strengthen Kerala’s economy by creating local employment […] The post Kerala’s Economic Development: Growth, Employment and Sustainability | Dr Martin Patrick appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).

The UK announces US$1.32 billion in commercial deals with India across AI, healthcare, aviation and engineering, following the India-UK CETA implementation.

India’s internet subscriber base reaches 1,114.17 million in June 2026, with broadband subscriptions rising 2.03%, according to TRAI data.

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 aims to attract investments, strengthen domestic chip manufacturing and advance technological self-reliance through semiconductor research and innovation.

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India’s draft steel policy targets 604 million tonnes of capacity by 2047, focusing on exports, green steel, technology and domestic production.

MeitY showcases Digital India initiatives, AI technologies, semiconductors and startup innovations at India Mobile Congress 2026 in New Delhi.

Traditionally dependent on oil, the UAE has been diversifying into sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Alghannam 2026), most notably through its National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031. Since 2024, it has invested $147 billion in AI (Arab Weekly 2025) […] The post India – UAE AI Corridor: A New Model for Cooperation appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the 10th India Mobile Congress, highlighting India’s 5G growth, telecom self-reliance and digital transformation.

India aims to reach 1 billion 5G users by 2030, up from 550 million, as highlighted by Jyotiraditya Scindia at India Mobile Congress 2026.

Piyush Goyal met leading US business leaders in New York to discuss India-US trade, investment opportunities, technology, manufacturing and financial services.

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What does it take to design an AI tool that people use? For nonprofits, the answer may have less to do with the sophistication of the underlying technology and more to do with how well it understands the intended user. ARMMAN and SNEHA, both working in maternal and child health, serve as useful examples. ARMMAN has built a WhatsApp-based AI assistant to help Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) access clinical guidance at the point of care. Meanwhile, SNEHA’s chatbot is designed to help pregnant wome

India ranks among the top 10 emerging markets in AI readiness as private AI investment triples, reaching US$4.1 billion in 2025, says World Bank.

India is expected to add over 200 MW of data centre capacity in H2 2026, taking total operational capacity to 2 GW, driven by AI and cloud demand.

PwC’s new India consulting JV brings nearly 40,000 professionals together, expanding India’s role in global consulting, AI, technology and advisory services.

In 2025, two nonprofits asked their funders for a technology grant. One was told no. The other was told yes, and it spent more than a year building a tool that the team did not adopt because the programme had ended by the time it was launched. Both nonprofits are now back to maintaining paper registers and copying data into Excel. The problem here does not rest solely with the funder or the nonprofits. It is that both treat software as something you buy rather than something you run. Technology

PM Narendra Modi and Swiss President Guy Parmelin discuss strengthening India-Switzerland ties in trade, investment, mobility and critical technologies.

India aims to lead the world in 6G, with growing telecom equipment exports, semiconductor manufacturing and domestic mobile phone production.

India and the Netherlands discuss deeper agricultural cooperation, focusing on technology, horticulture, seed sector collaboration and 25 Centres of Excellence.

India’s Digital Public Infrastructure is spawning important services in agriculture which, when combined with Artificial Intelligence, is giving access to the country’s remotest and most linguistically diverse farmers. The state of Maharashtra is a case study in how this works, at scale and diversity. Components from the India example are being adapted in countries like Ethiopia with needs for similarly varied populations. The post MahaVISTAAR: Scaling Agricultural AI appeared first on Gateway H

DoorDash plans to create 3,000 jobs at its global technology centre in India, expanding its technology operations and strengthening its presence in the country.

The Ministry of Tourism and ONDC have launched the National Digital Tourism Stack to make 23,000 tourism experiences and homestays discoverable, trustworthy and bookable by 2028.

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Union Finance Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, said India could achieve more than 10% economic growth, with technology, innovation and startups playing an important role in improving productivity.

PLI Schemes are strengthening India’s pharmaceutical, bulk drugs and medical devices manufacturing ecosystem by supporting investment, domestic production, employment, exports and technology adoption.

Suzuki is targeting annual vehicle production of four million units in India by FY30 under a 10-year technology strategy focused on manufacturing expansion, electrification and advanced automotive technologies.

India is strengthening global economic integration through trade partnerships, supply chain participation and deep-tech capabilities, with semiconductor demand and the start-up ecosystem creating new growth opportunities.

India’s manufacturing sector is shifting towards deeper domestic value addition, stronger supply chains, technology development and greater integration with global production networks.

SEMICON India 2026 showcased India’s growing semiconductor capabilities across chip design, RISC-V, artificial intelligence, advanced packaging, manufacturing, research and talent development, highlighting the country’s expanding semiconductor ecosystem.

What happens when a traffic disagreement turns into something more? Market for Disagreement and Road Rage in Kerala looks beyond traffic violations and fines to ask why everyday disagreements on Kerala’s roads escalate into confrontation—and whether better systems, technology and […] The post Market for Disagreement and Road Rage in Kerala appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).

Microsoft has launched its fourth cloud region in India in Hyderabad as the country prepares for significant growth in data centre capacity and enterprise AI adoption.

India’s semiconductor market is projected to reach US$ 200 billion by 2035, supported by rising demand across consumer electronics, automotive and industrial applications.

India’s software services exports rose 8.2% in FY26, with the US accounting for 54.1% of total exports. Software services delivered through the off-site mode accounted for 91.7% of exports, while total exports including overseas commercial presence grew 9.5%.

**Manav Pamnani Introduction Artificial intelligence (“AI”) today has gained immense prominence in almost every sphere of daily life. It is no longer a mere speculative technology operating at the margins of governance but has become an increasingly integrated routine instrument through which human beings are constantly evaluated, classified, and sorted into multiple categories. For example, […] The post AI and the Production of Subjects appeared first on Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated SEMICON India 2026, highlighting India’s expanding semiconductor ecosystem and efforts to strengthen its position in global manufacturing and technology supply chains.

India now has five semiconductor units in production, while ISM 2.0 is focused on building a wider domestic ecosystem across the semiconductor value chain.

GIFT City has risen nine places to 37th globally in GFCI 40 and entered the Asia-Pacific top 15, while improving its global FinTech ranking to 26th.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data1 related to the 2025-26 round of its annual survey on computer software and information technology enabled services (ITES) exports. The survey2 collects details on India’s exports of software services {computer services and ITES/business process outsourcing (BPO) services} as per type of activity, on-site/off-site nature of services, country of destination and modes of supply. For 2025-26 round of the survey, 7,569 software export companies were co

India's data centre capacity is set to grow by 3,860 MW by 2030, requiring an estimated US$ 29.9 billion in development capital. Mumbai leads the pipeline, with Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi NCR emerging as key growth markets.

India is stepping up its semiconductor push with US$ 19.8 billion in additional subsidies, as SEMICON India brings together global industry stakeholders and highlights opportunities for investment in India's chipmaking ecosystem.

Salesforce sees significant opportunities for India as it adopts AI-first enterprise systems, with Indian technology professionals, engineers and partners expected to support the transformation of enterprise applications and intelligent interfaces.

SEMICON India 2026 will showcase India's growing semiconductor ecosystem, backed by a US$ 134.25 billion outlay under Semicon India Programme 2.0. Twelve semiconductor projects worth over US$ 172.68 billion have been approved across six states.

UPI will remain completely free for all person-to-person transactions and for 96% of merchant transactions under the new framework. A nominal MDR will apply only to larger merchant payments above Rs. 2,000, with proceeds supporting small merchant adoption.

SEMICON India 2026 will bring together global industry leaders and showcase India’s expanding semiconductor capabilities, with the domestic market projected to reach US$ 103 billion by 2030.

Jefferies projects that India's space economy will expand fivefold to US$ 40-45 billion by 2030 and that data centre capacity will surpass 10 GW within five years, describing the country's semiconductor, solar and aerospace expansion as part of a broader "New Industrial Revolution".

**Hrishikesh Nani Palkhivala, regarded as one of the most prominent lawyers India has produced famously said that the Income Tax Act (IT Act hereinafter) was a national disgrace due its highly unstable nature caused by the plethora of amendments made each year. This act has suffered over 4000 amendments till the introduction of the new […] The post The Curious Case of Casus Omissus and section 44AD of the Income Tax Act appeared first on Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

For two nonprofits working at very different ends of the climate change spectrum, AI has changed what they can credibly offer the people they serve. SEEDS India, which works on building the resilience of people exposed to disasters and climate change impacts, and Farmers for Forests (F4F), which works in agroforestry, arrived at their respective AI solutions from different starting points and in pursuit of different aims. But both have seen a shift in the basic value proposition of their work: f

Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai showcased India's fintech scale, with UPI processing US$ 314.59 billion in July 2026 and DBT transfers reaching US$ 558.02 billion.

Commerce Secretary Mr. Rajesh Agrawal said the India-US trade deal is largely finalised, with market access details being worked out. He also highlighted India's potential to grow fintech exports from US$ 8 billion to US$ 60-80 billion.

Mr. Piyush Goyal met Thailand's Deputy PM Ms. Suphajee Suthumpun to discuss deepening bilateral trade and investment and advancing the AITIGA review. The two sides also engaged with Thai businesses across sectors including space technology, logistics and food processing.

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In 2023, SNRas Systems, a social enterprise, came to Villgro, a support organisation for social enterprises, with a problem that had nothing to do with their business model. They had 19 patents in aquaculture technology, contracts with retail chains, and a clear path to scale. What they lacked was INR 50 lakh in working capital to expand to new markets. Every bank they approached said the same thing: insufficient collateral. This is a familiar scenario for anyone working with impactful early-sta

India’s OTT audience grew 11% to nearly 665 million in 2026, while the connected-TV audience surged 60% to 206.9 million, highlighting the rapid expansion and diversification of the country’s digital entertainment ecosystem.

Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, highlighting UPI's global expansion to 11 countries and India's 7.8% GDP growth.

DFPD and FCI have signed an MoU for FY27, introducing a performance-based framework to strengthen technology adoption, operational efficiency, transparency and accountability in India’s foodgrain management system.

India's fisheries sector has seen investments exceeding US$ 5.21 billion since 2015, with seafood exports rising to US$ 8.36 billion in 2025-26. RAS and Biofloc technologies are driving a shift towards intensive, export-oriented aquaculture.

Luxembourg Minister Mr. Lex Delles and Dr. Jitendra Singh discussed expanding India-Luxembourg cooperation in space, AI, quantum technologies and life sciences.

Over 600 Internet experts and policymakers are gathering in Mumbai for APNIC 62, focused on cybersecurity, routing security and Internet governance. NIXI and APNIC are set to sign an MoU to strengthen India's Internet infrastructure.

The SCO aims to be more than a security dialogue, because churn in the global order means not only military power but includes new instruments like infrastructure, energy and technology. The SCO has potential here. China’s factories, Russia’s energy and resources, India’s technology and services, and Central Asia’s location and minerals, connected to Iran and Pakistan’s location on the Arabian Sea, could become a formidable economic geography. The post The SCO at 25 is evolving appeared first on

NIELIT and Intel India launch Agentic AI skilling programmes to strengthen India’s AI talent pipeline and prepare youth for an AI-driven workforce.

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The revised law modernises China’s defense system by clarifying military and civilian responsibilities, integrating advanced technology, and defining duties for citizens, including the potential for resource expropriation Highlights The 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s […] The post Revision of National Defense Mobilization Law of China: A warning signal for India? appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).

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Artificial intelligence is beginning to move from pilot projects and chatbots into the everyday machinery of urban governance. Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s 2026–27 budget reflects this shift. Of its total ₹1,712 crore budget, ₹12 crore has for the first time been allocated for a package of information-technology upgrades, including AI-based systems, digital file tracking and online billing and payment systems. The city has also previously introduced BIRBAL, an AI-enabled chatbot that helps

India is strengthening its data centre ecosystem through ease-of-doing-business reforms, with potential investments of around US$ 200 billion expected to support the sector's expansion and growing AI infrastructure demand.

India’s e-commerce market is projected to reach US$ 345 billion by 2030, driven by rapid growth in quick commerce, AI adoption and rising online consumption across Tier II and Tier III cities.

India and Denmark held the 4th JWG meeting in Copenhagen to strengthen cooperation in MSME development, innovation and intellectual property. The engagement included visits to Danish innovation hubs and participation in the Nordic-India Startup Summit 2026.