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The Industrial AI Pivot: Sarvam AI Unveils Sarvam-30B and 105B Reasoning Models
19 February 2026

The Industrial AI Pivot: Sarvam AI Unveils Sarvam-30B and 105B Reasoning Models

The Pixxel-Exotrail Alliance: India's Space Tech Gets a French Propulsion Boost
19 February 2026

The Pixxel-Exotrail Alliance: India's Space Tech Gets a French Propulsion Boost

Google DeepMind’s 'Sovereign Science' Strategy: The Multi-Agent Bet on Indian R&D
19 February 2026

Google DeepMind’s 'Sovereign Science' Strategy: The Multi-Agent Bet on Indian R&D

The FinTech Fuel: Exponent Energy Launches 'Exponent One' to Solve the EV Finance Gap
19 February 2026

The FinTech Fuel: Exponent Energy Launches 'Exponent One' to Solve the EV Finance Gap

The Death of 'Artificial Loyalty': Why Zepto is Shuttering its Subscription Strategy
19 February 2026

The Death of 'Artificial Loyalty': Why Zepto is Shuttering its Subscription Strategy

The Billion-Dollar AI Club: Anthropic's Bengaluru HQ and Google's 50MW Renewable Bet
19 February 2026

The Billion-Dollar AI Club: Anthropic's Bengaluru HQ and Google's 50MW Renewable Bet

The Blitzscaling Burn: Pronto Hits 15,000 Daily Bookings as Home Services War Heats Up
19 February 2026

The Blitzscaling Burn: Pronto Hits 15,000 Daily Bookings as Home Services War Heats Up

The Profitability Playbook: Fibe Crosses Rs 1,200 Cr Revenue with 13% Profit Surge
18 February 2026

The Profitability Playbook: Fibe Crosses Rs 1,200 Cr Revenue with 13% Profit Surge

Sarvam AI Launches 105B Mixture-of-Experts Model: A New Frontier
18 February 2026

Sarvam AI Launches 105B Mixture-of-Experts Model: A New Frontier

NPCI Unveils FiMI: The AI Brain for the World's Best Payment Stack
18 February 2026

NPCI Unveils FiMI: The AI Brain for the World's Best Payment Stack

The Rise of Vibe Coding: How India's Emergent Hit $100M ARR in Record Time
18 February 2026

The Rise of Vibe Coding: How India's Emergent Hit $100M ARR in Record Time

Resilience in Fixed Income: Stable Money Bags $25M Led by Peak XV Partners
18 February 2026

Resilience in Fixed Income: Stable Money Bags $25M Led by Peak XV Partners

BharatGen Unveils Sovereign Multilingual AI: India's Generative Leap
18 February 2026

BharatGen Unveils Sovereign Multilingual AI: India's Generative Leap

The FinTech Fuel: Exponent Energy Launches 'Exponent One' to Solve India's EV Finance Problem
18 February 2026

The FinTech Fuel: Exponent Energy Launches 'Exponent One' to Solve India's EV Finance Problem

Infosys & Anthropic: The AI Services Pivot Gets Real
17 February 2026

Infosys & Anthropic: The AI Services Pivot Gets Real

BioAsia 2026: Why the 175-Exhibitor Record is a Bull Signal for Indian Life Sciences
17 February 2026

BioAsia 2026: Why the 175-Exhibitor Record is a Bull Signal for Indian Life Sciences

The Green Frontier: Nexus Power, Mankomb, and Material Depot Redefining Sustainability
17 February 2026

The Green Frontier: Nexus Power, Mankomb, and Material Depot Redefining Sustainability

Beyond the App: Why Robots and Drones are the Real 'India Story' of 2026
17 February 2026

Beyond the App: Why Robots and Drones are the Real 'India Story' of 2026

Marico’s Global Beauty Blitz: Acquiring Skinetiq for $28 Million
17 February 2026

Marico’s Global Beauty Blitz: Acquiring Skinetiq for $28 Million

The Bengaluru-London Axis: Karnataka and UK Deepen AI Ties for 2026
17 February 2026

The Bengaluru-London Axis: Karnataka and UK Deepen AI Ties for 2026

Adani's $100 Billion AI Bet: Sovereignty Meets Hyperscale
17 February 2026

Adani's $100 Billion AI Bet: Sovereignty Meets Hyperscale

Flipkart’s Reverse-Flip: The 2026 IPO and the End of the Delaware Era
16 February 2026

Flipkart’s Reverse-Flip: The 2026 IPO and the End of the Delaware Era

The Bio-Organic Battery Revolution: Why Nexus Power is Disrupting the Lithium-Ion Monopoly
16 February 2026

The Bio-Organic Battery Revolution: Why Nexus Power is Disrupting the Lithium-Ion Monopoly

The Indigenous AI Layer: Why Deloitte’s GenW.AI is the Future of Sovereign Enterprise Tech
16 February 2026

The Indigenous AI Layer: Why Deloitte’s GenW.AI is the Future of Sovereign Enterprise Tech

The $15M Efficiency Bet: Why C2i Semiconductors is the 'Power' Behind India's AI Ambition
16 February 2026

The $15M Efficiency Bet: Why C2i Semiconductors is the 'Power' Behind India's AI Ambition

The Bengaluru Bridge: Why Anthropic’s India Expansion is a Bet on the 'Alignment' of 1.4 Billion People
16 February 2026

The Bengaluru Bridge: Why Anthropic’s India Expansion is a Bet on the 'Alignment' of 1.4 Billion People

The Deep-Tech Sovereignty: Decoding India’s $1.1 Billion Fund Approval
16 February 2026

The Deep-Tech Sovereignty: Decoding India’s $1.1 Billion Fund Approval

The Blackstone Blueprint: Neysa’s $1.2B Unicorn Leap and the New Infrastructure Sovereignty
16 February 2026

The Blackstone Blueprint: Neysa’s $1.2B Unicorn Leap and the New Infrastructure Sovereignty

The Algorithm of Inclusion: How Atypical Advantage is Scaling Social Impact with AI
16 February 2026

The Algorithm of Inclusion: How Atypical Advantage is Scaling Social Impact with AI

AI Impact Summit 2026: The Global South’s Bid for Foundation Model Autonomy
16 February 2026

AI Impact Summit 2026: The Global South’s Bid for Foundation Model Autonomy