Big bets, weak ground: Why AI in Indian agriculture needs stronger data, oversightPoor, fragmented data continues to limit AI’s impact on farming in India, say experts
19 Mar, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
MoSPI to launch new surveys, boost high-frequency economic indicators: Saurabh GargIndia's statistics ministry is set to launch a new Index of Services Production. Plans include state-level data revisions and harmonisation...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
'Only 30% AI professionals women, 16% hold research roles': UN Women calls for inclusive designSpeaking at the launch of the AI Casebook on Gender and Agriculture at India AI Summit here, UN Women Regional Director for Asia Pacific Ch...
17 Feb, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Space domain awareness, autonomous satellites, data centres in orbit - AI opens up brave new worldIndia is embracing artificial intelligence for space. AI helps track space debris, preventing collisions with satellites. Companies are usi...
14 Feb, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
India’s AI momentum: Building talent, infrastructure and inclusive innovation for a Viksit BharatIndia is rapidly advancing its AI capabilities with significant investments in infrastructure and talent development. The nation is fosteri...
04 Dec, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
AI and machine learning: Driving a global tech revolution worth trillionsAI and ML are revolutionizing industries, promising a $15.7 trillion boost to the global economy by 2030. Healthcare sees earlier disease d...
14 Aug, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
India’s next big bet? Trading on trust, not chanceThe article proposes regulated predictive intelligence markets in India to enhance governance and economic strategies. These platforms, dis...
05 Jun, 2025, 11.16 PM IST
Govt to release monthly urban, rural unemployment data from AprilStarting April, the government will release monthly unemployment figures for urban and rural areas. The ministry is enhancing data for dist...
08 Feb, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Meta to build $10 billion AI data centre in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facilityMeanwhile, Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, is expanding its existing supercomputer project in Memphis, Tennessee, the city's chamber of commer...
12 Dec, 2024, 08.08 AM IST
India's focus should shift to job quality amid AI disruption, says CEA Anantha NageswaranIndia's job market is showing growth, but the focus should be on job quality as AI reshapes the landscape. Evidence suggests job creation i...
06 Nov, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
Economic survey 2024: India has 18.3% unpaid workers, 57.3% of total workforce self-employedThe Economic Survey 2024, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, highlighted India's evolving job landscape, with a signif...
22 Jul, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Digital crop survey on cards to fine-tune farm statisticsA mobile application of the digital crop survey and relevant web applications will be used by nodal officials of states to gather data on c...
02 May, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farmingFor centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns. Understanding how water moves, how wind moves, how ...
20 Apr, 2024, 08.11 AM IST
Post pandemic, golden period for skilled professionals moving overseasDeveloped countries such as the US, Canada, Germany, and Australia are facing labor shortages due to an aging population and low birth rate...
01 Jul, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Analytics to AI: Unlocking Data Value to Make Wise Business Decisions24 Apr, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
Use of AI, tech can address challenges in Indian agriculture sector, says new reportThe entire system needs to adapt to a holistic approach which can be built upon indigenous and traditional farming knowledge integrated wit...
01 Jun, 2022, 07.08 PM IST
Intelligent data extraction is revolutionizing operations across all sectorsThe members followed a sectorial segmentation while discussing the same, with a particular focus on data extraction using AI. Along with tr...
10 Nov, 2021, 01.43 PM IST