PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
After CBSE controversy, NTA re-exam portal under scanner over alleged data vulnerabilities and system weaknessesCybersecurity researchers have raised concerns about potential vulnerabilities in the National Testing Agency's re-examination portal, alle...
02 Jun, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
'India must lose the next 15 years in semiconductors': Viral video suggest a 'landline' formula to win the global tech warA debate is raging in India over whether to skip traditional silicon chip manufacturing for 15 years and focus on futuristic technologies l...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
IITs reach for global stature amid endowment crunchIndian Institutes of Technology are actively expanding their global presence. They are forging international partnerships, establishing ove...
24 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Shastra VC launches $100 million fund to back deeptech, AI startupsThe Bengaluru-based firm said the new vehicle will invest between $500,000 and $3 million in IP-led firms across these sectors. The launch ...
21 May, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Amaravati still under construction, but Quantum Valley project already luring deep tech startups, scientistsAmaravati, a new city in Andhra Pradesh, is becoming a hub for quantum computing. A technology park called Quantum Valley is attracting sci...
17 May, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Rocket dreams and unicorns: Investors bet on a long and high rideIndia's private space sector is experiencing a surge in global investment. Skyroot Aerospace has become the country's first space unicorn, ...
11 May, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
Spacetech firm Agnikul eyes $50-75 million at flat $500 million valueSpacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos is reportedly in talks to raise $50-75 million at a $500 million valuation. This potential funding round, ...
11 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
IIT-Madras launches centre in California, to be launchpad for Indian deeptech startupsThe IIT Madras Global Research Foundation is making waves with the opening of its inaugural US center in Menlo Park, California. This strat...
06 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Indian companies announce $1.1 billion investment in US, to create 1,500 jobsTwelve Indian companies announced over USD 1.1 billion in US investments across aerospace, defense, energy, and AI sectors at the SelectUSA...
06 May, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
India’s largest private satellite ‘Drishti’ lifts off, marks global first in OptoSAR imagingSpacetech startup GalaxEye successfully launched its first earth observation satellite, Mission Drishti, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. This 190...
03 May, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
To hit $30 trillion mark by 2047, India needs 12% growth: Chief Economic Advisor V NageswaranChief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said India can reach a $30 trillion economy by 2047 if it achieves around 12% annual growth in ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman bullish on gems & jewellery sector opening new skilled job opportunitiesA significant grant supports lab-grown diamond research at IIT Madras. The Finance Minister inaugurated a new jewellery institute in Udupi....
28 Apr, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Gems and Jewellery Institute campus in UdupiUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery in Udupi. The centre provides professional...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
IIT Madras incubates over 100 startups, files 431 patents in innovation pushIIT-Madras has achieved a significant milestone in deep-tech entrepreneurship. The institute incubated over 100 startups for the second yea...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
FedEx completes India's first intra-city drone delivery flight trials in BengaluruFedEx has successfully completed India's first intra-city drone delivery flight trials in Bengaluru, in collaboration with IIT-Madras. Thes...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Meet Srinivas Narayanan: IIT Madras alumnus who helped scale ChatGPTSrinivas Narayanan, the Indian-origin senior executive is an alumnus of IIT Madras (Batch of 1995) and pursued Master’s programme in Comput...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.19 AM IST