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IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is working with other countries to evolve a consensus on a framework to deal with AI and these are early days for the sector. In an interview with TOI on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, the minister said that govt has used a combination of legal and technical solutions…
Though cotton anchors India’s agrarian economy, yet faces a critical paradox. (AI image) By Dr. M. RamasamiCotton occupies a critical place in India’s agricultural and industrial economy. It supports millions of farm households, feeds a globally competitive textile sector, and remains one of the country’s most widely cultivated commercial crops. Yet, despite this significance, cotton…
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, industry leaders from the pharmaceutical and MedTech sectors have called for a structured funding framework to deepen innovation and research and development (R&D), saying this is critical for realising India’s Viksit Bharat vision.Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd Chairman Satish Reddy said India’s pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a strategic transition from…
HYDERABAD: The Telangana govt announced the launch of Aikam, its flagship autonomous AI innovation entity that is being positioned as a “global proving ground” for deploying artificial intelligence (AI) at scale, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Thursday.Aikam has been designed with an eye on positioning Telangana among…
NEW DELHI: As it completes three decades of operations in India, Korean electronics giant Samsung has said that the company will shift gears and deepen its manufacturing, design, and innovation initiatives in the country.“The next decade will see more products built in India, designed in India, and innovated for the world,” the company said as…
India’s textiles sector is set for a research and innovation lift with the government approving the Rs 305 crore Tex-RAMPS scheme, the textiles ministry said on Thursday, as reported by PTI. The initiative will run from 2025 to 2031 as a fully funded Central Sector Scheme.According to the ministry, the Textiles Focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring,…
NEW DELHI: India is gearing up for a big shift in its nuclear policy as the Centre is now planning to allow private companies into the nuclear energy sector, a space that has traditionally been tightly controlled by the government.“We’ll open up nuclear sector to private sector soon… This will strengthen opportunities in small modular…
Piyush Goyal meets Pharma stakeholders to push innovation (Picture credit: X/@PiyushGoyal) Union minister of commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal, held a key interaction with stakeholders from India’s pharmaceutical sector, focusing on strengthening industry growth and regulatory reforms. The minister highlighted discussions on innovation, data protection frameworks, investment commitments, and opportunities to scale manufacturing in India.In…
Piyush Goyal with Isaac Herzog, President of Israel (Photo-ANI) India and Israel moved a step closer towards expanding strategic and economic cooperation as Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday and highlighted the launch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The discussions focused on strengthening collaboration across trade, investment,…
India and Israel have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the agriculture sector, the commerce ministry said on Saturday, PTI reported.Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, during an official visit to Israel, met Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Avi Dichter for detailed discussions on advancing agricultural collaboration.Goyal also held a series of bilateral…
