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BharatGen wins Rs 988.6 crore under IndiaAI Mission

BENGALURU: BharatGen, India’s first government-backed multimodal sovereign AI initiative, was awarded Rs 988.6 crore in funding by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY). The announcement was made by Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on Friday. The allocation makes BharatGen the largest beneficiary of the Rs 1,500 crore IndiaAI Mission 2025,…

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Critical mineral hunt abroad: India eyes Zambia and Chile deals; $4 billion push puts critical mission in focus

India has placed its $4 billion National Critical Mineral Mission at the heart of its energy strategy, with fresh emphasis on overseas acquisitions to secure supplies of lithium, cobalt and nickel. Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday that state-run Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) is holding active negotiations with…

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US tariff shield: Export promotion mission heads to Cabinet, Rs 25,000 crore support on table

The government’s proposed Export Promotion Mission, designed to shield Indian exporters from global trade shocks, is set to be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon, sources told PTI. Inter-ministerial consultations on the scheme have been completed.The mission, first announced in the Union Budget, is expected to offer about Rs 25,000 crore worth of…

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‘Digital Swaraj Mission’: GTRI flags risks of US tech dependence; calls for India’s cloud and OS self-reliance by 2030

India must urgently develop its own sovereign cloud technology, homegrown operating systems (OS), cybersecurity, and AI capabilities to reduce its over-reliance on US systems, the India-based Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has argued, warning that current dependence poses major economic and security risks.In a report, GTRI highlighted that Indian phones, computers, defence, and government applications…

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