India has launched a ₹15,000 crore AS-HAPS programme to field indigenous stratospheric airships for surveillance, intelligence and long-range communications, leveraging DRDO’s Stratospheric Airship Platform trials and Make-I funding to draw in private-sector aerospace partners.
Cybersecurity researchers have identified architectural vulnerabilities in India’s UMANG e-governance platform that could expose Aadhaar-linked data, EPFO UANs and other service records, raising questions over security in the country’s mobile-first digital public infrastructure.
India and New Zealand have elevated ties to a strategic partnership, launching a Roadmap to 2030 that targets NZ$7 billion in trade, deeper maritime security cooperation, and broader collaboration in education, technology, climate action and counter-terrorism across the Indo-Pacific.
HSBC warns AI has turned from tailwind to structural threat for India’s IT services sector, with 15–20% of revenue already under pricing pressure and up to 40% at risk by FY27, as automation and generative AI reshape outsourcing demand and long-term growth expectations.
India has expanded customs duty concessions on machinery and components for lithium-ion batteries, display assemblies and wireless charging modules, keeping the exemptions in place until March 31, 2029 to cut import costs and support domestic electronics manufacturing.
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India has launched a ₹15,000 crore AS-HAPS programme to field indigenous stratospheric airships for surveillance, intelligence and long-range communications, leveraging DRDO’s Stratospheric Airship Platform trials and Make-I funding to draw in private-sector aerospace partners.
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The Competition Commission of India has fined HP India ₹138.85 crore and 21 resellers ₹3.52 crore for bid rigging in GeM tenders for PCs and printer consumables between 2017 and 2020, finding cartel conduct, cover bids, and price influence in violation of the Competition Act.
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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has announced India’s first government-driven AI University and a dedicated AI Hub in Bengaluru, aiming to deepen AI research, talent development and public-sector innovation while inviting Google to collaborate on solutions across education, healthcare, agriculture and governance.
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The Indian government is reviewing WhatsApp’s upcoming usernames feature over concerns about impersonation, fraud, and user safety before its rollout.
