India’s DLI scheme 2.0 focuses on equity investments to strengthen semiconductor design and manufacturing capabilities, fostering innovation and growth.
Adani and Embraer partner to establish India’s first commercial aircraft assembly facility, boosting regional aviation and manufacturing.
China has showcased an AI-driven military drone swarm of more than 200 fixed-wing drones, developed by the National University of Defence Technology for the PLA, highlighting advances in autonomous warfare, anti-jamming algorithms, and large-scale unmanned operations as Beijing accelerates its defense modernization strategy.
UPI-linked credit card launched for street vendors, offering credit access and promoting digital payments. Read more about PM SVANidhi scheme.
An exposed database of 149 million stolen login credentials, including millions of Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, and .gov accounts, reveals the scale of global infostealer malware operations and long-term cybersecurity risks.
Zoho has launched Zoho ERP, an AI-native, made-in-India platform built from Kumbakonam to help fast-growing Indian businesses scale with integrated finance, operations, and industry-specific capabilities while maintaining local compliance and reducing reliance on legacy, consultant-heavy ERP systems.
Karnataka High Court lifts the 2025 bike taxi ban, directing the state to process permits for Ola, Uber, and Rapido under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with safeguards on safety, fares, and insurance. The ruling restores operations for over one lakh gig workers and formalises yellow-plate motorcycles in Bengaluru’s congested mobility landscape.
TikTok’s US business is being carved into TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX taking majority control and ByteDance reduced to a 19.9% stake under strict US oversight of data and algorithms.
Indian AI startups and Google are transforming healthcare and agriculture through large-scale retinal screening, monsoon prediction, and a $15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam, positioning India as a key global AI innovation hub and spotlighting Global South health use cases at Davos and the India-AI Impact Summit.
Chennai deep-tech startup Meine Electric has raised $750,000 in pre-seed funding to scale its proprietary iron-air batteries for 16–24 hour, low-cost grid-scale energy storage in support of India’s 500-GW renewable energy goal by 2030.
