India builds artificial intelligence systems that serve citizens at the community level, according to Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood. The World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution released three documents on Wednesday outlining implementation strategies for agriculture, small enterprises, and regulatory frameworks. The guides emerged from field research and consultation with farmers,…

Violence against Chinese enterprises across multiple African nations has exposed vulnerabilities in security protocols and community engagement strategies. Riots in Madagascar damaged property after residents protested electrical service failures and government performance in the capital. Angola saw deadly clashes tied to subsidy cuts that resulted in the looting of retail businesses. Mozambique experienced similar destruction…

Blackstone president Jon Gray identified India as among the world’s premier investment locations based on rapid economic expansion. He told attendees at a recent gathering that the nation offers attractive long-term prospects through infrastructure spending and an expanding middle class. Gray named real estate, secondary markets and India as three sectors with strong potential returns…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday that revised tax rates doubled automobile purchases to more than 500,000 vehicles between late September and the festival of lights. The goods and services tax changes took effect Sept. 22 and triggered strong consumer demand across passenger vehicle segments. Industry analysts estimate total retail sales reached between 650,000 and…

A cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover caused 2.55 billion dollars in economic damage to Britain according to a Wednesday report from the Cyber Monitoring Centre. The hack forced the Tata Motors subsidiary to halt manufacturing for six weeks and disrupted more than 5,000 businesses across the country. The independent security research group called this the…

OpenAI released ChatGPT Atlas, an artificial intelligence web browser that integrates the chatbot directly into navigation rather than as an add-on. The software combines traditional search with machine learning responses on a single interface where users access links, images, videos and news without switching windows. MacOS users can download Atlas immediately, while Windows, iOS, and…

YourStory chief executive Shradha Sharma criticized Taj Hotel staff after they reprimanded her for sitting position at the House of Ming restaurant. Management confronted her for sitting cross-legged and questioned her traditional salwar kameez outfit and Kolhapuri sandals when she dined with her sister on Diwali. The manager told her wealthy patrons frequent the establishment…

The Electronics and Information Technology Ministry released draft changes on Wednesday to intermediary rules from 2021 that require platforms to mark content made by artificial intelligence. Major social media sites with more than 5 million Indian users must attach permanent metadata and visible labels to synthetic material. The identifier must cover at least one tenth…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday that Diwali sales reached 6.05 lakh crore rupees this year. The Confederation of All India Traders reported goods worth 5.4 lakh crore rupees and services totaling 65,000 crore rupees changed hands. Sales jumped 25 percent from last year, when the festival period generated 4.25 lakh crore rupees in…

Technology companies increased their campus recruitment by 25 percent in the first half of fiscal 2026 compared to the same period last year. Engineering and artificial intelligence roles grew 27 percent while salaries rose 5 percent, according to Adecco Group data released Wednesday. Most new hires work in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, and the capital region,…