07 - 08 - 2026

Iris: The Robot Teacher Inspiring Young Minds in India

When the school bell rings at St Teresa’s ICSE School in Mangaluru, students are no longer heading only to classrooms. Many make a beeline for the AI Lab, where a teacher in a traditional Indian outfit smiles, winks, shakes hands—and answers almost every question thrown at her. Meet Iris, an Artificial Intelligence-powered robot that is …

06 - 08 - 2026

Zuckerberg Apologises Over Modi Video Removal as India Widens Scrutiny of Meta

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology had intensified pressure on the company by demanding a personal apology from Zuckerberg within three days.

05 - 08 - 2026

Bengaluru INDIA NANO 2026 Opens with Focus on AI, Deep-Tech and Commercialisation of Nanotechnology

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar inaugurated the 14th edition of India’s flagship nanotechnology event, as government, academia, startups and global industry converge to accelerate innovation and next-generation technologies

04 - 08 - 2026

Cleartrip bets big on India’s bus boom with Bus 2.0 launch

Buses remain the most extensive form of transport in India and are often the first travel booking experience for young consumers

04 - 08 - 2026

India’s Chip Dream Must Extend Beyond the Factory Floor

The country’s real advantage lies in the less glamorous, but ultimately more durable, work of building a complete ecosystem.

28 - 07 - 2026

India’s private space tech firms raise $871 million, Skyroot becomes first unicorn

Skyroot became India’s first SpaceTech unicorn following a $50 million Series C round in May 2026, reaching a valuation above $1.1 billion.

27 - 07 - 2026

Infosys fined in France over employee work-hour tracking failures

The action reflects the strict oversight of workplace practices in France, where companies are required to maintain detailed records of employee working hours

27 - 07 - 2026

After Aadhaar, Nilekani to solve India’s exam trust crisis

The Indian government’s decision to appoint Nilekani to head a high-powered task force on examination reforms comes at a time when India’s competitive examination system is facing its own crisis of credibility

22 - 07 - 2026

India Cracks Down on Child Abuse Content

India on Wednesday tightened its digital safety rules, requiring social media companies to remove unlawful content far more quickly and imposing new obligations on platforms to identify and curb child sexual abuse material and harmful artificial intelligence-generated content. The move follows reports that advertisements linked to child sexual abuse material had appeared on social media …

22 - 07 - 2026

India Orders Removal of Rogue E-Rickshaw Battery Apps After Security Concerns

India’s government has ordered app stores to remove mobile applications that allowed unauthorized remote control of e-rickshaw batteries, responding to reports that the software could be misused to manipulate battery management systems and potentially endanger consumers. The takedown order, issued on July 3, was disclosed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Tuesday …