Sovereign AI holds control, solutions for India’s real challenges, says policymakers

IANS | February 17, 2026 5:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Sovereignty in artificial intelligence will give India control over how systems are designed, deployed and governed and be used to solve healthcare, education, agriculture and financial‑inclusion challenges so citizens can access services in their own languages, senior policy makers said on Tuesday at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

India Deep Tech Accelerator announced to help scale up IIT startups

IANS | February 17, 2026 4:55 PM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The India Deep Tech Alliance (IDTA) and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation on Tuesday announced the launch of the India Deep Tech Accelerator, a 10‑week programme designed to help IIT‑affiliated deep‑tech startups scale internationally.

16 pc of world’s AI talent is of Indian origin: White paper

IANS | February 17, 2026 4:29 PM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Almost 16 per cent of the world’s AI talent is of Indian origin, giving India an edge in the global AI capability talent, a white paper showed on Tuesday, adding that India is projected to contribute nearly 20 per cent of incremental global GDP growth over the next 15 years.