India’s registered drone count crosses 38,500 mark as ecosystem surges

IANS | February 17, 2026 1:32 PM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India’s drone ecosystem is growing at a rapid pace with the number of registered drones in the country crossing the 38,500 mark and as many as 39,890 DGCA-certified remote pilots in the country (as of February 2026), according to official figures released on Tuesday.

Adani Group commits $100 billion to sovereign AI infrastructure

IANS | February 17, 2026 12:56 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The Adani Group on Tuesday announced one of the world’s largest integrated energy-compute commitments, a direct investment of $100 billion to develop renewable-energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres by 2035.