Affordable 5G smartphone shipments surge over 1,900 pc in India in 2025

IANS | February 9, 2026 9:33 AM

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The affordable 5G smartphone shipments surged over 1,900 per cent in India in 2025 (year-on-year), steered by aggressive pricing, enhanced availability of entry-level 5G chipsets and expanding nationwide 5G network coverage, a report showed on Monday.

UIDAI completes mandatory biometric updates for over 1 crore schoolchildren

IANS | February 8, 2026 3:15 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In a significant achievement under its ongoing mission-mode drive, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has crossed the milestone of completing over one crore Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBUs) for schoolchildren studying in 83,000 schools across the country, according to a statement issued by IT Ministry on Sunday.

US trade deal - a booster shot for India's AI hardware ecosystem

IANS | February 8, 2026 2:15 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The finalisation of the first tranche of the India–US trade deal comes as a booster shot for the AI hardware, particularly advanced computing components, as it is expected to significantly lower costs and facilitate domestic capacity building.

‘India-AI Impact Summit’ to focus on 7 Chakras for policy and real-world applications

IANS | February 8, 2026 1:04 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The upcoming ‘India-AI Impact Summit 2026’ is being organised through seven Chakras or Working Groups, structured around seven interconnected thematic areas, and each Chakra focuses on a core area of AI impact, and translates the Sutras into concrete areas of action across policy and real-world applications, an official statement said on Sunday.