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Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the venue for the AI Summit that begins on February 16.

AI Impact Summit begins in New Delhi today: How India plans to shape the AI conversation

February 16, 2026 1:16 am

Coming to the Global South for the first time, the summit represents the latest chapter in an evolving international conversation on AI. India will pitch for a focus on using AI to solve on-ground, local problems.

Why is an Indian satellite capturing photos of the ISS being seen as a technical milestone?

February 15, 2026 5:18 pm

There arise obvious difficulties in taking photos in Space. Overcoming them indicates sound technical capabilities, which can be transferable in monitoring and wider Space security-related tasks.

Expert Explains | ‘Using AI effectively for climate requires targeted systems, not just larger data centres’

February 14, 2026 11:46 am

Priya Donti, named one of the 100 most influential people in AI in 2025, speaks to Devansh Mittal ahead of the India AI Impact Summit about AI’s energy footprint, grid reliability, and how targeted AI systems can support climate goals

Expert Explains | ‘For AI’s benefits, we need inclusivity, equitable access and sharing of capabilities’

February 14, 2026 6:29 am

Katharina Frey, Executive Director of the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN), which is based at ETH Zurich, offers a roadmap on how countries such as India could chart the path ahead

What to know about India's pioneering national biobank for rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders

February 11, 2026 7:11 pm

With the data of 530 patients from 28 institutions across 15 states, access to researchers to develop treatments adds to the existing knowledge base for the rarest of diseases

Expert Explains | ‘75 per cent chance that current AI development pathways would not lead to Artificial General Intelligence’

February 12, 2026 4:45 am

In the second part of the conversation with Amitabh Sinha, Stuart Russell, one of the world’s leading researchers on artificial intelligence, speaks about artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the state of AI research in India

'AI was trained to imitate humans. It has learnt the survival instinct': An Expert Explains dangers of new tech

February 11, 2026 5:08 pm

In the first part of the conversation with Amitabh Sinha, Stuart Russell, one of the world’s leading researchers on artificial intelligence, speaks about the need for safeguards during its ongoing development process

Scientists off Argentina film rare 'phantom' jellyfish the size of a school bus

February 09, 2026 7:49 pm

First collected in 1899, giant phantom jellies were not recognised as a species until 60 years later. During the last century, phantom jellies have been documented about 100 times

AI Impact Summit 2026: India aims for a larger share of the AI pie

February 08, 2026 12:27 pm

As concerns mount over AI’s impact on jobs and resources, the New Delhi summit is focusing on AI solutions for on-ground issues

For cancer immunotherapy, gently recovering lab-grown cells is key. Indian researchers may have just found a way

February 06, 2026 8:24 pm

Growing cancer-targeting T-cells in a lab is only half the battle. They must be collected intact. A new IIT Bombay study has demonstrated a gentler recovery method that could improve the reliability of advanced cancer care and eventually make it more affordable.