Is India ready for the AI revolution? The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, from generative AI tools to sophisticated machine learning algorithms, are transforming industries across the nation. From fintech's burgeoning use of AI-powered fraud detection to the agricultural sector's embrace of precision farming technologies, the impact is undeniable. This week saw a major breakthrough in indigenous 5G technology development, signaling India's growing prowess in the global tech landscape. But alongside this progress comes the crucial discussion surrounding data privacy, cybersecurity, and the ethical implications of AI deployment. How will India navigate these challenges and harness the transformative power of technology for inclusive growth? Explore the latest developments in Indian tech, from the rise of digital payments to the burgeoning startup ecosystem, and discover how innovation is shaping the nation's future. Stay informed with Abtak.com – your gateway to understanding the tech revolution reshaping India.
New Delhi: For leap.club founder Ragini Das, life has come full circle. Das has been appointed as the Head of Google for Startups, India, a company where she could not make it in 2013. Announcing the news on LinkedIn, Das described the moment as a "full-circle" professional milestone. "Life has come full circle, and I'm excited to share that I've joined Google as Head of Google for Startups - India," she wrote. Landing role at Google Sharing her journey, Das said that in 2013 she interviewed at both Google and Zomato. "I didn't make it through Google's last round, but I did get into Zomato -- and those 6 years changed everything for me," she said. "Zomato helped me identify my career moat, gave me lifelong friends, an incredibly steep learning curve and the resilience to eventually take the leap and co-found leap.club," she said. Das has described leap.club her "most defining chapter" which gave her purpose, an identity and changed the lives of thousands of women. "Through this journey, I had the privilege of connecting with founders who are tackling some of India's most pressing challenges," she said. "When we paused operations in June this year, I wasn't sure what the next decade would look like. I took time to relax, create art, get back into fitness, travel, pick up a few passion projects and spend countless hours photographing my dog, Jimmy," she wrote. In August, she came across the role in Google that she said "perfectly aligned" with her journey. "The role sat at the intersection of 0-10, founders and everything I've built over the years. It kinda felt like destiny iykwim," she said. As Head of Google for Startups India, Das will focus on helping thriving startups to grow. "We're on a mission to support thriving startups around the world by connecting them to the right people, products and best practices to help them grow," she said. According to her LinkedIn profile, Das launched Leap.club in 2020. She has previously worked with Trident Group India and also interned with Standard Chartered Bank and Aludecor. Das earned her BBA with First Class Honours from Lancaster University. She completed her schooling at Chettinad Vidyashram in Chennai. Das also serves as Chair of the Women in Startups Committee at FICCI.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the report, e-commerce also rose significantly, led by increased shopper penetration and spending, especia ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30: LOréal announced the winners of the India regional finals of its Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program. The biggest Beauty Tech open innovation competition of this geographical scale, the program intensifies LOreal startup focus and investment in beauty innovation. Three startups from India emerged victorious and have secured their place at the Grand Finale in Singapore this November. After a rigorous evaluation process by a distinguished judging panel of industry experts from LOréal and Google, the India winners were selected for their bold, scal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The year 2024 has been historic for Indian startups as the government abolished the angel tax (a tax levied on investing in startups), which improved Indian startups' funding and enabled them to raise more than $12 billion. Along with this, food delivery company Zomato managed to make its place in the Sensex, the index of top companies in the country. Indian startup companies crossed the magical figure of getting $150 billion in funding in 2024. Between 2014 and 2024, new-age tech companies raised more than $151 billion in funding. Startups raised the highest funding ...Read More >
New Delhi : Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), a leading online learning platform, today announced the appointment of Ashutosh Gupta as Managing Director for India and Asia Pacific. In this role, he will lead Coursera's enterprise business across the region, working closely with companies, campuses, and governments to equip students, citizens, and employees with skills for the digital economy. "Ashutosh's deep experience in the region and his work with mission-driven organizations make him an ideal leader to drive Coursera's next phase of growth in Asia Pacific," said Karine Allouche, General Manag ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Cybersecurity startup Safe secured $70 million in funding, led by Avataar Ventures, with participation from Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital and existing backers such as Eight Roads, John Chambers, and Sorenson Capital. It counts Google, Fidelity, T-Mobile, Chevron, and IHG among its customers. With this round, the firm incubated at IIM Bombay raised $170 million so far. "We aim to build what we call CyberAGI, inspired by OpenAI's artificial general intelligence -- a system capable of autonomous, human-like intelligence. Our vision is to create a cybersecurity AGI that can proactive ...Read More >
New Delhi: To make Meta the king of the AI world, Mark Zuckerberg is on a hiring spree, for which he has given lucrative offers to the employees of Thinking Machines Lab, an American startup. During this recruitment process, Zuckerberg himself became a fan of a young man and offered him 125 million dollars, i.e. about Rs 1000 crores. The surprising thing was that the man turned down his offer of Rs 1000 crores, after which Zuckerberg himself went to meet him. According to American media, Meta had offered Rs 1000 crore to Matt Deitke, a 24-year-old Artificial Intelligence researcher, but he t ...Read More >
Investing.com -- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received a $96.5 million pay package for fiscal 2025, his highest compensation since becoming CEO over a decade ago, as the company's board cited exceptional progress in artificial intelligence. About 90% of Nadella's compensation is in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares, with a base salary of $2.5 million. This represents a significant increase from the $79.1 million he received in the previous fiscal year. The compensation committee stated that the res ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (VOICE) Fitness startup Curefit's consolidated loss has increased by 42 per cent to Rs 888.5 crore in FY24 from Rs 625.5 crore in FY23. The company's EBITDA loss surged by 123.4 per cent to Rs 587.97 crore in FY24 from Rs 263.2 crore in FY23. The reason for the increase in the company's loss in the last financial year is the high cash burn. Curefit's advertising and promotion expenditure has increased by 40.67 per cent year-on-year (YoY) basis to Rs 188.5 crore in FY24 from Rs 134 crore in FY23. At the same time, the company's expenditure on legal and professional services ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26: We are constantly surrounded by the evolving world of digital marketing. It is challenging for everyone in the digital marketing industry to be familiar with analytics, engagement, algorithms, strategies, SEO, SEM, and other related concepts. You should check the top seo news list, websites, and blogs, just to follow the latest marketing tips and tricks. Also Read | Will Cristiano Ronaldo Play Tonight in Al-Ittihad vs Al-Nassr Saudi Pro League 2025-26 Match? Here's the Possibility of CR7 Featuring in Starting XI. Almost every professional in marketing has pro ...Read More >
The announcement comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has been asking American companies to prioritise domestic investment. India has emerged as a key destination for AI data centres. The country's low data costs and rapidly growing internet user base have made it a hub for cloud and AI expansion for tech giants. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the facility "will bring our industry-leading technology to enterprises and users in India, accelerating AI innovation and driving growth acro ...Read More >
India is also undergoing a content revolution. In the past five years, short-form video platforms have witnessed a 3.6X surge in daily active users, positioning themselves as serious competitors to mainstream digital entertainment platforms. India's online commerce sector is set to skyrocket from $30 billion in 2020 to $300 billion by 2030, contributing to what is now being dubbed a $1 trillion digital consumer opportunity, according to a new report by Bessemer Venture Partners titled Click, Wat ...Read More >
Mumbai: B2B startup Jumbotail raised a fresh $120 million in funding from investors led by SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered, at a valuation of $1 billion, sources said. The company disclosed the investment details in a statement on Monday but did not comment on the valuation. Existing investor Artal Asia also backed the funding round. Jumbotail has become the fifth unicorn of the year.The jump in Jumbotail's valuation was helped by its acquisition of Solv India, a B2B commerce and financial services platform incubated by SC Ventures. It is understood that the $1-billion va ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Tech giant Google has roped in Indian-origin Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of coding AI startup Windsurf, in a major move in the ongoing AI talent race. In a post on social media platform X, Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO at Google DeepMind, informed hiring several senior Research and Development team members, along with Mohan. "Thrilled to welcome @windsurf_ai founders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen and some of the brilliant Windsurf eng team to @GoogleDeepMind, " Hassabis said on Saturday. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Several breaches were discovered in food safety raids conducted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) at storage and distribution centres of Zepto, Amazon Fresh, Insta Mart, Blinkit, Big Basket' Swiggy, Zomato and others on Thursday, July 31. Violations included improper pest management, housefly infestation and handlers not wearing gloves or haircaps. Officials also observed that food and non-food items were kept together or arranged randomly, and that food handlers lacked medical fitness certificates. Food safety officers carried out inspections in each circle on ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], September 26: We are constantly surrounded by the evolving world of digital marketing. It is challenging for everyone in the digital marketing industry to be familiar with analytics, engagement, algorithms, strategies, SEO, SEM, and other related concepts. You should check the top seo news list, websites, and blogs, just to follow the latest marketing tips and tricks. Almost every professional in marketing has probably seen the best trends this year already. Still, every real marketing professional understands that the best strategies out there don't work like point-t ...Read More >
Hurun India Rich List 2025: Ambani, Adani, Roshni Nadar Lead Nation's Wealth Surge India's wealth creation engine continues to accelerate, with a record 358 dollar-billionaires and 1,687 individuals worth over ₹1,000 crore, according to the newly released M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025. The 14th edition of the list, compiled by Hurun India in partnership with M3M India, highlights that Mukesh Ambani, 68, chairman of Reliance Industries, has reclaimed his position as India's richest man, with family wealth pegged at ₹9.55 lakh crore ($105 billion). Close behind is Gautam Adani, 63, with ₹8.15 ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 16 (ANI): GITEX GLOBAL, the world's largest technology and AI events network, will make its India debut with GITEX Ai India, to be held in April 2027 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The event will be organised by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and KAOUN International in strategic partnership with the Government of Karnataka's Department of Electronics, Information Technology and Biotechnology, according to a release issued by the Karnataka Government. The announcement was made at GITEX GLOBAL 2025 in Dubai, where the Indian tech community has consistently been ...Read More >
The Andhra Pradesh government inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google. The tech giant will launch its operations from Visakhapatnam in the State. Making the announcement at the district collectors' conference on Wednesday, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said HRD Minister Nara Lokesh's efforts have paved the way for this. The MoU was a significant development and would be a game changer. Visakhapatnam is poised for transformative growth, Mr. Naidu said. The chief minister, in ...Read More >
Bhopal - In a transformative move set to redefine the future of education in India, Scope Global Skills University (SGSU), Bhopal, has announced the launch of its "AI First Campus" and a comprehensive "AI Action Plan." As Central India's first NEP and NSQF-aligned skills university, SGSU is committed to embedding artificial intelligence (AI) deeply into every aspect of higher education, from academic programs and faculty development to student engagement and industry collaboration. These new initiatives are part of the university's mission to lead the charge in AI-powered learning and to esta ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new State Police Chief on Tuesday. He succeeds Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. His tenure will run until July 1, 2027. A 1991-batch IPS officer currently serving as Special Director with the Intelligence Bureau, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation. He was selected over Nitin Agarwal, who topped the official list of probables. The appointment order, issued by Kerala Chief Secretary Dr A Jayathilak on behalf of the Governor, was released soon after a cabinet meeting held on Monday. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh's Godav ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentinal tubules, the tiny tunnels in the tooth that lead to nerve endings. Guided by an external magnetic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50 over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with natural-voice AI agents and deployed end-to-end social media pipelines capable of scaling global brand engageme ...Read More >
Hike, once one of India's most valuable startups with unicorn status, has become the latest casualty of New Delhi's recent real-money gaming ban, with the company -- led by Kavin Bharti Mittal, son of Airtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal -- now shutting down. On Saturday, Hike founder Mittal (pictured above) said that the startup's U.S. business, which launched nine months ago, was "off to a strong start." But he said scaling it globally would require "a full recap, a reset that is not the best us ...Read More >
India's Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are evolving from cost-saving back offices to innovation hubs, driving global product development and digital solutions. With over 1,600 GCCs currently, projected to generate $121 billion in revenue by 2030, India is becoming a strategic innovation powerhouse. For decades, India has been perceived globally as the world's back office, a reliable destination for IT services, business process outsourcing, and support functions. But in recent years, this narrative has undergone a dramatic transformation. At the heart of this shift is the rise of Global Cap ...Read More >
In August 2022, Srinivas co-founded Perplexity AI with Denis Yarats and Andy Konwinski. New Delhi: Aravind Srinivas, the 31-year-old Chennai-born AI entrepreneur, has entered the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 as the country's youngest billionaire. With an estimated net worth of Rs 21,190 crore, Srinivas, the founder and CEO of the AI startup Perplexity, is now a prominent name in the tech world, especially in generative AI. Born on June 7, 1994, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Srinivas developed an e ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 20: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday extended Diwali greetings to Indians and millions of people celebrating the festival of lights across the world. Musk reposted a Diwali greeting on the social media platform X, saying "Happy Diwali", while tagging a post from his company's subsidiary Tesla India, saying, "Wishing you an electrifying and safe Diwali." Musk's $500 Billion Net Worth Milestone Musk on October 2 became the world's first person ever to reach a net worth of $500 billion, followed by Oracle's Larry Ellison at a distant second. According to Forbes' billiona ...Read More >
As businesses increasingly adopt AI, customizing large language models (LLMs) like GPT and Claude is key to meeting industry-specific needs. Techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and in-context learning are gaining popularity. RAG enables real-time data retrieval, ideal for tasks requiring up-to-date information, while in-context learning provides guidance within the task prompt. Recent advancements in LLMs, such as larger context windows, offer new possibilities but also present challenges, including cost and efficiency. A hybrid approach combining RAG and long-context models m ...Read More >
Complementary skills help, but juggling roles leads to sleepless nights A Bengaluru-based couple, founders of the mental health platform YourDOST, triggered a conversation on LinkedIn after discussing one of their "most challenging situations" at present - balancing parenthood and work. "One of the most challenging situations for us as couple founders is balancing our new born (Rudra) with our other baby YourDOST. It was very easy to give an (idealistic) answer when we did not have him. Things are very different than we anticipated," Puneet Manuja said in his post. While Puneet and his wife ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 15 (ANI): Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) will open admissions for its first batch of students starting this August, giving a major boost to India digital and creative economy sector. The institute will offer a robust portfolio of industry-driven courses in the AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality) sector. The institute, which was announced by Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, at World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in May 2025, is backed by prestigious global par ...Read More >