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 [India], October 27 (ANI): The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have announced the opening of Expressions of Interest (EoI) for their prestigious Joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme, commencing in July 2026. The collaborative programme offers candidates the opportunity to undertake cutting-edge research under the supervision of leading academics from both institutions while experiencing the academic environments of India and Australia. Graduates will be awarded a joint PhD degree from UQ and IIT Delhi upon successful completion. Applications are invited from exceptional candidates across diverse disciplines, including Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Humanities, and Social Sciences. EoIs can be submitted online until 7.00 pm (IST) on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, via the official website. For prospective students, online information sessions will also be orgainsed on November 11 and December 10 where they can get more information about the programme structure, eligibility, and application process. The UQ-IIT Delhi Joint PhD Programme exemplifies the growing commitment between Australia and India to promote high-impact research collaborations, foster innovation, and strengthen academic ties. Earlier, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on October 24 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education among school students and provide professional development opportunities for teachers. The MoU marks the first-ever collaboration between KVS and any IIT for STEM outreach and is a step towards formalising the ongoing collaboration between the two in various capacities. This includes encouraging students from KV schools in Delhi-NCR to participate in the Sci Tech Spins (STS) Lecture Series, organised by the Office of Academic Outreach & New Initiatives, IIT Delhi. STS completed eight sessions at IITD this year, engaging school students (classes 9 to 12) from various institutions across Delhi NCR, with a special focus on participants from Government schools, particularly from Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs). Approximately 3000 students from KVs participated in this popular series in 2025. (ANI)
Kanpur: A 24-year-old PhD scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, dies by suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room on Monday. The deceased student, identified as Ankit Yadav, took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling of his hostel room. The incident came to light when Ankit's friends tried to contact him, but their calls went unanswered, prompting his hostel mates to inform the IIT-Kanpur authorities. ...Read More >
CHENNAI: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Friday challenged the foreign press "to show even one image" of the damage to the Indian side during Operation Sindoor. Speaking at the 62nd convocation of IIT Madras, Doval said: "We decided to have nine terrorist targets in the criss-cross of Pakistan; they were not in the border areas. We missed none. We hit nowhere else except that. It was precise to the point where we knew who was where. The entire operation took 23 minutes, starting five minutes past one and ending 28 minutes past one (on May 8)."The NSA said: "Foreign press said that Paki ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) Pledging to act against a "few elements" speaking the language of proscribed terror group The Resistance Front (TRF), Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that every citizen of the Union territory has the onerous responsibility to build a terror-free and drug-free society. He said this while addressing the provincial 'Arya Mahasammelan' at Sher-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) here. "... There are a few elements who speak the language of the (terror group) TRF. Police administration and security forces are committed ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt and IIT-Madras have joined hands to to scientifically manage and recycle municipal and rural solid waste using advanced technology. Govt signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT-M engaging it as the state's academic and knowledge partners. The agreement was inked between the Clean Tamil Nadu Company Limited (CTCL) and IIT-M in the presence of chief minister M K Stalin at the Secretariat. The initiative is part of state's 'Thuimai Iyakkam' (Clean Tamil Nadu Movement) under the special programme implementation department.Ganga Dileep, CEO of CTCL, said the colla ...Read More >
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 >
CHENNAI: Hyundai Motor Group has partnered with three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to establish a collaborative research system in the fields of batteries and electrification. The three institutes are IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. The Hyundai Centre of Excellence (CoE), which will be set up on IIT Delhi campus, will operate through sponsorships from Hyundai Motor Group. The primary objective of the Hyundai CoE is to take the lead in driving advancements in batteries and electrification, specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of the Indian market. Hyundai Mo ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh were present on the occasion. The chief minister said institutions like K ...Read More >
Haridwar: A woman politician has been arrested for allegedly letting her boyfriend and others repeatedly rape her 13-year-old daughter in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The horrifying crime, which occurred between January and March, was exposed when the minor bravely confided in her father, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested with her boyfriend and one more. According to police reports, the minor was gang-raped multiple times, often in the presence of her mother. The minor, who had been living with her father following her parents' separat ...Read More >
Delhi's Artificial Rain Through Cloud Seeding: To combat air pollution, Delhi is set to witness the first trial of artificial rain, with cloud seeding operations between July 4 and 11. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the flight plan has been submitted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Pune. He said the current weather conditions are not suitable for cloud seeding until July 3, but a tentative flight window has been proposed between July 4 and 11. He added that a proposal has also been sent to the Directorat ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Three days after exempting majority of the coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants (TPPs) in India from installing key anti-pollution equipment that could have helped them meet the sulphur dioxide standards, the Union environment ministry on Monday sought to justify its move saying the current exposure levels provide no credible evidence to suggest that SO₂, under prevailing ambient conditions, is a major public health concern.It said any revision to SO2 standards must be driven by its actual contribution to PM2.5 levels and its corresponding health burden.Flagging a detailed s ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025! #Saiyaara". 'Saiyaara', which stars Aneet Padda, and marks the debut of Ahaan Panday, is helmed b ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Officials of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh have revealed that the top 20 property tax defaulters of the city are yet to clear dues of over Rs 190 crore, while property tax arrear cases worth Rs 62 crore are under litigation in the Punjab and Haryana high court. Citing different reasons, occupants of seven properties, out of the top 20, have challenged the MC's arrears amount, following which the authority failed to recover the amount from them. All these properties fall under the commercial category. As per official data of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, commercial prope ...Read More >
Chennai: Indian military's precision hitting capabilities were on display during Operation Sindoor where nine terror targets crisscrossing Pakistan were smashed, "we knew who was where," while back home not even a glass pane was broken, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said here on Friday. In what was seen as India's retribution to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead, none of the intended targets in Pakistan was missed during the military offensive, Doval said while also taking pride in India's capability and technological prowess in neutralising the threats from ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the Axiom-4 mission pilot, has showcased a zero-gravity experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) involving water to illustrate how microgravity transforms everyday physics. The experiment, part of Axiom Space's outreach and scientific mission, highlighted the unique behaviour of water in space. After an 18-day stay at the ISS, Shukla and three others -- commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary -- of the commercial Axiom-4 mission set off on a return journ ...Read More >
The gathering served as a strategic platform to deliberate on the future of IITs and their central role in driving Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) and Viksit Bharat 2047. The 56th Meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was convened at IIT Delhi, chaired by Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, with participation from Ministers, policymakers, industry leaders, IIT directors, and global experts. The gathering served as a strategic platform to delibe ...Read More >
There were no external injuries on the body. New Delhi: A student has been found dead in his hostel room at IIT Delhi. The room was locked from the inside and there were no external injuries on his body.. Officials said they received a call at the Kishangarh police station on Wednesday about a student not opening the door of his hostel room despite repeated knocking. When they reached the premier institute, police officials found that the door was locked from the inside, and it was forced open ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Exploring scientific solutions to reduce human-elephant conflict across Karnataka, the forest department Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for landscape-level conservation of Asian elephants. Renowned ecologist and elephant expert from IISc, Prof Raman Sukumar, and Karnataka chief wildlife warden Prabhash Chandra Ray signed the commencement of the Rs 4.7-crore project, fully funded by the forest department.Admitting an increa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illegal sale of drugs from his de-addiction centres.Privately-run drug de-addiction centres in Punjab are ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars of parade attendees, is now frantically searching for alternative solutions on the main roads, stre ...Read More >
Mumbai: TataMotors on Monday announced that more than 25,000 public charging stations are now available for its electric small commercial vehicle (SCV) customers. Spread across over 150 cities, including major hubs like Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad, these charging stations are aimed at boosting range confidence and efficiency for last-mile delivery operators. To speed up the expansion of charging infrastructure, Tata Motors has also signed MoUs with 13 leading Charging Point Operators (CPOs) to set up another 25,000 public chargers over the next 12 months. All current ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: In households in Gujarat's cities, cereals may take up less space in the grocery bill, but they still dominate the dinner plate. A new Union govt report shows that cereals, while accounting for just 3.8% of household spending, supply 35% of total calorie intake in cities. In villages, their role is even more dominant, making up 43% of calorie consumption while accounting for 4.5% of total spending.Cereals also account for a major portion of protein intake for people in Gujarat.These insights come from the Centre's latest "Nutritional Intake in India" report, which tracks food patt ...Read More >
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur today released the JEE Advanced 2025 scorecards at July 17, 2025, on the official candidate portal of jeeadv.ac.in. The candidates can access the scorecard using their login credentials. The scorecards include detailed subject-wise marks, total scores out of 360, qualifying status, and category-wise. This year, the All India Rank (AIR) [...] The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur today released the JEE Advanced 2025 scorecards at July 17, 2025, on ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): A contingent of 23 athletes supported by Reliance Foundation look to compete at the World University Games across six cities in Germany, with events running until July 27. Representing athletics, archery, and judo, these young talents aim to improve international rankings, achieve personal bests, and bring home laurels. The athletics team forms the backbone of the foundation campaign, with 18 athletes competing in sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, relay, long jump, decathlon, among other events, beginning July 21, a release said. James Hillier, Di ...Read More >
The Delhi government and IIT Kanpur have partnered to combat air pollution. They signed an agreement for cloud seeding trials in northwest Delhi. The trials will occur in October and November. Aircraft will be used for the two-month pilot project. The results will guide future actions. The project aims to demonstrate alternative technology. New Delhi, The Delhi government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on launching a pi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday announced the provisional attachment of assets worth approximately ₹131.45 crore in Spain, including a luxury yacht and immovable properties, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These assets belong to Pavel Prozorov, a Spanish national and the alleged mastermind behind the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX. The attached assets comprise a commercial Italian-model luxury yacht cruising in the Western Mediterranean, a minijet boat, a luxury car, and two residential properties in Spain. The ED's probe was launched ...Read More >
Bengaluru : Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, a leading institution recognized for #BuildingBusinessOwners, hosted the Inauguration and Orientation Program for the MBA Batch 2025-27, marking the beginning of a transformative academic journey defined by diversity, inclusion, and leadership development for 353 students. The MBA 2025-27 batch reflects the institute's growing national footprint and academic stature, with students hailing from 21 states and 3 union territories, showcasing a diverse and inclusive cohort. Notably, 14.5% of the batch comprises alumni from top-tier institut ...Read More >
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): A PhD graduate from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University refused to receive her degree from Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi during the convocation program. The event, held at the V.O.C. Auditorium on the university campus, saw TN Governor R N Ravi, who is also the university chancellor, conferring degrees on students. Of the 37,376 students from 104 affiliated colleges and the university, 759 were present to receive their degrees directly from the Governor, including 650 PhD recipients. Also Read | Delhi-NCR Rains: Delhiites Wakes Up to Light Showe ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India] September 15 (ANI): On Engineer's Day, Adani Cement, part of the diversified Adani Group and the world's ninth largest building materials and solutions company, announced the launch of a nationwide academia-industry initiative titled 'Adani Cement FutureX.' The programme is aimed at preparing India's youth for sustainable construction and future-ready business models by connecting classrooms with real-world infrastructure challenges. Also Read | New York Fashion Week X Caring for Women by Kering. The launch coincides with Adani Cement achieving the 100 MTPA capac ...Read More >
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan emphasized the need for a level playing field for women in various sectors and stressed building an 'Indian model of women empowerment' to ensure women are integral to decision-making. He addressed these issues during the 'Shaping Academic Excellence for VIKSIT Bharat @2047' workshop. On Friday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan underscored the importance of creating equitable opportunities for women across all fields. He highlighted the need ...Read More >
Salem: Tribal girl A Rajeshwari, 18, of Karumandurai in Salem district has ensured a seat in an IIT after scoring high in JEE Advanced.Rajeshwari, the daughter of late Aundi and Kavitha of Appakudi, completed her schooling at the Karumandurai Government residential school in Vazhapadi taluk of Salem district. Appakudi is a tribal village in the Kalvarayan Hills. She passed the Class XII board examination with a score of 521 out of 600.Rajeshwari secured All India Rank (AIR) 417 in the JEE Advanced under the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. This has ensured Rajeshwari an opportunity to study at ...Read More >