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Bengaluru: At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) announced a strategic initiative to expand AI-driven creativity and productivity among students across India. The company will provide free access to its flagship applications—Photoshop, Acrobat Pro and Firefly—to students through accredited higher education institutions. Aligned with the Government of India’s AI priorities and the Union Budget 2026 focus on generating two million jobs in the AVGC sector by 2030, Adobe will extend its AI-first offering to 15,000 schools and 500 colleges set to establish Content Creator Labs. The program combines software access with structured curriculum, training modules and industry-recognized…
JioHotstar has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT-powered voice and text capabilities into its streaming platform, redefining how audiences discover and engage with content. The collaboration introduces a multilingual, conversational interface built using OpenAI APIs, enabling users to explore India’s largest streaming library through natural language. Moving beyond traditional browsing and keyword search, viewers can now express their mood, intent, or context in everyday language and receive intelligent, context-aware recommendations instantly. Designed to address the common “what to watch” challenge, the new feature replaces scroll-based discovery with Multilingual Cognitive Search. Users can speak prompts such as family-viewing…
Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ / B3: EMBJ3) and the Mahindra Group today announced plans to work towards establishing Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capability in India for the C-390 Millennium upon selection in the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program. The two companies entered a strategic partnership in October 2025 to produce the C-390 Millennium multi-mission military transport aircraft in India. This collaboration aims to support the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program, with plans to establish local manufacturing strengthening the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The C‑390 Millennium is the most modern military transport aircraft in its class,…
Karnataka: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has inaugurated India’s first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line for the Airbus H125 at Vemagal in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The H125 helicopter Final Assembly Line facility was inaugurated virtually by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, and Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France. Present at the event in Vemagal were Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Defence Minister, Government of India, Ms Catherine Vautrin, Hon’ble Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, Government of France, and Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Hon’ble Minister for Civil Aviation, Government of India. Also present…
Nissan Motor India has launched the All-New Nissan GRAVITE at an introductory price of INR 5.65 lakh (ex-showroom). The bold 7-seater MPV is the first product under the company’s renewed product offensive, signalling a decisive resurgence in the Indian market. Inspired by the evolving needs of Indian families, the GRAVITE combines space, modularity, and practicality with a commanding design stance. Built on Nissan’s signature C-shaped design language, it features LED lighting elements, a piano black grille, functional roof rails, and distinctive hood branding. The vehicle is available in five colours, including Forest Green and Onyx Black. Inside, the GRAVITE offers…
ixigo, India’s leading AI-based travel platform, today announced an expanded collaboration with OpenAI to advance artificial intelligence capabilities and deploy them at scale for the travel industry. This collaboration will help the company accelerate AI integration across ixigo, ConfirmTkt and Abhibus, unlocking new possibilities. ixigo will leverage OpenAI’s Enterprise API platforms to deploy advanced AI tools and integrate next-generation coding models across ixigo’s technology stack. These capabilities will power autonomous workflows and enable new AI-driven use cases, including fully autonomous agents, AI-assisted workflows, contextual AI assistants, and ongoing research to unlock new opportunities and AI-first travel customer experiences. ixigo has…
Bengaluru: Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation, in collaboration with Toshiba Software India Private Limited, announced the winners of the GridDB® Cloud IoT Hackathon, an initiative designed to encourage students, developers, and startups to build scalable, real-time IoT applications using GridDB Cloud Database Service. Held from October 29 to December 14, 2025, the hackathon attracted over 250 entries from across India, spanning healthcare, finance, IoT, and knowledge management. Five finalist teams advanced to the in-person finale in Bengaluru on January 31–February 1, 2026, where they refined their proof-of-concept (PoC) solutions with mentorship from GridDB technical experts. Deevia Software (Bengaluru) secured first place…
Bangalore: At the India AI Summit, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today announces a proposed venture under the India AI Mission to build sovereign, scalable GW-scale NVIDIA AI factory infrastructure to reinforce India’s position as a global AI powerhouse. This partnership is aimed at India’s enterprises, policymakers, industry leaders, global off takers, and analysts seeking production-grade AI capacity anchored in India’s digital and industrial transformation. It integrates L&T’s engineering, infrastructure development, and execution with NVIDIA AI infrastructure including NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, Networking, NVIDIA-accelerated storage platforms from leading providers, the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software stack, and reference architectures to enable rapid, secure…
Bharat Forge a leading manufacturing and engineering company and VVDN Technologies, a global provider of product engineering and manufacturing services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to record their broad understanding to explore a strategic collaboration across key technology-driven sectors. Under the MoU, the parties intend to jointly pursue opportunities in next-generation technologies across the Automotive, Defence, AI, and Datacentre domains. The strategic partnership is established to drive innovation and jointly develop the next generation of products for Automotive, Defence, and AI server platforms, leveraging their complementary strengths in engineering, manufacturing, and technology innovation. In alignment with the rapidly…
Hon’ble Union Minister for External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar inaugurates GEC 2026;Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Chief Patron of Future Economic Cooperation Council,Shri Devendra Fadnavis, emphasises India’s position as a trusted convenor of inclusive global economic partnerships Mumbai: Dr. S. Jaishankar, Hon’ble Union Minister for External Affairs, today inaugurated the Global Economic Cooperation (GEC) 2026, a three-day, high-level, international forum convened by the Future Economic Cooperation Council (FECC). The forum is being organised in cooperation with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, and the Government of Maharashtra, with the support of Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Chief…