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Agriculture is increasingly characterized by a data paradox, while the sector generates massive volumes of genomic, climatic, remote sensing, and field data. Translating this information into actionable, farm-level insights remains a critical bottleneck. Traditional advisory mechanisms cannot operate at the spatial scales or provide the context-specificity needed for climate adaptation and food security. The work presents GenAI as a transformative interface that makes advanced agricultural scien

An employee's email account had been compromised, allowing unauthorized access to "certain data," Bank of Baroda reported.

There’s a long-held misconception that students’ opportunities are constrained by the size of their town. In many people’s minds, rural career and technical education and career-connected learning are synonymous with agriculture and manufacturing, while college prep is limited to a path from the graduation stage to the nearest state school. Unfortunately, this mentality can be […]

India is a vast nation of over 1.4 billion people, varied by hundreds of diverse and locally specific traditions and cultures and 22 officially recognized languages. Large language models (LLMs) are now being deployed on a massive scale throughout the mainland as well as in remote villages. However, the common benchmarks - MMLU, BIG-Bench, and TruthfulQA are almost exclusively English- and Western-centric. They do not identify those safety, fairness, and accuracy failures unique to the Indian co

ANA is issuing final interpretive rules, general statements of policy, and rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice relating to the following Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs): Economic Advancement Grants for Local Empowerment (EAGLE), AI3 Action Institute--Artificial Intelligence for American Indians (AI3 Action Institute), and the National Center for Native Training and Technical Assistance (NCNTTA).

The Delhi High Court has handed OpenAI a major win in its copyright fight with news agency ANI. For the first time, a court has classified AI training as private use. ANI undermined its own case by citing articles published after the models were trained. The main trial is still pending. The article Delhi High Court hands OpenAI a win by rejecting major Indian news agency's copyright injunction appeared first on The Decoder .

India's finance panel says the Securities Markets Code leaves many cryptocurrencies outside regulation and recommends dedicated legislation. The post Parliamentary finance committee calls for regulatory framework for virtual digital assets appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

When Apple set its sights on India as its next promising market, CEO Tim Cook planned to take a leaf out of the company’s China playbook – a retail and manufacturing strategy that had paid hefty dividends to the US tech giant. “We are, in essence, taking what we learned in China years ago and how we scale to China and bringing that to bear,” Cook told investors in February 2023. The company had just seen record quarterly sales in the Indian market, and was just weeks ahead of the opening of...

Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday in response to rising pressure from student-led protests.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted two selfie videos on Instagram as student protests swept the country, with the first Reel drawing more than 300 million views in 24 hours and breaking the platform’s record for a single clip. The 75-year-old leader recorded the videos late Thursday and Friday, choosing the short-video format most popular […] This story continues at The Next Web

Publication date: October 2026 Source: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 50, Issue 9 Author(s): Pratik Tarafdar, S.S. Swathysree

The Delhi High Court refused ANI interim relief in its copyright suit against OpenAI, finding no prima facie infringement but affirming that Indian courts have jurisdiction. The post ANI vs OpenAI Copyright Dispute: Delhi High Court declines interim relief appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

The groundbreaking new board overseeing the Indianapolis Public Schools and charter schools in the city has hired the head of a major national charter school organization as its first executive director. Karega Rausch, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers since 2020, was selected Wednesday to lead the Indianapolis Public Education […]

Delhi is, once again, host to a large student protest. It emerged in response to a pathetic comment by the sitting Chief Justice of India, and has now centred around entrance exam irregularities and education reforms. As the events are still developing and taking new turns as I write, it is impossible to judge their trajectory. Nevertheless, in this piece, I assess what these protests convey about the arc of a government that has now been in office for over a decade. The post Three Phases of the

Indian authorities are blocking and restricting online content documenting police violence, alleged censorship and internet shutdowns during the student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The post Censorship Tracker: A live list after Jantar Mantar Protests in New Delhi appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

NITI Aayog reportedly convened a closed-door meeting with major tech intermediaries and industry bodies to discuss content blocking requirements and transparency timelines under India’s IT Rules. The post NITI Aayog meets Meta, YouTube, industry bodies on online content blocking rules appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

The U.S. war with Iran has had political, economic, and military implications that spread far beyond the Middle East. We asked five experts to assess how the war with Iran has affected U.S. bilateral relations with key countries that illustrate some of the global ramifications: South Korea, India, Ukraine, France, and the United Kingdom.Read more below. Jenny Town Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and the Director of 38 NorthSouth Korea has resisted aiding U.S. military operations to forcefull

Airtel allows hotspot use under its Unlimited 5G Data plan, with a 300GB fair-use limit. Detecting tethering may raise questions under India’s net-neutrality rules and about user privacy. The post How would Airtel detect hotspot use amid questions over its Unlimited 5G policy? appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

Earlier this year, Tushar Sen, an independent researcher based in New Delhi, submitted a manuscript to Security and Privacy about the modeling of polymorphic malware. On May 15, a purported reviewer for the journal wrote Sen indicating he received the article, but that it was not ready for publication. “i may revise it with you … Continue reading Publisher investigating peer reviewer for alleged bribery scheme

Join our invite-only New Delhi roundtable on age verification, children’s social media access, enforcement challenges, and policy alternatives to blanket restrictions in India. The post Agenda: Age Verification and Restricting Social Media for Children, Delhi, 31 July #NAMA appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

India's cybersecurity ecosystem faces deep structural problems, from weak regulation to outdated policy. Experts identify ten reforms that cannot wait. The post Ten things wrong with India’s cybersecurity system: what the experts say appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

IntroductionReproductive tract infections (RTIs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a substantial economic burden and public health concern in developing countries such as India, where inadequate early detection and prevention strategies often lead to increased morbidity, mortality, stigma, cancer and adverse reproductive health outcomes in both men and women.MethodsThe present cross-sectional study employed machine-learning models to predict the risk of RTI/STI among young women in

In the eastern Indian Ocean, south of Java in the vast sea stretching toward Australia, a fishing vessel slightly alters its course while operating near the boundary of its authorized fishing ground. Nothing appears unusual on deck. Nets remain in the water. Engines maintain a steady speed. To the crew, it is an ordinary day at sea. Yet hundreds of kilometers above, satellites continuously record the vessel’s position. At Indonesia’s Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance Station in Cilacap

CERT-In has proposed mandatory human oversight for high-value agentic AI payments, as NPCI and fintech firms develop protocols that could allow AI agents to make UPI transactions. The post MeitY proposes mandatory human-in-the-loop interventions in agentic AI payments appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

The Union Cabinet approved manufacturing programmes worth Rs 1.9 lakh crore to boost mobile phone production, semiconductor manufacturing, chip design, domestic sourcing and electronics jobs in India. The post Govt. clears Rs 1.9 lakh crore push for chips and mobile phones appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

With India lagging in the technology, officials are embracing giant data centers. But critics say the megaprojects will use up energy and water, without providing long-term jobs.

The year 2026 has begun on a strong note for India’s startup ecosystem, with Juspay becoming the first unicorn of…

Indiana K-12 schools must meet new standards before seeking approval to implement a four-day school week. The model, once favored by rural schools due to a shortage of bus drivers, is spreading nationwide to urban and suburban districts seeking to recruit teachers and students by extending the school day, so students and staff can take […]

TVS VENU Group-led NBFC Home Credit India has approved the complete acquisition of education-focused NBFC Varthana Finance in an all-cash…

The Indian AI ecosystem is no longer restricted to chatbots, agents and copilots. Across industries, tech is increasingly being deployed…

Google I/O Connect India 2026 showcased new AI initiatives across healthcare, education and digital infrastructure. The post Karnataka CM announces green data centre, plans AI university at Google I/O connect India appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

Anthropic Banks On INR Anthropic is pulling all stops to boost adoption in India. The AI giant has now launched…

Indian B2B ecommerce platform Udaan has secured $160 million in a funding round that combines fresh equity from a new investor, additional debt, and the conversion of existing convertible bonds into equity, according to Bloomberg. Lightspeed Venture Partners and M&G Investments are participating in the round. The deal is designed to clean up Udaan’s balance […] This story continues at The Next Web

Are you geeky about tech policy and love all things online? Then come work with the best tech policy publication in India. MediaNama is looking for a tech journalist. The post MediaNama is hiring Tech Journalist appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

VC firm Elevation Capital has launched Fund IX with a target corpus of $500 Mn to back Indian startups across…