The AI Impact Summit 2026 will take place from February 16–20 in New Delhi. Positioned as the first major global AI gathering hosted in the Global South, the event aims to transition international discussions into actionable development outcomes. The summit is anchored by three foundational "Sutras" or pillars: People, Planet, and...
Google to Set Up Global Fintech Center in India
Google will set up its global fintech operation center at GIFT City in Gujarat, its CEO Sundar Pichai said. The Indian-origin CEO said it is exciting to see the progress that the country has made, particularly around the vision of Digital India and the economic opportunity. Pichai added that Prime...
Indian-Origin Leaders Successful in Many Sectors of America
Indians in the U.S. have come a long way, surviving exclusionary and xenophobic waves such as the California Alien Land Law of 1913, the Asian Barred Act of 1917, the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924, and are now the second-largest immigrant group in the U.S. An article in Fortune Magazine documents some recent...
Google to Invest $10 Billion in India
Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google, unveiled the Google for India Digitization Fund through which the company will be making investments in the country. “We’ll do this through a mix of equity investments, partnerships, and operational, infrastructure and ecosystem investments. This is a reflection of our confidence in the future...
Google India Encourages Small Businesses to Go Online
A joint study by Google and KPMG titled Impact of internet and digitization on Small and Medium Businesses in India pointed out that 32% of digital businesses cater to customers outside their city, and employ five times as many people as do businesses that are offline; and profits of digitally...
Google Launches Wi-Fi at Mumbai Central Train Station
In hopes of boosting its role in the Indian market, Google is offering free high-speed internet access for railway stations in India, starting with Mumbai Central station, the first of 400 stations the company plans to eventually reach with the service says Canadian Business. For the project, Google’s Access &...