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Gobar Times: Shaming globally and powered by AI
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (40+ words) At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Galgotias University proudly unveiled "Orion" " a "homegrown" AI breakthrough that turned out to be a ready-made robot you c For more such content, head to'Down To Earth"s sister site'Young Environmentalist.'...
The AI-first University is India’s next great academic revolution
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (102+ words) Digital-first is no longer a meaningful aspiration. The institutions that will shape India's future are not merely digitising processes. They are reorganising t Digital-first is no longer a meaningful aspiration. The institutions that will shape India's future are not merely…...
Putting farmers first: How Bharat-VISTAAR turns digital infrastructure into real-world decisions for Indian agriculture
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (349+ words) Farmers today face compound and cascading risks'erratic rainfall, droughts and floods, heat stress, pest and disease outbreaks, soil degradation, and increasingly volatile markets. For making farming resilient, and Bharat-VISTAAR to be transformative, it must convert integrated data into anticipatory, human-centered…...
Atomic AI: Why India’s compute boom is the next climate governance test
1+ week, 2+ day ago (511+ words) As data centres expand across India, energy and water systems " not algorithms " will determine whether the AI transition is sustainable Along the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor and across the National Capital Region (NCR), India's newest infrastructure is not visible from highways....
Simply Put: AI retribution?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (34+ words) Exploring the potential consequences of AI advancements, this article delves into the ethical and societal implications of artificial intelligence, questioning whether humanity might face unforeseen challenges. Simply Put: AI retribution? Simply Put: AI retribution?...
International Solar Alliance launches global AI-for-Energy mission to accelerate clean power in 120+ countries
1+ week, 4+ day ago (432+ words) ISA launches global AI-for-Energy mission at India AI Impact Summit 2026 Initiative aims to align policy, data systems and finance across 120+ member countries AI seen as key to improving grid resilience, decentralised renewables and service delivery The International Solar Alliance (ISA)…...
Simply Put: Artificial solutions
1+ week, 5+ day ago (11+ words) Explore the rise of artificial solutions today. Simply Put: Artificial solutions...
As told to Parliament (February 11, 2026): India’s AI workforce set to double to 1.25 million in 3 years
2+ week, 1+ day ago (668+ words) AI talent projected to more than double to 12.5 lakh by 2027 Forest and tree cover in the North East declines by 301.57 sq km Urban waste processing capacity rises to 81.65% nationwide Road fatalities increase to 1,77,177 in 2024 According to the NASSCOM report Advancing…...
Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable
2+ week, 4+ day ago (815+ words) Supermarket shelves can look full even as digital systems underneath are under strain Food that cannot be "seen" digitally cannot be released, insured, sold or legally distributed AI and automated approval systems now shape decisions across most stages of the…...
From global governance talks to bot-only platforms, artificial intelligence races ahead of regulation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (617+ words) The United Nations has announced an independent global scientific panel to guide artificial intelligence governance The move comes amid rising concerns over misinformation, surveillance, job disruption and AI use in conflict At the same time, new platforms such as Moltbook…...