Investment activity in the Indian startup ecosystem has remained robust with nearly $10 billion raised in the first half of the year across all stages.
Year: 2026
Alphabet Sheds $270 Billion in Market Value After Four Senior AI Researchers Depart
Google’s parent company suffered its largest weekly talent loss in AI history as four AlphaFold contributors joined Anthropic within six days.
Noam Shazeer Co-Author of the Transformer Paper Joins OpenAI as Architecture Research Lead
The legendary AI researcher who co-authored the foundational Attention Is All You Need paper left Google DeepMind to lead architecture research at OpenAI.
ONGC and BP Expand Partnership with Technical Services Contract for Western Offshore Basin
India’s largest oil producer and BP signed an expanded collaboration agreement covering exploration and technical services in western offshore fields.
PhonePe to Charge Rs 100 Quarterly Fee on Inactive Wallets Drawing Widespread User Backlash
The digital payments giant announced the dormancy charge citing rising costs of maintaining inactive accounts with netizens reacting angrily online.
Piyush Goyal Receives UK-India Award 2026 for Strengthening Bilateral Economic Relations
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal was honoured at a ceremony celebrating his contribution to advancing the UK-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
India Approves 109 ASPIRE Incubators to Boost Rural Entrepreneurship Nationwide
The government sanctioned new incubation centres under the Aspire programme targeting agribusiness and rural innovation hubs across Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Government of India Lifts Restrictions on Commercial LPG Supply Across States
The central government eased commercial LPG supply curbs allowing businesses and hotels to access fuel at regulated prices.
DPIIT Introduces Transition Facilitation Quality Control Order 2026 to Boost Manufacturing
India’s Department for Promotion of Industry introduced the new order to strengthen domestic manufacturing standards and integrate into global supply chains.
India Ranks 13th Globally in AI Economy Readiness Index First Among Lower-Middle Income Nations
The country’s rapid progress in AI adoption and digital innovation earned India its highest-ever position in the readiness ranking.