In the 200th episode of Capital Calculus, StratNewsGlobal.Tech, speaks with S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), on India’s semiconductor strategy and launch of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0.
SEMICON India 2026 reflects India’s strategy to become a trusted and resilient partner in the global semiconductor value chain by attracting international collaborations, investments, and technology partnerships. Beyond showcasing industry growth, the event highlights the importance of supply-chain diversification, workforce development, and ecosystem-building in strengthening India’s position in the global chip industry
Rackspace Technology is set to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15 per cent as part of a major transformation strategy aimed at strengthening its position in the rapidly growing enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) market. The cloud and IT services provider announced that the workforce reduction is a key component of a broader restructuring programme designed to align the company with increasing demand for AI-driven services and infrastructure solutions.
AI giant Anthropic’s decision to take its latest AI models offline to comply with the US government’s new export controls reinforces that India will have to become self-reliant in technology development, NITI Aayog member Abhay Karandikar said on Thursday. Last week, Anthropic said it had taken its latest artificial intelligence models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.
India’s artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline is expanding beyond the country’s traditional technology hubs, with nearly one in five AI learners now coming from Tier-II cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Coimbatore and Nagpur, according to Scaler’s India AI Workforce Report 2026.
Bengaluru has secured the second spot in Asia for AI innovation and entered the global top 10 for performance and R&D, the Karnataka government said, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026.
The Karnataka government and Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), in partnership with Startup Genome, has announced key findings from the report unveiled at VivaTech Paris.
India is evolving into a premier global hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), with the market size projected to hit $98.4 billion by FY26. Government support through policies like the PLI scheme and GIFT City initiatives is driving this shift toward high-end innovation and R&D. For investors, this trend impacts sectors like commercial real estate and IT staffing. While it signals a move toward higher-value work, investors should watch for risks like wage inflation and increased competition for skilled tech talent.
Karnataka’s biotechnology ecosystem received a glimpse of the state’s future roadmap as the 64th meeting of the Vision Group on Biotechnology (VGBT) focused on strengthening biomanufacturing, artificial intelligence-driven innovation, startup financing and commercialisation support.
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, and WiSig Networks, an IIT Hyderabad–incubated 5G/6G deep-tech company, today announced a collaboration to bring a new 3GPP Release 17 NB-IoT Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) chipset and module into Viasat’s L-band satellite IoT ecosystem.
In a major step towards strengthening space technology education and research, Chandigarh University, through its Kalpana Chawla Centre (KCC) has launched the KCC Space Technology & Research Program 2026 and the KCC Summer Internship Program 2026 at its campus on Monday.
For the past few weeks, several workers in the market have been wearing small cameras mounted on headbands while carrying out their daily tasks. The footage they record is reportedly being used to train AI systems and humanoid robots to understand how humans interact with objects and navigate real-world environments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping global enterprise operations, the task composition of white-collar work, and the geography of high-value services. This report examines what that shift means for India’s Global Capability Centres (GCCs), which have evolved from cost-driven back offices
Amid rising demand for AI and cybersecurity talent, N-able Inc has expanded its footprint in India with the launch of a new Global Capability Center (GCC) in Bengaluru. The US-based cybersecurity company has announced plans to increase its workforce in India by at least 50% by the end of 2026.
Indian enterprises are rapidly advancing in artificial intelligence adoption and a growing cohort has embedded Al into the core of operations. Functions such as customer service, software development, analytics, product engineering and innovation are already delivering measurable returns, according to industry leaders at The Economic Times AI Vantage Roundtable on AI Infrastructure and Data Architecture in Bengaluru.
As AI shifts traditional career paths and professionals increasingly look for guidance, mentoring is emerging as a critical lever of career growth. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has extended its partnership with Mentor Together, a non-profit organisation helping young people access career guidance. Backed by a INR ~1.5 crore ($160,000) grant from LinkedIn, the partnership will support 25,000 students across Karnataka, through structured mentoring programmes designed to enhance employability and AI-readiness.
More than 60 aspiring tourism entrepreneurs, guides, artisans, storytellers, homestay hosts and community tourism practitioners participated in the Community Tourism Startup Lab, a programme focused on creating local livelihoods through tourism and strengthening a Made-in-Local tourism economy in Coastal Karnataka. The programme was hosted by PlaceXplore, the Department of Tourism, Udupi, Dudmi – Local Livelihood Programme in Byndoor, the Zilla Panchayat National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), and OneTAC.
At the Bharat Innovates 2026 event held in Nice, France, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IITM Global achieved a major milestone by exchanging seven commercial and two institutional Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs). According to the institute, these agreements have the potential to generate nearly $100 million in economic value, marking a significant step forward for India’s education, research and innovation ecosystem.
India needs a stronger focus on developing intellectual property (IP) and product design to bolster its position in the global semiconductor industry, according to a top executive of the US-based
India’s Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector is undergoing a massive transformation driven by Al. Discover how MSMEs are leveraging generative Al, computer vision, and government support like the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme to boost global competitiveness and achieve India’s $500 billion electronics ecosystem goal by 2030.
Young innovators from across India took centre stage at the grand finale of WitchHunt 2026, a women-first AI hackathon that saw participants develop 373 functional prototypes, aimed at solving real-world challenges across healthcare, education, climate action and smart cities segments.
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