With Bengaluru and Hyderabad emerging as the preferred destinations for new Global Capability Centre (GCC) investments, Haryana has unveiled its Global Capability Centres (GCC) Policy 2026 to revive Gurugram’s competitive edge and attract the next wave of multinational operations.
For decades, Bengaluru dominated conversations around India’s technology sector. But the picture is now changing rapidly. Speaking at the Hero Mindmine Summit 2026, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday (June 15), said a new generation of cities is now a destination for global capability centres (GCCs), data centres, and technology investments, and it is moving beyond the traditional centres.
Karnataka should explore dedicated biotechnology investment mechanisms while embedding artificial intelligence across the biotechnology value chain to unlock new opportunities in drug discovery, diagnostics, precision medicine, and biomanufacturing, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson, Vision Group on Biotechnology.
Karnataka is developing a dedicated support framework for its biotechnology sector, encompassing funding, mentoring, and regulatory guidance to boost startups and growth capital access. Key focus areas for the next phase of growth include Al-enabled biotechnology and biomanufacturing, aiming to strengthen the state’s innovation and investment ecosystem.
Cybersecurity startup NewCore has emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding and a valuation of $300 million, betting that companies will soon need to manage artificial intelligence agents much like human employees.
Employees are spending an average of 6.4 hours every week “botsitting” artificial intelligence systems, according to a new study by Glean’s Work Al Institute, highlighting the hidden human effort required to make Al tools useful in the workplace.
SEMICON India 2026 will be held over three days from 17-19 September 2026. The India Semiconductor Mission, Ministry of Electronics & IT, is organizing it with SEMI and industry associations. The event will center on “Building Trusted and Resilient Semiconductor Ecosystems.” The goal is to strengthen India’s role as a reliable partner in the global chip value chain
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that every company must build both “human capital” and “token capital” if it wants to succeed in an economy increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
Hosted by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), in collaboration with the Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA), with Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) as knowledge partner and managed by Trescon, the 2026 edition marks a shift from intent to execution, with a sharper focus on employability, industry integration, and scalable workforce development frameworks.
Hosted by the HopeWorks Foundation with the joint efforts of AI4India and Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), the event showcased outstanding levels of participation and creativity by engaging 6,151 participants from 23 states all over India.
The agreement establishes a framework to promote international academic collaboration and cultural interaction by supporting educational and professional activities among faculty members and students of both institutions.
According to the agreement, the key areas of collaboration include the exchange of faculty members, joint academic activities, and student exchange programmes. Both institutes will also pursue joint research projects to establish multi-institutional collaborations funded by private or government sponsors.
The classic Mundell-Fleming trilemma — the idea that an open economy cannot simultaneously fix its exchange rate, control monetary policy, and allow free capital flows — is well known. Less discussed is the impossible growth trinity India faces: three key import dependencies that do not diminish as the economy grows but instead become more entrenched with each percentage point increase in GDP.
The Bengaluru facility will serve as an AI-led innovation and delivery hub supporting SAP’s global transformation priorities while helping enterprises adopt cloud technologies, intelligent automation and AI-driven business solutions.
The centre will support organisations throughout their transformation journey, covering innovation, architecture, engineering, implementation and managed services.
Indian businesses are increasingly embedding Al, transforming operations and yielding measurable returns. However, legacy infrastructure, skill gaps, and a need for business model shifts pose challenges. Experts emphasise domain-specific Al applications and developing indigenous language models as India’s key opportunity.
U.S.-based cybersecurity firm N-able Inc plans to expand its India workforce by at least 50% by the end of 2026, targeting the country’s deep pool of Al and cybersecurity talent, CEO John Pagliuca said.
Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy, Former Chairman of the Board of Governors, NITK Surathkal, Former Vice-Chancellor of VTU, Karnataka, and Former Director of Technical Education, Karnataka, has submitted a representation to the Government of Karnataka regarding the Draft Engineering Seat Matrix for the academic year 2026-27, issued vide Government Notification No. ED 101 TEC 2026 dated 30.05.2026
NTT DATA has inaugurated its Bengaluru 4 facility, expanding its digital infrastructure footprint in India with what it describes as the largest data center campus in Bengaluru. The new campus is expected to support rising demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence workloads, and enterprise digital transformation initiatives across the region.
Viasat and WiSig Networks have announced a collaboration to test a Made-in-India 3GPP Release 17 NB-IoT Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) chipset and module for satellite IoT applications. Developed by WiSig Networks using technology originating from IIT Hyderabad, the solution is currently undergoing testing at Viasat’s UK laboratories and is aimed at use cases including maritime safety, fisherman tracking, disaster response and government connectivity.
The drone market in India has moved from a novelty to a necessity market. It has a value of about 57 billion INR based on applications in agriculture, logistics, defense, media, and infrastructure inspection. As drones move to become essential resources, the challenge is not how drones can change India’s economic landscape but whether risk infrastructure such as insurance, can evolve to match the pace. Globally, there is rapid growth in the market for drones as insurers continue to cover their use in commerce, increasing regulation, and their use in the defence and security sectors.
Hyderabad-based deep-tech startup WiSig Networks has partnered with global satellite communications company Viasat to test an indigenous 5G NB-IoT Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) chipset and module for satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
India is taking aggressive strides to map out its next step in the race for technological advancement in the global world. With the first phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) having created the foundation for mega fabrication and assembly plants, the Indian
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