At the Google I/O Connect India 2026 event held in Bengaluru in July, Google unveiled a comprehensive suite of AI tools, startup programs, and educational initiatives designed to accelerate India’s position in the global AI landscape. The announcements reflect Google’s deepening commitment to India’s innovation economy, where AI is being deployed faster than almost anywhere else in the world .

Lithium-ion has become the default choice for energy storage, but beneath the dominance lies a fundamental limitation: it cannot store renewable energy for more than a few hours at a cost that makes economic sense. Indian deep-tech startup Meine Electric is challenging this status quo. The company has announced the successful independent validation of its proprietary Fast Charge Long Discharge (FCLD) Iron-Air battery technology by Customized Energy Solutions (CES) , the US-based parent organisation of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) .