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IBM and Sarvam Unite to Drive Sovereign AI Adoption Across India’s Public Sector

In a significant move for India’s artificial intelligence landscape, IBM and homegrown AI startup Sarvam have announced a strategic collaboration to advance the development and adoption of sovereign AI technologies across the country . The partnership, formalised on July 31, 2026, aims to build secure, India-first AI solutions tailored for government bodies, public sector organisations, and regulated industries .

JustBin: The AKTU Startup That Turned a Simple Observation into a Scrap Collection Revolution

In the middle of a bustling Delhi flat, 20-year-old Ankush Tiwari noticed something that most people walk past every day without a second thought. Piles of scrap—newspapers, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes—were stacked in rooms, corners, and balconies. When he asked why these items were not being sold, he got a simple answer: the local kabadiwaala never came. That observation became the seed for JustBin .

Sarvam AI is strengthening its frontier AI team as it accelerates its ambitious mission to build

When an Indian startup announces it is building a trillion-parameter AI model from scratch, the first reaction is usually a raised eyebrow. Training frontier-scale models has been the exclusive domain of the world’s best-funded AI labs—OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind—with billions of dollars and tens of thousands of GPUs at their disposal. So when Sarvam AI declared at its Epoch 2026 developer conference that it was joining that race, it wasn’t just making an announcement—it was placing a bet on whether India could manufacture intelligence rather than just consume it .

The Tractor That Could Change Everything: Why This Bengaluru Engineer Said No to Tesla

It started with a question nobody in the room could answer. A group of friends from Bengaluru had driven out to visit a farm. At some point, someone asked something almost embarrassingly simple: farm electricity in India is free, so why does every tractor in the country still run on diesel?

IMC 2026: “Scale Without Boundaries” – India’s Digital Ambition Takes Center Stage

India’s flagship technology event, the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, is set to return for its landmark 10th edition with a theme that captures the nation’s evolving digital ambition: “Scale Without Boundaries.” The event will be held from October 7 to 10, 2026, at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi .

Piyush Goyal: Innovation, Startups, and MSMEs to Drive India’s Next Growth Phase

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has made a strong case for placing innovation, startups, and MSMEs at the centre of India’s economic future. Addressing the 22nd JRD Tata Memorial Lecture, he outlined a vision where deep technology, entrepreneurship, and globally competitive manufacturing converge to power the country’s next phase of growth .

Primetrace Hits ₹600 Cr ARR as It Eyes a $500 Million Valuation

In an era where most consumer internet startups in India are still burning cash to acquire users, Primetrace, the parent company of social-tech platform Kutumb, is quietly delivering a rare profitability story. The Bengaluru-based consumer AI startup is now in advanced talks to raise $50 million (around ₹475 crore)** at a valuation of **$500 million—a significant jump from its $150 million valuation in 2021 .

Allahabad University Receives ₹5 Crore Grant for Startup Incubator, Boosting Uttar Pradesh’s Innovation Ecosystem

Allahabad University (AU) is set to become a significant hub for entrepreneurship and deep-tech innovation in Uttar Pradesh, with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) approving a ₹5 crore project to establish an inclusive technology business incubator on its campus .

Cursor’s ₹649 AI Coding Plan Is a Bet on the World’s Most Hungry Developer Market

When an AI coding startup launches its first-ever country-specific subscription, and that country is India, it is not a gesture of goodwill. It is a calculation. Cursor, the San Francisco-based AI coding platform, has introduced Cursor Start—a ₹649-per-month plan for Indian developers, payable via UPI, with its standard Pro plan priced at $20 (approx. ₹1,700) per month. The plan is not a loss leader; it is a bet on scale, engineered for a market where the hunger for AI-powered development tools is unmatched anywhere else in the world .

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Mission Aagaman to ‘Made in Bharat’ Chips: India’s Space Revolution Accelerates

On July 18, 2026, a seven-storey rocket lifted off from Sriharikota, carrying not just satellites but the weight of a nation’s ambition. Within 15 minutes, the Vikram-1 had injected its payloads into a 450-kilometre orbit, making India only the third country to achieve orbital launch capability through private enterprise . The moment was captured in a simple yet powerful declaration from Skyroot Aerospace: “Hello space, we have arrived!” .