NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2026-27 emphasises bolstering infrastructure and logistics sectors with a focus on energy-efficiency, while an impetus to the data centre ecosystem will reinforce confidence in India’s burgeoning digital economy, said Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder & chairman, Bharti Enterprises, on Sunday. Terming it a bold Budget that combines growth with inclusion, Mittal…
As India accelerates toward its USD 5 trillion digital economy goal, the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27 arrives at a critical juncture. Now, technology is no longer just a business enabler, it is the country’s core national infrastructure. From real-time digital payments to AI-driven governance, the “Resilient Backbone” of the nation is being forged in the…
India’s digital economy is scaling — but for a country banking on its demographic dividend, unmanaged digital addiction risks becoming a silent drag on learning, mental health, and economic output. The Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights that, “India’s youth are living in an intensely digital environment. While access fuels learning, jobs, and civic participation, compulsive and high-intensity…
Economic Survey 2025-26 Highlights: With the Economic Survey of India set to be tabled in Parliament later today, policymakers, investors and economists are bracing for the first official reading of the country’s economic health ahead of Union Budget 2026-27. The Survey, traditionally released a day before the Budget, is expected to provide a detailed assessment…
India should avoid the global race to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence models and instead focus on using AI to solve practical economic problems, the Economic Survey 2025–26 has argued. At a time when AI adoption is accelerating worldwide, the Survey makes a clear case for a bottom-up, application-led strategy suited to India’s labour market, resource constraints,…
India recorded 25.5 billion app downloads in 2025, marking a recovery from the dip seen the previous year. The rebound was largely driven by the rapid adoption of generative AI apps and the rise of short-form microdrama platforms, which together reshaped download and engagement trends across the country. After falling to 24.6 billion downloads in…
India’s app market continues to move in two directions at once. It leads the world in the number of app downloads, yet it still does not rank among the top 20 countries for consumer spending. A new report from Sensor Tower shows how India regained momentum in 2025 after a softer year, driven by changing…
In the global race to harness artificial intelligence, the question of how we innovate has become just as important as what we innovate. Around the world, organizations are racing to deploy AI technologies, right from generative models to autonomous agents, with the promise of efficiency, insight, and transformation. But amid this acceleration, a critical imperative…
India Budget News Live Updates: As India approaches the Union Budget 2026, retail and logistics leaders are calling for policy measures that support resilient growth, boost consumption, and lower logistics costs to strengthen India’s competitiveness. “The upcoming Budget is a pivotal opportunity to move from recovery to resilient growth. Following the GST reforms in personal…
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