India

Popular social media influencer, Food Pharmer, known for calling out misleading food labels, is launching a startup with a clean-label brand, OWN.

An Indian-origin Berkeley grad has claimed that he was able to attract the interest of Indian venture capitalists just by using trending buzzwords.

According to an AI Trends Report, as of April 2025, India accounts for 13.5% of global ChatGPT users, overtaking the U.S. (8.9%) and Indonesia (5.7%). 

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has announced investing USD 10 billion, including third-party capital, for India's urban transformation.

India announced a scheme that includes significant import tax cuts for foreign automakers that commit to investing in manufacturing electric cars here.

After Sarvam AI, India has selected three more startups, Soket AI, Gan AI, and Gnani AI, to build home-grown AI foundational models under India AI Mission.

Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that the first indigenous semiconductor chip of 28-90 nm will be introduced this year, and six units are under construction.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India’s GDP growth momentum, as the fastest-growing economy, is continuing for the fourth year in a row.

Bengaluru-based state-owned defence PSU, BEML, will manufacture India’s first bullet train at its facility that produces Vande Bharat sleeper trainsets. 

Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister for Railways and IT, said that the Indian Railways is setting a policy for instituting a sandbox to encourage start-ups.