India is trying to pry open the doors of the world’s biggest app stores, setting up a likely clash with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. over social services, safety standards and access to the country’s smartphones.

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance is planning to build what could become the world’s largest data center in Jamnagar, India, with a capacity of 3 gigawatts to capitalize on surging AI demand.

The Indian government had asked Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) to provide the state-backed GOV.in app store available in the companies' app stores, Bloomberg News reported.

While ChatGPT remains the dominant force globally, Gemini has gained significant ground in India since the launch of its multilingual mobile app last June. It accounted for over half of India’s AI chatbot downloads in 2024,

India is trying to pry open the doors of the world's biggest app stores, setting up a likely clash with Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. over social services, safety standards, and access to the country's smartphones.

The Indian government wants its own state-backed apps to be pre-installed on every iPhone and Android phone, but Apple and Google are expected to refuse.

Pixxel, an Indian space tech startup backed by Google, has successfully launched the first three hyperspectral satellites of its commercial constellation Firefly.

By bno - Mumbai bureau Google has agreed to purchase carbon credits from an Indian start-up that transforms agricultural waste into biochar, a charcoal-like material that captures CO2 and enriches soil,

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google announced its first venture into India’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector through a deal with Varaha, an Indian supplier based in Gurugram, to purchase carbon credits. The agreement focuses on producing biochar, a type of charcoal that absorbs carbon dioxide and stores it in the soil.

The Indian mobility sector is expected to surpass USD 600 billion by 2030, driven by traditional and emerging revenue pools, particularly electric vehicles. The sector is witnessing a significant shift with one in three consumers considering EVs for their next purchase,

The satellites were launched at 1915 GMT, just after midnight in India, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base, a live telecast from SpaceX showed. The launch marks a milestone for the country's growing private space sector and for Google-backed Pixxel, a five-year-old startup.