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 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.

Google has announced plans to purchase carbon credits from an Indian project that converts large amounts of farm waste into biochar. Biochar is a type of charcoal that helps remove carbon dioxide from the air and improves soil quality.

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.

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,

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.

The country saw downloads of GenAI apps hit 177 million in CY24, accounting for 11.8 per cent share of total global downloads at 1,490 million

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.

Google, Meta, and JioStar now control over half of India's Rs 2.3 trillion media market, reshaping the advertising landscape. Driven by digital advertising growth and industry mergers, traditional media companies face new challenges in competing with digital-first giants dominating content and distribution.

Two French tourists cycling from Delhi to Kathmandu were misled by Google Maps, ending up near Churaili Dam. Villagers found them and took them to the police. They were lodged at the village Pradhan's house for the night,