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“India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity” is the report in which the World Bank assessed India among the top 10 emerging-market performers in AI readiness. The report highlighted India’s large technical workforce, globally connected IT sector, rising AI investment and extensive digital public infrastructure as key strengths. Private AI investment in India increased from USD 1.2 billion in 2024 to USD 4.1 billion in 2025. The World Bank also recommended strengthening digital infrastructure, improving workforce skills, supporting innovation and expanding access to AI technologies to help India maximise the economic and social benefits of artificial intelligence.

New Delhi is the venue for the 10th India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, which is being held at Yashobhoomi. The four-day event began on 7 October 2026 and will continue until 10 October 2026 under the theme “Scale Without Boundaries.” IMC is a major digital technology forum that brings together telecom companies, technology leaders, startups, policymakers, innovators and investors. The 2026 edition focuses on emerging technologies such as 6G, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, semiconductors, satellite communications, quantum technologies, and next-generation digital infrastructure. The event aims to promote innovation, collaboration and India’s digital transformation.

SatLEO Labs is the space-tech startup set to launch TAPAS-1, India’s first commercial thermal-imaging payload, using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. TAPAS-1 stands for Thermal Access Platform for Analytics & Solutions and is designed to capture land surface temperature data that conventional optical satellite imagery cannot provide. The payload is scheduled to be deployed as part of the Transporter-18 rideshare mission. Its applications include agriculture, urban heat mapping, climate monitoring, disaster management, and infrastructure monitoring. SatLEO Labs is supported by IN-SPACe, an autonomous agency under the Department of Space established in 2020 to promote and authorise private-sector space activities.

New Delhi will be covered by the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) project approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at a cost of ₹1,789.52 crore. The project will be implemented by the Delhi Police across 42 identified traffic corridors in three phases over 24 months, followed by five years of operation and maintenance. It will use AI-based adaptive traffic signals, automated enforcement, real-time incident detection and digital information systems. The system will also provide priority movement for ambulances and emergency services. With nearly 71 lakh registered vehicles, the project aims to make better use of Delhi’s existing road network and improve traffic flow, safety and enforcement.

IIT Delhi developed India’s first working, demonstrable indigenous micro Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) on September 28, 2026. The GPU was designed by researchers from the Department of Electrical Engineering and built using Register Transfer Language (RTL), with implementation on a Spartan-7 Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platform. It features a custom floating-point GPU engine and programmable architectures. The technology is intended for applications such as educational e-book readers, e-rickshaw dashboard navigators, navigation terminals, industrial control displays, and affordable human-machine interfaces. Future plans include an 8–16 core vector-style processor and migration to a 65nm ASIC process.