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IndiaAI, ICMR Sign MoU for National Healthcare AI Ecosystem

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:17:21 +0000

IndiaAI and ICMR have signed an MoU to share health datasets and computing infrastructure, aiming to develop AI tools for priority public health challenges in India.

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India, EU launch ₹169 crore fund for EV battery recycling

Tech Observer Desk — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:48:19 +0000

India and the European Union have launched a joint €15.2 million call for proposals on EV battery recycling, targeting recovery of lithium, graphite and cobalt under their Trade and Technology Council.

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Govt Launches Swasth Bharat Portal to Unify Health Programme Data

Tooba Aslam — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:25:19 +0000

The Centre has launched the Swasth Bharat Portal to integrate India's fragmented digital health systems. The platform aims to reduce duplicate data entry and cut infrastructure costs by up to 30 per cent.

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Aadhaar App crosses 21 million downloads in three months, says UIDAI

Tech Observer Desk — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:12:31 +0000

UIDAI reports the Aadhaar App has crossed 21 million downloads in three months, with 28 lakh mobile number updates and six lakh address changes processed through the platform.

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ECINET’s First Test: India’s Election Stack Handled 3 Crore Hits a Minute

Mohd Ujaley — Wed, 06 May 2026 17:52:37 +0000

ECINET, the Election Commission's unified platform, sustained 3 crore hits per minute on counting day and repelled 68 lakh cyberattacks. The 2026 Assembly elections marked its first full-scale stress test.

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IFMS 3.0 Is Rewiring How States Manage Public Money

Tech Observer Desk — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:26:11 +0000

IFMS 3.0 unifies budgeting, treasury, payments and benefit transfers into a single AI-enabled platform. The cloud-native system enables real-time financial monitoring across state government departments.

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SFLC Asks MeitY to Withdraw Draft IT Rules, Warns of Censorship Risk

Mohd Ujaley — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:20:13 +0000

SFLC has urged MeitY to withdraw draft amendments to the IT Rules 2021, arguing the changes could expand executive control over online speech and create a censorship by proxy effect on platforms.

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Google, Microsoft, xAI to give US govt early access to AI models

Tech Observer Desk — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:01:01 +0000

Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI have agreed to give US government evaluators early access to their AI models before public release. The companies join OpenAI and Anthropic in allowing pre-deployment safety reviews.

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DST’s decade of reforms driving India’s economic growth: Jitendra Singh

Mohd Ujaley — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:39:13 +0000

Union minister Jitendra Singh said DST-driven innovation over the past decade is key to India's economic growth, calling for science to move from laboratories to markets.

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Centre launches upgraded eGramSwaraj portal, links ₹4.35 lakh crore funding to plan quality

Tech Observer Desk — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:34:32 +0000

The Centre launched an upgraded eGramSwaraj portal, linking ₹4.35 lakh crore in rural funding over five years to the quality and transparency of village-level development plans.

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