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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 highlights: The Prime Minister visited various stalls at the venue and spoke with companies as well as startups participating in the expo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

AI Summit in Delhi 2026 highlights: <\/strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The Prime Minister visited various stalls at the venue and spoke with companies as well as startups participating in the expo. The Expo has over 600 high-potential startups and 13 country pavilions displaying international collaboration in the AI ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The India AI Impact Summit along with an expo is organized at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam and will continue till February 20. According to an advisory, the summit will be open to general public from February 17 after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening. <\/p>\n

The expo, which will be going on alongside the summit will feature pavilions from 13 countries including Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy, among others, that will showcase close collaboration with the AI landscape on an international level, HT earlier reported. <\/p>\n

The summit which will host a total of 300 pavilions and live demonstrations, structured across three thematic chakras \u2014 people, planet, and progress \u2014 is expected to draw thick crowds that would feature international delegates. <\/p>\n

An event spread across 10 arenas in a setup expanding more than 7,000 square meters, the summit will bring together firms, startups, state governments and research institutions and also foster business opportunities with an overview of the global AI ecosystem. <\/p>\n

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The India AI Impact Summit along with an expo is organized at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam and will continue till February 20. According to an advisory, the summit will be open to general public from February 17 after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening. <\/p>\n

The expo, which will be going on alongside the summit will feature pavilions from 13 countries including Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy, among others, that will showcase close collaboration with the AI landscape on an international level, HT earlier reported. <\/p>\n

The summit which will host a total of 300 pavilions and live demonstrations, structured across three thematic chakras \u2014 people, planet, and progress \u2014 is expected to draw thick crowds that would feature international delegates. <\/p>\n

An event spread across 10 arenas in a setup expanding more than 7,000 square meters, the summit will bring together firms, startups, state governments and research institutions and also foster business opportunities with an overview of the global AI ecosystem. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 10:40:15 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026: Key highlights from inaugural day<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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\u2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo at Bharat Mandapam, which has over 600 high-potential startups and 13 country pavilions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 PM Modi engaged with startups and companies participating in the expo by visiting various stalls, and was seen asking questions to representatives.<\/p>\n

\u2022 In a post on X, the Prime Minister said the expo \u201cgives a glimpse of the extraordinary potential of AI, Indian talent and innovation.\u201d \u201cTogether, we will shape solutions not just for India but for the world!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u2022 PM Modi inaugurated the AI Impact Summit 2026, which will see over 20 Heads of State, 60 Ministers, and 500 global AI leaders participating.<\/p>\n

\u2022 On Tuesday, union health minister J P Nadda is expected to launch two key initiatives at the India AI Summit. These are the Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAHI) and the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH), PTI reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 9:43:48 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM Modi to deliver inaugural address on Feb 19<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address for the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday (February 19). <\/p>\n

The summit, the first global AI event hosted in the Global South, is being held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 9:18:34 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Akash Ambani briefs PM Modi on Jio’s AI ecosystem at AI Impact Summit 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited Chairman Akash Ambani briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jio’s comprehensive AI ecosystem and its role in accelerating digital transformation across sectors, ANI news agency reported.<\/p>\n

PM Modi visited the Jio Intelligence Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, where he reviewed AI-powered models and solutions. The Prime Minister also saw live demonstrations of Jio AI Stack, Jio Sanskriti AI, Jio Arogya AI, Jio Shiksha, and Jio AI Home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 8:48:49 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: \u2018Glimpse of extraordinary potential,’ says PM after inaugurating India AI Impact Expo<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo 2026.<\/p>\n

Taking to X, PM Modi said, \u201cBeing here among innovators, researchers and tech enthusiasts gives a glimpse of the extraordinary potential of AI, Indian talent and innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister further said that those participating “would shape solutions not just for India but for the world.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 8:10:30 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Scalability demonstrated by India in DPI major advantage, says senior Wipro exec<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Ivana Bartoletti, Global Chief Privacy and AI Governance Officer at Wipro, on Monday said India had \u201cfantastic potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe major advantage is the scalability you (India) have demonstrated with digital public infrastructure, including UPI… of showing technological delivery at scale,\u201d Bartoletti said, according to PTI news agency. \u201cThis is really important because the big challenge with artificial intelligence is deployment at scale,\u201d she said on the sidelines of India AI Impact Summit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 7:46:43 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: India can lead in making AI more accessible to Global South, says BCG India MD<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: India can lead in making artificial intelligence more accessible to the Global South, BCG India Managing Director & Partner, Sidharth Madaan, said Monday.<\/p>\n

Madaan also said India had \u201cdone very well\u201d in language models, like ‘Bhashini’ or ‘Sarvam’. \u201cJust by taking a lot of content and the knowledge available to different markets, leveraging the technology we have cracked, the language models we have cracked will be actually phenomenally powerful,\u201d PTI cited Madaan as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 7:24:26 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM Modi interacts with startups, tech leaders at India AI Impact Expo<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with startups, researchers, and technology leaders as he inaugurated India AI Impact Expo at the Bharat Mandapam, ANI news agency reported.<\/p>\n

PM Modi explored multiple exhibition pavilions, marking the launch of the event which runs from February 16 to 20 alongside the India AI Impact Summit 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 6:57:24 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: ‘Incredible to see approach India has taken to become sovereign in its AI development,’ says senior researcher at NYU<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Marine Collins Ragnet, AI Lead and Senior Researcher at NYU’s Peace Research and Education Program (PREP), said it was \u201cincredible to see the approach that India has taken to become kind of sovereign in its AI development.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was saying it on the panel. think it’s incredible that this is the first panel that’s hosted in the global south,\u201d Ragnet told ANI news agency. The researcher further said that India sits at an \u201cinteresting position\u201d between \u201cthe global south and the global north.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 6:46:59 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM interacts with companies, startups at India AI Impact Expo<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: After inaugurating the India AI Impact Expo on Monday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with companies and startups there.<\/p>\n

PM Modi visited various stalls at the Expo, which features over 600 high-potential startups and 13 country pavilions, PTI news agency reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 6:41:25 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM Modi at the India AI Impact Expo | Watch<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 6:38:30 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM Modi inaugurates India AI Impact Expo<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Prine Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo. <\/p>\n

The India AI Impact Summit along with an expo is organized at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam and will continue till February 20. According to an advisory, the summit will be open to general public from February 17 after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 6:07:57 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: \u2018Capture benefits, contain harms,\u2019 says Ashwini Vaishnaw on balancing impact of AI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Union minister of information and broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday spoke about balancing the negative and positive impacts of AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are positive impacts of AI, including weather forecasting, climate change, agriculture, the discovery of new materials, and productivity gains. There are potential negative impacts,\u201d Vaishnaw said.<\/p>\n

He added that India was looking to balance these impacts to capture the benefits and contain the harms. \u201cWe will come out with a good outcome from this summit,\u201d Vaishnaw said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 5:54:20 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: French President Macron to land in Mumbai today, hoardings welcoming him put up across city<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Posters and hoardings welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron were put up across Mumbai. Macron and his wife, First Lady Brigitte Macron, will be visiting India from February 16-19. The French President will arrive and Mumbai, and travel to Delhi to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026.<\/p>\n

Macron is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 5:41:38 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: \u2018Focus is on improving quality and speed of services for citizens using AI,\u2019 says Tajikistan representative<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Tajikistan representative Firuzjon Sodiqov on Monday said the country is focused on leveraging AI to improve the speed and quality of public services for citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, what we focus on is improving the quality of services and speed of services for citizens by using AI and deploying AI in different sectors,\u201d Deputy Chair at the Artificial Intelligence Council under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, Sodiqov, said, according to ANI news agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we have very high expectations, given our follow-up on India’s AI progress and its initiatives at this summit,\u201d Sodiqov asserted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 5:37:53 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: AI reforms social good for generations to come, says Cisco India MD<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Artificial intelligence is reforming social good for generations to come and effectively augmenting essential human capabilities, Harish Krishnan, Managing Director and Chief Policy Officer Cisco Systems India, said.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit 2026 on ‘Democratising AI Resources for Economic Growth and Social Good’, Krishnan said that skills that most matter are human skills, adding that \u201cAI agents are doing it effectively\u201d, ANI news agency reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 5:34:48 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Ottonomy unveils \u2018Made-in-India\u2019 autonomous delivery ecosystem<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Ottonomy Inc unveiled its end-to-end autonomous delivery ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

The ecosystem integrates Ottonomy’s Level-4 autonomous delivery robots, ‘Ottobots’, with smart storage infrastructure ‘Arrive Points’ from Arrive AI and drone logistics capabilities from Skyeair Mobility, PTI cited Ottonomy as saying in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 5:16:24 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: India in talks with over 30 countries on technical, legal solutions for deepfakes, Ashwini Vaishnaw says<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ashwini Vaishnaw, spoke on the crisis around the spread of \u201cpersistent disinformation, misinformation and deepfakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaishnaw said that India is in talks with ministers of more than 30 countries in this regard, ANI news agency reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 5:01:55 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Governance aim must be to sharpen edge of AI opportunity, blunting edge of risk, says principal scientific adviser<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Principal scientific adviser Ajay Kumar Sood on Monday said that artificial intelligence is a \u201cdouble-edged sword.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the session on ‘AI and Children: Turning Principles into Practice for Safe, Inclusive, and Empowering AI’, Sood said, \u201cThe governance objective should be to sharpen the edge of opportunity while blunting the edge of risk.\u201d <\/p>\n

He said that on the positive side, AI can support more personalised pedagogy by helping children learn at their own pace and also provide them with timely feedback beyond classroom hours, PTI reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 4:56:17 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: AI should reduce burden on our health care workforce, says Ministry of Health & Family Welfare secretary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: One of the key expectations from artificial intelligence, especially in public health, is that it should reduce the burden on the health care workforce, Punya Salila Srivastava, IAS and Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, said.<\/p>\n

Delivering the keynote speech for the panel titled “National AI Strategy for Health” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, she said that the entire health system has undergone a steady digital transformation over the past decade, PTI reported.<\/p>\n

This blueprint therefore promotes open standards and adopts emerging technologies like generative AI, to strengthen service delivery and enable early disease detection, she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 4:03:27 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Packed halls, long queues as world’s largest AI summit opens<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: The world’s largest largest artificial intelligence summit witnessed packed halls and long queues after its opening Monday. Tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists arrived at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, PTI news agency reported.<\/p>\n

The conference opened at 9.30 am to long queues, with huge billboards around the venue and across the Capital welcoming delegates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 3:27:37 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Discussion on role of AI in education, technology for future during \u2018AI for education\u2019 session, says MoS Jitin Prasada<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Minister of State Jitin Prasada on Monday said that during the \u2018AI for education\u2019 session at the AI Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the role of AI in education was discussed.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Discussed how technology is preparing schools, colleges, and students for the future, and spoke about the new opportunities for innovation and growth it brings,\u201d Prasada said in a post on X. He said that the government was working towards making education more accessible and effective through AI under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fully confident that this event will make a meaningful contribution towards using the power of AI to make India a global knowledge hub,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 3:15:40 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Bringing most brilliant minds across globe to talk on AI fantastic endeavour, says ITC’s Gaurav Kataria<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Gaurav Kataria, VP Digital (Manufacturing) and CDIO PSPD at ITC Ltd told ANI news agency that bringing the most brilliant minds from the globe into one stage in New Delhi, in India to talk about AI is a \u201cfantastic endeavour\u201d by the government.<\/p>\n

Regarding AI, Kataria said that everyone has to \u201clearn and evolve\u201d, given that it is a \u201cnew technology.\u201d However, Kataria emphasised on some \u201cguardrails\u201d. He further said that the government is \u201cdoing a great job from a policy perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 2:56:35 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Traffic snarls reported across national capital<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: As the first day of India AI Impact Summit continues in full swing at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, commuters experienced traffic congestions and travel delays at several areas in the city.<\/p>\n

While enhanced security arrangements and traffic diversions were placed in effect, long queues of vehicles and near-zero movement were reported on key arterial routes and transport hubs, including the Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Sarai Kale Khan, the DND Flyway, the Vikas Marg-ITO stretch, Naraina, the Delhi Cantt Metro station area, and the Old Delhi Railway Station-Pul Mithai corridor, reported news agency PTI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 2:43:47 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: UNDRR says AI can play vital role in disaster management<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Addressing a session at India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Chief Intergovernmental Interagency cooperation and Partnerships Branch Sujit Mohanty said India has done a lot of work in using AI predictive analysis in disaster management.<\/p>\n

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can also play a vital role in disaster management, specially in minimising losses but it would need legal and policy framework for such new age technologies to be able to be relied upon by officials at ground level who would take decisions for preventive actions, news agency PTI reported quoting a top UNDRR official.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis whole technology space is really growing well, growing fast… You are seeing solutions which were not possible earlier…,\u201d Mohanty said, citing the usage of AI in predicting and analysing the risk disasters.<\/p>\n

He also added that authorities should be present at the grassroot level and check if AI is really helping them in making decisions of people’s life, livelihood, and their economic assets, and see if damage due to disasters has been reduced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 2:30:22 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Ministry of Electronics and IT secretary S. Krishnan says India is giving necessary policy backing to accelerate AI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, Ministry of Electronics and IT secretary S. Krishnan said that the country is entering a decisive phase in its semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions, with sustained policy backing, competitive compute pricing, and long-term investments aimed at building sovereign capabilities<\/p>\n

Noting the huge response on the first day of the event, he said that the energy and attendance exceeded expectations and reflected strong global interest in India’s AI and semiconductor ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Krishnan also traced the policy foundation back to the National Policy on Electronics in 2012 and its acceleration after 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since the national policy on electronics in 2012…post-2014 we have significantly attempted to add to our hardware progress,\u201d news agency ANI quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 2:17:47 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Shiprocket CEO says real power of AI lies in creating seamless access across the country<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Shiprocket CEO and MD Saahil Goel on Monday said that artificial intelligence is set to play a pivotal role in scaling India’s e-commerce sector by creating digital access for millions of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and reducing operational friction, reported news agency ANI.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Goel noted that while his platform has enabled over four lakh businesses to go online, there are still 60 million MSMEs in India that remain to be integrated into the digital economy and that the real power of AI lies in creating seamless access across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 1:53:08 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Chief economic advisor Nageswaran says AI requires \u2018clear commitment\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said AI adoption cannot just happen by drift and that requires a clear commitment to aligning technological adoption with mass employability.<\/p>\n

As he virtually addressed a session at the AI Impact Summit 2026, Nageswaran underlined that countries need to move decisively by strengthening foundation or education, high quality skills, expanding labor-intensive service sectors, and removing the regulatory bottlenecks.<\/p>\n

Calling the adaption a collaborative approach, he said that it would require a \u2018Team India\u2019 effort from the private sector and academics to policymakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe window is open still, but it is not indefinite. We must act and act now,\u201d news agency ANI reported quoting him as he added that there is a need for urgency to adopt AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 1:34:04 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: AI will not eliminate jobs but transform them, says AI4India co-Founder<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: Co-founder of AI4India, Alok Agrawal on Monday said that artificial Intelligence (AI) will not eliminate jobs but transform them, and that India is poised to emerge as a major global AI force.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that technological disruption has historically created more opportunities than it has eliminated and added that the India summit will help the country to be projected as an AI nation, reported news agency ANI.<\/p>\n

Drawing parallels with earlier technological revolutions, he said, \u201cAll the panelists believed that as old technology came, like computers, mobile phones, apps, that time (also) some jobs were finished but many new jobs were created,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 1:20:33 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: NPCI rolls out ‘UPI One World’ wallet service to international delegates attending India AI Impact Summit<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday extended its ‘UPI One World’ wallet service to international delegates attending the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, including visitors from over 40 countries, reported news agency ANI.<\/p>\n

The service would permit inbound foreign travellers to perform real-time Person-to-Merchant (P2M) transactions across India without requiring a local bank account or an Indian mobile number.<\/p>\n

Executive director of NPCI Sohini Rajola said, \u201cUPI is the world’s largest real-time payment system. By extending the ‘UPI One World’ service to foreign guests at the India AI Impact Summit, we are providing a convenient way to experience India’s real-time payments ecosystem and Made in India technology. This initiative also offers a glimpse into how smoother cross-border payment systems can support a more connected global digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 1:04:56 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: CEO of Prisme.ai Wafaa Amal says \u2018India is a case study for a lot of countries who have the same means and yet they are a step behind\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Summit in Delhi 2026 LIVE: CEO of Prisme.ai and global banking sector veteran Wafaa Amal put forward two considerate beliefs at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Hindustan Times at the summit, she said, \u201cIndia is a case study for a lot of countries who have the same means and yet they are a step behind, especially with the same level of constraints with regulation and sovereign solutions,\u201d and that AI no longer needs to be proven, but industrialized.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can say we are behind in Europe, as are some other countries, because regulation is very hard. I know India has similar requirements as well. From my point of view, India is a case study that we can learn from,\u201d Amal said noting India\u2019s AI journey.<\/p>\n

French AI company Prisme.ai works with a global customer base, with particular focus on sovereign agentic AI solutions for enterprises \u2014 this includes private cloud and reversibility, which Amal insists are non-negotiable.<\/p>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 12:43:29 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: \u2018India has highest level of AI skill penetration\u2019, Jitin Prasada says<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Addressing a session in the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Monday, union minister Jitin Prasada said that India has the highest level of artificial intelligence (AI) skill penetration and has adopted a policy approach of avoiding over-regulation to ensure innovation thrives.<\/p>\n

Noting that the present government is agile and listens to all ideas and that it finetunes its policies, programmes, as per the need of the hour, he stated that the country has the required trajectory, speed, and scale to offer to the world in the AI space, reported news agency PTI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 12:31:07 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Speaking at AI Impact Summit, Union minister Jitin Prasada says \u2018every person has a stake and skin in the game\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada on Monday said that every stakeholder, from industry and startups to researchers and youth, must contribute to making India a global AI leader.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, the minister underlined that the country’s ambition is not just to be an AI consumer but an AI service provider to the world, news agency ANI reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not only about the government making policies, but about every stakeholder, from industry to startups, to our young innovators and researchers. Every person has a stake and skin in the game,\u201d Prasada said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 12:02:32 PM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Vice President for India at Intel says nation should bring AI to masses through scalable applications<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: In his take on the AI Impact Summit 2026, vice president and managing director for the India region at Intel Corporation Santhosh Viswanathan told HT that India finds itself at a pivotal moment, needing to define itself as a material market with data center infrastructure, AI for masses, and PC penetration.<\/p>\n

Stressing on the fact that the western countries are pursuing a capital-intensive race toward frontier models and \u201csuper-intelligence,\u201d Viswanathan underlined that India should not attempt to compete directly and shift focus to a \u2018horizontal layer,\u2019 bringing AI to the masses through scalable applications.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 11:48:23 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Info Edge founder says \u2018AI is happening whether you like it or not\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani on Monday called artifical intellgence (AI) \u2018relentless\u2019 adding that \u201cIt is happening whether you like it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bikhchandani, who participated in a session at the AI Impact Summit that began in the national capital on Monday also said that AI is both a threat and an opportunity, and that it will create new jobs, news agency ANI reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI is both a threat and an opportunity. Some jobs will be lost, and many will be created. The way forward is to upskill and learn AI platforms. To have this AI Summit here is very good as it brings focus on AI, which is a huge force and an emerging technology,\u201d Bikhchandani said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 11:17:12 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Reliance chief AI scientist tries recruiting ‘cracked engineers’ at AI summit<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: The chief AI scientist at Reliance Jio is looking to expand his team \u2014 and he has found the perfect place to do so, at the India AI Impact Summit.<\/p>\n

Gaurav Aggarwal, Chief AI Scientist at Reliance Jio, has announced that he will be at the AI summit in Delhi this entire week, and \u201ccracked engineers\u201d who want to work at Jio can reach out to him to get their applications fast-tracked.<\/p>\n

More on what he said: Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 11:07:54 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Ahead of AI summit, tech billionaire Khosla makes a prediction<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Tech billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has predicted that IT services and BPOs will \u201calmost completely disappear\u201d within five years due to artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Speaking to HT ahead of the India AI Summit, Khosla warned that AI would wipe out most expertise-based professions within 15 years, though it could democratise access to healthcare and education.<\/p>\n

Full interview is here<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 10:57:00 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: UK AI minister says nation is promoting \u2018British version\u2019 of AI<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan on Monday said that the country was promoting a British version for AI after he arrived at Bengaluru as the first part of his tour to India for the AI Impact Summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are promoting a British vision for AI, rooted in our technological heritage and driven by ambition, to spread opportunity across the UK and work with global allies,\u201d news agency PTI reported quoting Narayan as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 10:43:13 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Secretary S. Krishnan says summit is \u2018proving to be very large event\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Secretary for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology S. Krishnan on Monday said that the AI Impact Summit is proving to be a very large event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the summit itself is proving to be a very large event. We are expecting at least 20 heads of state and heads of government. We are expecting leaders from about seven or eight international organisations, including the United Nations Secretary-General,\u201d PTI reported quoting him as saying.<\/p>\n

The secretary added that India is expecting ministers from about 45 countries and, in addition, representations from close to 100 countries. Around 400 booths are being set up, featuring most of the leading companies from India and overseas in the AI space.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is going to be a huge show in terms of both the expo and the nearly 600 parallel sessions across multiple venues. Therefore, we would like to give as many people as possible the opportunity to come, visit, and see for themselves what is unfolding at Bharat Mandapam between 16 and 20 February,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 10:11:14 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Delhi’s IGI airport issues advisory in view of major event in the national capital<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Monday issued an advisory in view of the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.<\/p>\n

Emphasizing on possible traffic congestions across nodal points in the city, airport authorities advised passengers to plan their journey accordingly and consider public transport options, the main being Delhi Metro – Magenta line for Terminal 1 and Airport Express line for Terminal 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 10:00:06 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: AAP MP Raghav Chadha to address session today<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Monday took to his official X handle to announce that he would deliver a session at the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam today.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcited to be speaking at the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi,\u201d Chadha wrote on X.<\/p>\n

The session which is set to begin at 1.30 pm is titled \u2018Power, protection and progress – Legislators and the AI era\u2019.<\/p>\n

Calling the summit \u2018a defining moment\u2019 he said that it would influence how the nation would govern, build, and protect citizens in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs legislators, we must stay a step ahead and see it evolves within a framework of law and accountability. I look forward to participate in a serious conversation on power, protection and progress,\u201d Chadha added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 9:39:15 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: First sessions of the summit kick off<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: As the AI Impact summit kicked off, at 9.30 am, around 14 sessions began at Bharat Mandapam.<\/p>\n

Here are the list of sessions that started at 9.30 am:<\/p>\n

1. Inside India’s Frontier Lab and Its Global South Impact<\/p>\n

2. Her First Algorithm, India’s Next Breakthrough<\/p>\n

3. AI for Smart and Resilient Agriculture: From Research to Solutions<\/p>\n

4. Culturally – Grounded AI: How Social Norms Can Inform AI Systems<\/p>\n

5. The Future of Employability in the Age of AI<\/p>\n

6. AI and the Future of Skilling: Strengthening Human Capital and Transforming Higher Education Institutions<\/p>\n

7. Safe & Trusted AI at Scale<\/p>\n

8. Multilingual AI in Universities – Advancing Inclusion Through UA and Stakeholder Insights<\/p>\n

9. Leadership Talk: Harnessing AI for the Future of Learning and Work<\/p>\n

10. Reimagining Gender in Technology – Designing Safer Digital Futures and Advancing Ethical AI for Inclusive Platforms<\/p>\n

11. Embedding Trust in Innovation: AI Governance and Quality Infrastructure for Growth<\/p>\n

12. From Vision to Action: Scaling Equitable AI Advisory Systems Through AGX AI<\/p>\n

13. AI for Road Safety: Data-Driven Solutions for Enhancing Road Safety in India<\/p>\n

14. Harnessing AI to Transform India’s Judicial Ecosystem<\/p>\n

Audience can stream the sessions at the AI Impact Summit 2026 official website or visit https:\/\/impact.indiaai.gov.in\/sessions<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 9:16:51 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM Modi extends warm welcome to world leaders<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: PM Modi took to his X handle to welcome world leaders, captains of industry, innovators, policymakers, researchers and tech enthusiasts from across the world to the AI Impact Summit.<\/p>\n

Emphasizing on the theme, \u201cSarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya,\u201d the Prime Minister mentioned<\/a> India’s shared commitment to harnessing Artificial Intelligence for human-centric progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting today, India hosts the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi. I warmly welcome world leaders, captains of industry, innovators, policymakers, researchers and tech enthusiasts from across the world for this Summit. The theme of the Summit is Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya or welfare for all, happiness for all, reflecting our shared commitment to harnessing Artificial Intelligence for human-centric progress,\u201d the PM wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 8:55:22 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Immense pride, says PM Modi on India hosting global event<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed pride in India hosting the AI Impact Summit this year.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, he said, \u201cIt is a matter of immense pride for us that people from all over the world are coming to India for the India AI Impact Summit. This also shows the capability of our country\u2019s youth. This occasion is further proof that our country is progressing rapidly in the field of science and technology and is making an important contribution to global development.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 8:21:21 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Students will not face difficulties reaching exam centres, police says<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: As the first day of the summit clashes with Class 10th board exams, traffic police said that special nodal officers for these schools should ensure students do not face any difficulties reaching the exam centres, HT earlier reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoard exams are scheduled for 10 schools on the VVIP route, starting February 17th. The traffic police have deployed special nodal officers for these schools to ensure students do not face any difficulties reaching the exam centres,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 8:04:27 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: Here is the most recommended metro route to reach the summit<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: In view of the crucial summit and the possible traffic diversions due to VVIP movements, Delhi traffic police strongly recommended the usage of public transport, especially Delhi Metro, which is expected to function smoothly throughout all days of the summit.<\/p>\n

The metro station near Gate 10, Pragati Maidan is the most convenient entry point.<\/p>\n

For those arriving by private vehicles, parking has been designated at the Delhi Zoo, National Stadium, and Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium, with shuttle services plying to and from the summit venues.<\/p>\n

To ensure digital connectivity, telecom operators have been directed to optimise their networks around Bharat Mandapam for uninterrupted mobile data services, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Feb 16, 2026 7:52:58 AM IST<\/p>\n

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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: List of roads likely to be impacted<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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AI Impact Summit Delhi 2026 LIVE: According to an advisory by Delhi Traffic Police, here is the list of routes that would be hit by traffic congestions in view of the VIP movement for the AI Impact Summit 2026:<\/p>\n