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51 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.
- India's Data Centre Subsidies Trade Cheap Land for Negligible Jobs · Indian states offer billions in subsidies for data centres despite minimal job creation potential.
- India's AI Copilots Cannot Fix 50 Years of Government Data Chaos · India's private AI vendors face massive hurdles due to decades of poor government data management and bureaucratic fragmentation.
- Indian Security Forces Continue Using Banned Chinese DJI Drones Despite Import Restrictions · Army, CRPF, and BSF rely on DJI drones via grey markets despite government import bans.
- India's Power Cuts Linked to Solar Overload; Experts Call for Storage · Experts warn India must prioritize battery storage over new solar capacity to fix grid instability.
- India's IIT Kanpur recruits young hackers, but retention remains a challenge · IIT Kanpur launches a cybersecurity program to retain India's top ethical hackers amid rising AI threats.
- India's Elite Reject Overmedicalized Births for Midwife-Led Care · Urban Indian mothers increasingly choose midwife-led centers to avoid high C-section rates in hospitals.
- India's quasi-sovereign fund recycles investments to its own backers · India's NIIF recycles investments by selling assets back to its own foreign and domestic investors.
- India's Ethical Indices Include Missile Makers and Coal Miners · BSE's Saatvik 100 and NSE's Ahimsa indices include major defense and energy firms despite ethical naming.
- India's AI Mission Struggles to Sell Indigenous Products to Government · Two years after funding 12 firms, India's AI mission pivots to banks as government procurement lags
- Adani Energy Acquires IntelliSmart to Combat India's Widespread Power Theft · Adani Energy's Rs 3,050 crore acquisition of IntelliSmart aims to secure long-term smart meter contracts to reduce power theft.
- Fireside Ventures Founder Rejects Double Funding to Stick to Small Consumer Fund · Kanwaljit Singh of Fireside Ventures turned down twice the capital to maintain a hands-on model for Indian consumer brands.
- Udaan Abandons Marketplace Model for Direct Sourcing Amid Insolvency · Udaan is pivoting to a direct sourcing model as it faces insolvency proceedings and raises $160 million.
- India's Education Lenders Pivot to Domestic Market Amid Foreign Student Visa Crackdowns · Credila, Auxilo, and Avanse pause IPOs as US, UK, and Canada restrict foreign student intakes.
- Burger King India's New Billionaire Owner Inherits Struggles and Brings His Own · Aayush Agrawal acquires Burger King India's operator, inheriting Indonesia losses while injecting capital.
- AI Accent Translators Risk Muting Human Emotion in Call Centers · Accent translators improve scores but fail to convey human laughter and tone
- AI Accent Translators Improve Scores But Mute Human Emotion at Call Centers · BPOs use AI accent translators to boost satisfaction scores, but the technology fails to capture human emotional cues.
- Cloudnine Healthcare Attracts PE Bidding War After Failed IPO · Four private-equity firms are bidding for a 25% stake in Cloudnine Group of Hospitals.
- Indian Investors Shift to Debt Amid Equity Market Weakness · Indian investors are moving surplus capital into debt instruments as equity markets remain lacklustre.
- Sunil Mittal Prepares Airtel for Generational Transition by Making Himself Irrelevant · Airtel founder Sunil Mittal is preparing the group for a generational transition and increasing Bharti Telecom's stake.
- Prism Oyo Parent Files Third IPO Attempt to Raise Rs 6,650 Crore for Debt Repayment · Prism, Oyo's parent firm, seeks Rs 6,650 crore via IPO to repay debt after shifting to global hospitality platform.
- Nvidia Dominates India's GPU Cloud Market Amidst Three-Way Competition · Nvidia controls India's AI compute market by supplying chips and defining cloud infrastructure standards.
- Amber Enterprises Pivots to Smartphone Assembly Despite Low Margins · Amber Enterprises plans to assemble smartphones for Oppo brands despite thin margins and slowing India volumes.
- Third Wave Coffee Launches Dessert Line 'Third Rush' Amid Profitability Push · Third Wave Coffee launches dessert line Third Rush to drive revenue and achieve profitability
- Cred Achieves First Profitable Quarter Amid Leadership Transition and Meta Investment · Cred reports its first profitable quarter following a Rs 8,550 crore Meta investment and founder Kunal Shah's exit.
- ONDC Seeks Revival with Rs 220 Crore Funding and New Strategy · ONDC raises Rs 220 crore to reinvent itself with new initiatives like Digidukaan.
- Accenture and TCS Restructure Pay to Suppress Long-Term Salary Growth · Major IT firms Accenture and TCS split salary hikes to reduce long-term compensation growth.
- India CBSE Mandates AI Curriculum for 28,000 Schools Amid 90-Day Deadline · India's CBSE mandates AI literacy for 28,000 schools with a 90-day implementation deadline starting this academic year.
- Green SM Launches Vinfast EV Fleet in India as Vinfast Seeks Lifeline · Vingroup's Green SM launches in India with 1,000 Vinfast EVs, boosting Vinfast's revenue while facing driver payout complaints.
- Indian Startup Turiyam Builds Cheaper AI Inference Chips to Slash Enterprise Costs · Turiyam, a Bengaluru startup, develops Nvidia-free inference chips to reduce enterprise AI spending by 10-20%.
- AI-Generated Hospital Health Advice Misleads Patients with Subtle Errors · Corporate hospitals in India use AI to write medical content, creating subtle but dangerous misinformation for patients.