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Generative AI Set To Add Billions To Indian Real Estate Sector

Generative AI Set To Add Billions To Indian Real Estate Sector

Rediff.com6 days ago

A new report by EY-Parthenon and CREDAI indicates that Generative AI (GenAI) could inject USD 14-17 billion into India's real estate economy over the next seven years. The technology is expected to significantly enhance operational efficiency, boost sales velocity by 30-50 per cent, and accelerate product launches, offering competitive differentiation and improved customer experiences for developers.

Indian Firms Gain Access To Anthropic's Mythos AI For Cybersecurity

Indian Firms Gain Access To Anthropic's Mythos AI For Cybersecurity

Rediff.com6 Jun 2026

Indian government agencies and private sector firms have secured access to Anthropic's advanced AI model, Mythos, through Project Glasswing. This initiative aims to enhance cybersecurity by identifying software vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. Anthropic has also urged a moderated pace of AI development due to potential societal risks.

AI Learning Breaks Engineering Barriers

AI Learning Breaks Engineering Barriers

Rediff.com5 days ago

AI is no longer a tool only for software engineers and technology teams.

Can AI Replace Astrologers?

Can AI Replace Astrologers?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2026

As AI enters astrology apps and predictions, technology is becoming a new interface for humanity's oldest questions about uncertainty and the future.

How IndiaAI Mission Is Helping AI Startups Scale Globally

How IndiaAI Mission Is Helping AI Startups Scale Globally

Rediff.com17 Apr 2026

The IndiaAI Mission, under MeitY, has selected 10 Indian AI startups for its Global Acceleration Programme, aimed at fostering international growth and innovation.

Indian Youth Adopt Work AI Faster Than Global Peers

Indian Youth Adopt Work AI Faster Than Global Peers

Rediff.com21 May 2026

A Deloitte survey reveals that Indian Gen Z and millennial professionals are rapidly adopting AI tools in the workplace, surpassing their global counterparts in usage and confidence, while also facing financial pressures and shifting workplace expectations.

Half of Indian companies to adopt AI payroll in a year, ADP report finds

Half of Indian companies to adopt AI payroll in a year, ADP report finds

Rediff.com12 Jun 2026

A new report by ADP reveals that one in two Indian companies plan to adopt AI-powered payroll systems within the next 12 months, driven by the need for automation in workforce management, compliance, and compensation decisions. However, firms are increasingly cautious about data protection risks, especially with the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.

Mukesh Ambani Calls On Engineers To Build AI For India

Mukesh Ambani Calls On Engineers To Build AI For India

Rediff.com5 days ago

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, has called upon India's engineering talent to spearhead Jio's ambitious artificial intelligence initiative. He emphasized India's role as a creator and global leader in AI, not just a consumer, outlining the execution phase of Reliance Intelligence with partnerships and a focus on developing affordable, language-fluent AI for all Indians.

India World's Largest Exporter Of AI-STEM Professionals

India World's Largest Exporter Of AI-STEM Professionals

Rediff.com7 days ago

India now ranks among the world's top three destinations for both AI and STEM talent, holding roughly a 6 per cent share of globally mobile AI talent and a 7 per cent share of STEM talent.

How India Is Becoming A Global Leader In Enterprise AI Adoption

How India Is Becoming A Global Leader In Enterprise AI Adoption

Rediff.com12 Jun 2026

A SAP study reveals that Indian enterprises are rapidly moving from AI experimentation to value-driven implementation, positioning India as a global leader in enterprise AI adoption. Indian organisations plan significant investments in AI, with projected fivefold growth in Agentic AI returns and a high percentage of businesses having defined AI strategies and dedicated AI leaders.

How TCS's New Oracle AI Lab Will Drive Data Transformation

How TCS's New Oracle AI Lab Will Drive Data Transformation

Rediff.com12 Jun 2026

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched India's first Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Kolkata, in collaboration with Oracle. This facility aims to help enterprises accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and data-driven transformation by addressing challenges like fragmented data and limited AI scalability. The lab will leverage Oracle's AI Data Platform and TCS plans to expand similar CoEs to four more Indian cities.

How Pramaana Labs Is Building Accountable AI With $27 Million Funding

How Pramaana Labs Is Building Accountable AI With $27 Million Funding

Rediff.com7 days ago

AI firm Pramaana Labs, with a significant Indian workforce, has successfully raised $27 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures. The company aims to use these funds to advance its unique technology that converts complex knowledge into machine-verifiable truth, addressing the accountability gap in AI across regulated sectors like tax, healthcare, and financial compliance.

How Nykaa Is Revolutionising Beauty And Fashion Shopping With OpenAI

How Nykaa Is Revolutionising Beauty And Fashion Shopping With OpenAI

Rediff.com16 Jun 2026

Beauty and lifestyle retailer Nykaa has announced a multi-year collaboration with OpenAI to integrate AI-driven shopping experiences through ChatGPT. This partnership will allow users to receive conversational recommendations for beauty and fashion products, with Nykaa fulfilling these queries. Additionally, OpenAI's technologies will be deployed across Nykaa's internal operations to boost productivity.

Indian Banks Must Modernise Tech, Build AI Defences: Barclays India CEO

Indian Banks Must Modernise Tech, Build AI Defences: Barclays India CEO

Rediff.com11 May 2026

Barclays Global Service Centre India MD & CEO Praveen Kumar has urged Indian banks to modernise their technology architecture and build AI-based defence systems to counter emerging cyber threats posed by AI tools.

RIL to build Meta's first AI data centre in India

RIL to build Meta's first AI data centre in India

Rediff.com11 Jun 2026

Meta has partnered with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to construct its first AI-powered data centre in India, a 168-megawatt facility located in Jamnagar, marking a significant milestone in Meta's global infrastructure expansion and deepening its strategic partnership with Reliance.

IRCTC Deploys AI To Improve Railway Food Hygiene

IRCTC Deploys AI To Improve Railway Food Hygiene

Rediff.com11 Jun 2026

The AI-enabled system detects nine types of errors in the kitchens that are primarily responsible for unhygienic food on trains.

How AI Skills Can Give Indian Employees An Edge

How AI Skills Can Give Indian Employees An Edge

Rediff.com26 Apr 2026

Employees with artificial intelligence skills are likely to see better salary increments in the coming years, especially in technology, GCCs, and BFSI sectors, according to TeamLease Edtech.

CJI Kant Advocates 'Swadeshi Jurisprudence' In Age Of AI

CJI Kant Advocates 'Swadeshi Jurisprudence' In Age Of AI

Rediff.com7 Jun 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stated that the Supreme Court views technology as an aid to human reasoning, not a replacement, and emphasised developing "Swadeshi Jurisprudence" tailored to India's unique conditions. He highlighted efforts to create an indigenous AI ecosystem for the judiciary and stressed that AI cannot substitute human judgment, empathy, or ethical discernment.

India And UK Startup Ecosystems Explore AI Collaboration

India And UK Startup Ecosystems Explore AI Collaboration

Rediff.com2 Jun 2026

A delegation of Indian startup founders and leaders visited the UK to explore collaborations in artificial intelligence and technology, aiming to strengthen the India-UK innovation corridor.

Want OpenAI Shares? Read This First

Want OpenAI Shares? Read This First

Rediff.com7 days ago

Investors should do thorough due diligence when selecting a platform.

Sarvam AI becomes unicorn with $234 million Series B funding, HCLTech acquires 10.46% stake

Sarvam AI becomes unicorn with $234 million Series B funding, HCLTech acquires 10.46% stake

Rediff.com16 Jun 2026

Sarvam AI, an Indian full-stack sovereign artificial intelligence company, has achieved unicorn status after raising $234 million in a Series B funding round led by HCLTech and Bessemer Venture Partners, with HCLTech acquiring a 10.46 per cent stake.

Industry Taskforce Calls For AI Curriculum Overhaul

Industry Taskforce Calls For AI Curriculum Overhaul

Rediff.com28 May 2026

An industry-led AI curriculum taskforce has recommended shifting the present lecture-based teaching system for technical education to learning from real industry use cases and enhancing practical exposure of students.

Consumer Affairs Ministry To Develop AI-Powered SMART Standards

Consumer Affairs Ministry To Develop AI-Powered SMART Standards

Rediff.com4 Jun 2026

The Consumer Affairs Ministry is developing machine-readable SMART standards using AI to reduce industry compliance burden. This initiative aims to modernise India's standards ecosystem, with the Bureau of Indian Standards transitioning from a regulator to a facilitator, promoting private sector testing and faster processes.

AI deals rising, but IT sector earnings lag

AI deals rising, but IT sector earnings lag

Rediff.com26 May 2026

Indian IT stocks have seen a significant decline of up to 33 per cent year-to-date in 2026, largely due to artificial intelligence (AI) disrupting traditional outsourcing models, leading analysts to predict a challenging FY27 for the sector despite some cushion from rupee depreciation.

Indian Banks Discuss AI Security Risks After Global Concerns

Indian Banks Discuss AI Security Risks After Global Concerns

Rediff.com23 Apr 2026

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with bank heads to discuss the risks associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) following global concerns about Anthropic's Mythos model and its potential threat to financial systems' data security.

AI Yoga Coach Can Correct Yoga Postures In Real Time

AI Yoga Coach Can Correct Yoga Postures In Real Time

Rediff.com2 Jun 2026

A technology institute in Indore has developed an 'AI Yoga Coach' that can distinguish between correct and incorrect yoga postures and provide real-time guidance to practitioners.

Why India Is Set To Spearhead Global AI Deployment

Why India Is Set To Spearhead Global AI Deployment

Rediff.com27 May 2026

A senior Microsoft executive says India is uniquely positioned to lead the next phase of global AI deployment, driven by a massive developer base, rapid enterprise adoption, and robust digital public infrastructure.

Geopolitical Tensions, AI Risks Prompt Citi to Cut Nifty Target to 26,000

Geopolitical Tensions, AI Risks Prompt Citi to Cut Nifty Target to 26,000

Rediff.com12 Jun 2026

Global brokerage Citi has reduced its Nifty 50 index target to 26,000 from 27,000, citing persistent geopolitical tensions, risks to corporate earnings growth, and concerns about India's role in the global artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem.

How TCS And Mistral Will Deliver AI Solutions Globally

How TCS And Mistral Will Deliver AI Solutions Globally

Rediff.com28 May 2026

Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with French artificial intelligence firm Mistral to provide frontier grade AI solution, Mistral Forge, for enterprises across the world.

Netrasemi's Indigenous AI Chipset A2000 Nears Commercial Launch

Netrasemi's Indigenous AI Chipset A2000 Nears Commercial Launch

Rediff.com28 May 2026

Netrasemi, an Indian semiconductor start-up, has announced that its flagship AI chipset, A2000, has achieved silicon bringup and is preparing for commercial production this year. The A2000 SoC, supported by Zoho and the government's DLI programme, will enable smart vision and real-time video analytics for smart cameras and edge AI platforms.

How Indian Medic Profited From Fake AI Influencer Emily Hart

How Indian Medic Profited From Fake AI Influencer Emily Hart

Rediff.com22 Apr 2026

Indian youth creates fictional AI influencer, Emily Hart, who amasses millions of followers and earns him substantial income, exposing the deceptive potential of AI in the digital age.

AI Boom Displaces India Inc from MSCI EM Top 10 for First Time in 26 Years

AI Boom Displaces India Inc from MSCI EM Top 10 for First Time in 26 Years

Rediff.com9 Jun 2026

The unprecedented rally in artificial intelligence (AI)-linked stocks has led to Indian companies being excluded from the top 10 constituents of the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index for the first time in over two decades, raising concerns about concentration risk.

Indian Talent Continues To Ascend Global Tech Leadership Ranks

Indian Talent Continues To Ascend Global Tech Leadership Ranks

Rediff.com2 days ago

Kunal Shah, founder of CRED, has been appointed global head of WhatsApp, joining a growing list of Indian-origin executives leading major technology companies worldwide. This trend underscores the increasing demand for Indian talent in strategic leadership roles across Silicon Valley.

RBI Targets Mule Accounts With AI

RBI Targets Mule Accounts With AI

Rediff.com5 Jun 2026

While opening new accounts, banks can check if the name appears in any mule data. In case it does, the bank can conduct enhanced due diligence.

OpenAI, Anthropic Threat For India's IT Majors

OpenAI, Anthropic Threat For India's IT Majors

Rediff.com18 May 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic are not simply enabling new software capabilities, they are moving directly into enterprise execution, workflow ownership, and decision orchestration.

Acer Aspire 5 AI Laptop Launched in India: What You Need to Know

Acer Aspire 5 AI Laptop Launched in India: What You Need to Know

Rediff.com1 Jun 2026

Acer has launched its new Aspire 5 AI laptop in India, featuring Intel Core Ultra 7 processors, a 14-inch WUXGA display, up to 32 GB LPDDR5 memory, and a starting price of Rs 79,999.

How AI Can Boost India's Economy By $500 Billion

How AI Can Boost India's Economy By $500 Billion

Rediff.com13 May 2026

A joint study by IBM and IndiaAI, a MeiTY initiative, indicates that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to contribute over USD 500 billion to India's economy by 2030. The report highlights the need for improved AI literacy, infrastructure, and data quality to fully realise this potential.

AI171 crash: Life is 'far more difficult' for lone survivor

AI171 crash: Life is 'far more difficult' for lone survivor

Rediff.com12 Jun 2026

Viswashkumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of Flight 171 which crashed a year ago in Ahmedabad, has spoken out about his ongoing struggles with 'sleep, anxiety and difficult memories,' highlighting the profound and lasting impact of the disaster.

Accenture's Gloomy Outlook Drags Down Indian IT Shares, Nifty IT Slips 6%

Accenture's Gloomy Outlook Drags Down Indian IT Shares, Nifty IT Slips 6%

Rediff.com4 days ago

Accenture's revised annual revenue growth forecast and weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter guidance have sent shockwaves through the Indian IT sector, causing major IT stocks and the Nifty IT index to tumble significantly.

AI boom reshapes global equity markets, India slips to sixth place

AI boom reshapes global equity markets, India slips to sixth place

Rediff.com27 May 2026

The global artificial intelligence (AI) boom has significantly reshaped equity markets, with Taiwan surpassing India to become the world's fifth-largest stock market. India has seen its market capitalisation decline by 7% year-to-date, while AI-linked economies like Taiwan and South Korea have surged.