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The India AI Impact Summit 2026 marked the launch of the AI Impact Casebooks – Health & Education, developed under the leadership of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and the IndiaAI Mission, with support from partners including the World Health Organisation and Central Square Foundation.

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 exhibition has brought together leading technology companies, academic institutions, start-ups, industry bodies and global partners to showcase cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions across sectors. The 10 thematic Pavilions comprising 300+ exhibitors from India and 30+ countries highlight how AI is driving scientific advancement, industrial resilience, innovation, and the democratisation of digital resources.

A high-level thematic session titled “Advancing AI Readiness and Adoption in Manufacturing MSMEs” was held today on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. The session brought together key Ministries of the Government of India, including the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Ministry of Textiles, and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers), along with policymakers, industry representatives, and academia.

Lauding India’s first government owned, sovereign “Large Language Model”, Multilingual AI stack, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; and Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that Artificial Intelligence is no longer an option but an essential component of working in every sphere of life, as he addressed the session on “BharatGen Models: Vision and Technical Execution 2026” at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The session “From Insights to Action for Resilient, High-Performance Data Centres”, held today on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 and organised in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) and the National Lab of the Rockies, earlier known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), discussed the growing pressure that AI-driven data centre expansion is placing on energy systems and infrastructure planning.

As part of the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the session “AI in Governance: Revolutionising Government Efficiency” brought together global researchers and senior policymakers to examine how artificial intelligence can strengthen public service delivery at scale. The discussion focused on moving beyond pilots and promise toward measurable impact, emphasizing rigorous evaluation, responsible deployment and systems-level readiness across government.

The AI Impact Casebooks focusing on Energy and Accessibility were released at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The publications bring together global experiences on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sustainable development and inclusive growth.

Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri. Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that India will scale its compute capacity beyond the existing 38,000 GPUs with the addition of 20,000 GPUs in the coming weeks. He highlighted that this marks the next phase of India’s AI strategy, with a significant expansion of compute infrastructure and a focus on responsible AI deployment.

The session titled “Scaling Impact from India’s Sovereign AI and Data” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 focused on how India can move from being primarily a consumer of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to becoming a creator of AI systems with global relevance.

The second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened with a high-impact session that examined the dual imperatives of people-centric AI and sovereign technological capability.

The inaugural day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 witnessed a convergence of global policymakers, multilateral institutions, technology leaders, innovators, and industry representatives.