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Couchbase has announced general availability of its AI Data Plane, a unified data infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents that consolidates memory, context retrieval and data access from cloud to edge environments.

Under the mission's foundation model pillar, 15 large language models and small language models are being supported across speech, text and vision modalities. The AI Kosh platform now hosts over 12,519 datasets, 307 AI models and 20 toolkits.

ICMR-MINDS, an AI-powered platform that enables frontline health workers to screen and manage mental health disorders, has won Gold at the National e-Governance Awards 2026. The platform is operational across seven states.

The government has approved a ₹29,000 crore expansion of the UDAN regional air connectivity scheme, targeting 100 new aerodromes and 200 helipads over ten years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the next phase in Jodhpur, where he also inaugurated a ₹480 crore airport terminal.

UIDAI recorded over 2.5 lakh email updates within two days of launching a free email update service on the Aadhaar App. The service, available until 31 December 2026, removes the need for physical visits to enrolment centres.

Academic Bank of Credits now covers nearly 3,000 higher education institutions, enabling digital credit transfers, verification and lifelong academic records.

What robotic picking systems deliver in 2026 – how automated warehouses achieve 300% speed increases and 99% accuracy rates, and why integrating robotic picking with downstream palletizing closes the loop on full warehouse automation.

Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based AI company Analog to deploy intelligent infrastructure systems across India, targeting mobility, urban development and industrial operations.

MeitY and Uttar Pradesh will set up three AI centres of excellence at universities in Lucknow and Kanpur with ₹150 crore in funding under the IndiaAI Mission. Google, Microsoft, TCS and other industry partners will contribute to the initiative.

Digital India completes eleven years with ₹1.64 lakh crore approved for semiconductor projects and over 45,000 GPUs deployed for AI research. UPI processed 24,162 crore transactions in FY 2025-26.