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India to Set Up 500 Data Labs, Boost AI Capabilities with 988 Crore Investment

Information and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the government will establish over 500 data labs nationwide as part of the India AI Mission. Announcing a pre-event of the AI Impact Summit 2026, eight new companies have been chosen, including Tech Mahindra, Fractal Analytics, and BharatGen, an IIT Bombay consortium, to develop large language models. The government has allotted 988.6 crore rupees under the IndiaAI Mission for the consortium headed by IIT Bombay to develop a La...