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By – Amin Habibi, Co-Founder and COO, VergeCloud

“At VergeCloud, we believe rationalizing GST for digital infrastructure will not only accelerate innovation but also strengthen India’s position as a global hub for sovereign technology. Lowering the burden on cloud and CDN services can directly reduce the cost of doing business for startups, MSMEs, and enterprises that depend on reliable digital infrastructure. A fair GST framework would also encourage more foreign investment in India’s data economy, promote local R&D, and align with the government’s vision of Digital India”

By – Amit Relan, Co-Founder and CEO, mFilterit

“The GST 2.0 reform is not just a tax simplification exercise—it’s a structural shift that will reshape how businesses, especially consumer-facing industries, plan for growth. As demand picks up across sectors, companies will need to balance scale with compliance discipline. The winners will be those who can align efficiency with trust, both in their operations and in their customer relationships. For India, this is an inflection point where fiscal policy and market confidence can work hand-in-hand to unlock sustainable growth.”

India, September 6, 2025 : At IFA 2025, Dreame Technology showcased a full spectrum of smart home solutions designed to empower users’ dream life. From the world’s first stair-climbing robot vacuum to unprecedented cordless stick vacuums and AI-driven robotic lawn mowers, Dreame demonstrated how cutting-edge technology can simplify everyday chores and transform the way people live.

“Our mission is simple,” said Sean Chen, Managing Director of Dreame Technology. “We listen to users’ needs and turn challenges into effortless solutions. At IFA, we are excited to showcase these new technologies and hope they truly help our users, giving them more time to focus on what truly matters. Whether it’s climbing stairs, handling tangled hair, or maintaining a multi-zone lawn, Dreame innovations make everyday life easier, cleaner, and smarter.”

Dreame Cyber X: Conceptual Breakthrough in Stair-Climbing Robotics

Cyber X represents a leap forward in robotic engineering: a vacuum system designed to clean multiple floors autonomously, solving one of the most persistent household challenges. At its core, Cyber X consists of three key components: the robotic vacuum, the Bionic QuadTrack™ stair-climbing system, and the base station. The QuadTrack™ system is the centerpiece, enabling smooth and safe transitions between floors.

When Cyber X needs to move from one floor to another, the vacuum docks onto the QuadTrack™ system, which functions like a mini elevator for the vacuum. The system carries the vacuum to the next level, then automatically releases it to begin cleaning. After completing its tasks, the vacuum uses the same process to return or continue cleaning, eliminating any need for manual lifting.

Key highlights:

• Bionic QuadTrack™ stair-climbing system: Cyber X, with its first-of-its-kind QuadTrack™ system, can climb stairs up to 25 cm in height at 0.2 m/s, dynamically adapting to varying step widths and geometries, making stair climbing smooth, fast, and safe.
• Triple Braking Protection: Three independent braking layers and rugged rubber treads ensure maximum grip and stability across hardwood, tile, and carpet.
• Smart 3DAdapt™ Vision System: A structured light laser combined with an AI camera maps stairs in real-time, calculating depth, angle, and height for confident and natural movement.
• Independent High-Capacity Batteries: Both Cyber X and the QuadTrack™ system are equipped with 6,400 mAh high-capacity batteries, enabling coverage of up to five floors in a single session.

With Cyber X, Dreame showcases its pioneering spirit and forward-thinking vision, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in autonomous, multi-floor cleaning.

Cyber10 Ultra: The World’s 1st Robot Vacuum with a Grabbing Robotic Arm & Multi-Tool System

Dreame introduces Cyber10 Ultra, the industry’s first robotic vacuum that autonomously uses cleaning tools, powered by the CyberDex Bionic Ecosystem. It reaches where other vacuums can’t — between chair legs, under cabinets, and into deep corners — and can even pick up objects weighing up to 500g. Smart, precise, and hands-free, Cyber10 Ultra represents a major upgrade in home cleaning.

CyberDex Hyper-Flex Arm: Mimicking human movement with four joints and five degrees of freedom, the arm extends up to 33 cm from the vacuum edge. Powered by high-torque joints, it moves objects out of the way, enabling complete cleaning coverage and intelligently organizing scattered items.

Autonomous Tool-Utility Technology: The arm can operate different cleaning tools — brushes and vacuum nozzles — on its own. With a 40 cm reach, it cleans narrow gaps and tight crevices, ensuring no corner is missed.

360° TriSight™ Vision System: Binocular cameras on the vacuum map homes in 3D, avoiding obstacles from cords to furniture. RGB and infrared cameras on the arm provide 360-degree vision, while side laser sensors eliminate blind spots, allowing smart, safe navigation.

The Aqua Series: Fresh Water Mopping for Pristine Floors

Today, Dreame is introducing its all-new form of robot vacuum — the Aqua Series. Just like the flagship X Series with dual-disc mops, the Aqua Series will continue to evolve with each generation, establishing itself as one of Dreame’s dual-flagship series. At its core is a roller mop with real-time fresh water cleaning, designed to stay spotless while working, ensuring consistently hygienic results and smarter, more efficient floor care for homes worldwide.

Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller Complete

The Aqua10 Ultra Roller Complete delivers fast, hygienic mopping with minimal maintenance. Its AquaRoll™ Roller Mop self-cleans with fresh water while separating dirty water to prevent recontamination. FluffRoll™ Technology lifts dust and tackles tough stains, reaching grout lines and other hard-to-clean areas. AutoSeal™ Roller Guard protects carpets from getting wet, and ThermoHub™ 100°C Self-Cleaning ensures the roller stays fresh and ready for the next use. Perfect for homes with pets, children, or frequent spills, it provides thorough, effortless floor care every time.

Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Track Complete

The Aqua10 Ultra Track Complete brings advanced mopping technology to life with TrackSync™ Constant Hot Water Mopping, Dreame’s first fresh water cleaning system. Continuous 45°C hot water* combined with automated solution refilling keeps floors pristine while efficiently navigating obstacles. Designed specifically for hard floor users, it features a broader contact area with stronger downward pressure, tackling tough, stuck-on stains and deep floor crevices with ease.

Matrix10 Ultra: The World’s 1st Smart Multi-Mop Switching Robot Vacuum

The Matrix10 Ultra features the industry-first Multi-Mop Switching Dock and Three-Solution Compartment, automatically adapting to different areas with the right mop pads. It holds up to three mop types, switching based on room type or cleaning needs: nylon-bristled scrubbing pads for grease in the kitchen, sponge water-locking pads for bathrooms, and thermal mop pads for other rooms, maintaining consistent temperature for enhanced cleaning.

The Three-Solution Compartment delivers tailored solutions for pet odors, wood floor care, and general cleaning, ensuring that each area receives the right treatment. Whether removing stubborn kitchen grease, eliminating pet odors, or protecting delicate wood floors, Matrix10 Ultra provides a fresher, cleaner home with minimal manual maintenance.

V20 Pro and V30: Smart Cordless Vacuums Delivering Tangle-Free, Zero-Gap Cleaning

Dreame’s latest cordless stick vacuums, the V20 Pro and V30, bring a new level of efficiency and precision to home cleaning. The most outstanding feature is the GapFree™ AI Robotic Arm, engineered to solve one of the toughest cleaning challenges: edges and corners. Guided by intelligent infrared sensing, it extends precisely along walls and furniture, pulling in both fine dust and larger debris directly into the suction path—with zero gaps, as close as 0mm*. This delivers complete edge cleaning in a single pass, making home cleaning faster, cleaner, and effortless.

Addressing one of the most persistent household challenges — hair tangles — the vacuums feature TangleCut™ Dual Scraper technology, an industry-first design with two motor-driven scrapers built into the roller brush. As the roller spins, hair passes through the scraper zone, where the dual scrapers sequentially cut strands into fine pieces and deposit them directly into the dustbin. This eliminates manual hair removal and prevents roller jams, ensuring continuous, efficient cleaning.

The OmniX 2.0 Dynamic Brush Head automatically adapts to any floor type, from thick carpets to hardwood, while the built-in 90° foldable, 4-stage extendable wand allows users to reach under low furniture easily. Together, these innovations make the V20 Pro and V30 faster, cleaner, and truly hands-free, redefining the cordless vacuum experience.

A3 AWD Series: Smart, AI-Powered Robotic Lawn Mowers

The A3 AWD series represents Dreame’s most advanced robotic lawn mowers to date. Designed for hands-free, precision mowing, they integrate OmniSense™ 3.0 navigation, EdgeMaster™ 2.0 edge-trimming, and 4WD hub motors, effortlessly tackling slopes, uneven terrain, and complex multi-zone lawns while delivering flawless, edge-to-edge results.

OmniSense™ 3.0 combines high-precision 3D LiDAR with binocular AI vision to create real-time 3D maps of the lawn and surroundings. It can detect and avoid over 300 objects — from garden tools to small animals — while navigating narrow passages, multi-zone yards, and complex terrain. Continuous AI updates ensure safe, intelligent, and autonomous mowing.

EdgeMaster™ 2.0 provides edge-to-edge trimming with <1.5 cm precision. Dual floating cutting discs adjust automatically to terrain irregularities, covering a 40 cm width per pass to maintain a uniform, healthy lawn surface, even on slopes or uneven ground.

Powerful 4WD hub motors, paired with Mecanum omni-directional wheels and a robust suspension, let the mower easily climb slopes, cross obstacles, and navigate uneven terrain with stable, zero-turn performance.

In today’s fast-paced world, the kitchen has evolved into more than just a place for cooking, it’s a space where style, convenience, and technology converge. With this in mind, Hafele introduces Valeriya, the new Semi-Integrated Built-In Dishwasher that redefines effortless cleaning while enhancing kitchen aesthetics.

True to its name, which means “strong and healthy”, Hafele’s Valeriya delivers robust performance for every dishwashing need. Equipped with 15 place settings and 3 spacious baskets, it accommodates everything from delicate glassware to heavy-duty cookware like kadhais, pressure cookers, saucepans, and woks, making it the perfect choice for families of all sizes.

At the heart of Hafele’s Valeriya Dishwasher lies a powerful Brushless DC (BLDC) motor that ensures whisper-quiet, energy-efficient operation, ideal for use at any time of day or night. Its Hygiene programme combined with UV light technology guarantees germ-free, safe-to-use utensils with every wash.

The Semi-Integrated Built-In design offers a seamless fit into your kitchen, while the capacitive touch control panel, LED display, and dark grey painted baskets elevate the overall look with a touch of understated luxury.

With Valeriya, Hafele blends cutting-edge technology, sleek design, and thoughtful features to create a dishwashing experience that’s as beautiful as it is powerful.

Established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hafele Global network, Hafele India has been operating in India since 2003. An authority in the field of architectural hardware, furniture and kitchen fittings and accessories, the company also has a strong presence in synergized product categories like Home Appliances, Interior and Furniture Lighting, Sanitary Solutions, and Surfaces positioning itself as a complete solution provider for interior solutions in India and South Asia. Hafele India has a strong nation-wide presence through its offices and design showrooms spread across the country. The showrooms function as a one-stop-shop for all home interior and improvement needs – from providing in-depth technical advice to kitchen and wardrobe designing services through a team of experts.

Chennai, August 28, 2025 – Techno Digital, the digital infrastructure arm of Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited (TEECL), today announced the inauguration of its 36MW data center at SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri, Chennai. This next-gen facility is part of Techno Digital’s $1 billion investment commitment towards building future-ready, sustainable digital infrastructure across the country.

Spanning over 200,000 sq. ft., this state-of-the-art 36 MW datacentre delivers a hosting capacity of about 2,400 high-density racks and is designed to support flexible power densities from 10 kW to 50 kW per rack and beyond, making it one of India’s most advanced AI-ready infrastructures. Strategically located in the heart of Chennai’s IT corridor, the facility is designed to provide resilience against climate risks and offers seamless connectivity to multiple cable landing stations and domestic networks that anchor India’s internet backbone. The facility’s design integrates:

• On-site 110 kV GIS Substation with dual power feeds from independent substations, connected via underground cable paths for reliability and weatherproof operation.
• Powering customers’ critical IT load within server hall via state-of-the-art UPS systems, tested and certified with NVIDIA’s latest GB200 series.
• Efficient Cooling Architecture featuring centrifugal water-cooled chillers and adiabatic cooling towers thus enabling best-in-class operational PUE and helping reduce water consumption by 75%.

 “Our Chennai AI-ready hyperscale data center is a significant milestone in our commitment to accelerating the Digital India vision and advancing India’s self-reliance initiative. This launch goes beyond infrastructure; it represents a strategic investment in building a future-ready digital ecosystem,” said, Ankit Saraiya, Director & CEO, Techno Digital. “Chennai stands out as a top destination for hyperscale data centers, due to its robust infrastructure, progressive business policies, and vibrant talent pool. This, coupled with our strong credentials in power infrastructure, strategically positions us as a partner of choice for enterprises looking to modernize, scale, embrace sustainability and future-proof their digital operations.”

India’s burgeoning digital economy demands a comprehensive focus on building a robust digital infrastructure. With the rise in data consumption, rapid cloud adoption, and advancements in AI and 5G rollout, data centers are the strategic pillars that deliver scalable, secure, and efficient solutions to meet this demand. Additionally, as sustainability is becoming a key factor in India’s growth trajectory, optimizing energy-efficient resources for modern hyperscale and edge data centers is of utmost importance.

 “We are thrilled to announce the launch of our AI-ready hyperscale data center in Chennai, a facility that exemplifies progressive technology, precision engineering, and purposeful innovation, built at the intersection of tradition and technology,” said Amit Agrawal, President, Techno Digital. “Today’s digital-native enterprises demand hyper-availability, seamless scalability, robust security, and operational resilience all while advancing their sustainability goals. We are confident that the strategically located facility on India’s southern coast in Chennai, further augmented by our network of interconnected Edge data centers, is well poised to shape the country’s digital infrastructure with sustainable, AI-driven, and cloud-optimized offerings.”

Padam Prakash Gupta, Managing Director, TEECL, added, “With this strategic expansion, Techno Electric reaffirms its commitment to building a high-quality, benchmark digital infrastructure platform. The Chennai Data Center facility is a testament to the group’s EPC leadership and financial discipline, ensuring superior returns and long-term value creation for all stakeholders.”

The facility sets a new benchmark for sustainable digital infrastructure by deliberately allocating 25% of the total site area to green spaces a first in the region. It incorporates adiabatic cooling towers and an energy-efficient exterior that reduce water consumption and minimize heat gain. Additionally, facility is equipped with advanced water treatment, recycling, and storage systems to ensure responsible usage and reuse of water. The design aligns with a Rated 3+ reliability standard and is confirmed for USGBC Gold certification for its environmental performance.

Mumbai, August 26: ANJ Group, one of India’s leading design and build firms, has appointed Dr Ashfaq Ul Ahad as its Chief People Officer (CPO). The appointment reflects ANJ’s commitment to building inspiring workplaces for its clients and a culture where people can thrive.

Dr Ul Ahad brings with him 25 years of experience, spanning across hospitality, banking, technology, telecom, logistics and education sectors. From leading HR at global organisations like ICICI Bank, GE, Hutchison and Syntel to shaping capability development for Delhivery’s 75,000-strong workforce, his career has been defined by building people-first cultures at scale. Beyond the corporate world, he has also co-founded Talent Edge Academy and CollegeDekho Academy, creating learning platforms that bridge the gap between education and employability for young professionals.

Speaking about his new role, Dr Ul Ahad said, “ANJ for me is a Blue Ocean, and I am joining at a time when the organisation is shaping the future of workspaces in India. ANJ’s manufacturing prowess, customer centricity, coupled with a people-first culture is all poised to move it from a challenger quadrant to a leader. I am tasked to make this happen while creating meaningful impact for our customers, employees and communities alike.”

At ANJ, he will be responsible for steering the company’s People & Culture agenda with a focus on nurturing leadership, strengthening employee engagement, driving organisational transformation and fostering a workplace that inspires creativity and innovation.

26th August, 2025, New Delhi: To empower HR and L&D leaders to build a skilled workforce ready to deliver from day one, Enthral.ai, a leading provider of a skilling platform powered by Agentic AI, has now launched a new set of AI Agents focused on building role-readiness. Targeted to address the biggest challenge in Learning and Development (L&D) today providing outcome-driven training—the role-ready AI agents supercharge the platform’s capability to create measurable workforce impact at scale.

While role readiness has always been a key L&D objective, rapid shifts in the world of work, driven by macroeconomic trends, industry dynamics, and tech acceleration, have made it a pressing priority for enterprises today. Enthral’s Agentic AI skilling platform, with its newly launched AI Agents for role-readiness, enables HR and L&D teams to instantly transform a job role into a performance-oriented learning journey.

With a simple input of a role, say Fraud Analyst or Retail Relationship Manager, the system generates a complete “show me, try me, test me” path where learners watch how it’s done, practice in safe environments through interactive role-plays and real-time AI coaching, and get tested with AI Proctoring. This performance is assessed, logged, and auditable, giving HR and L&D teams confidence that their teams are ready to perform before stepping out into real-world situations.

What makes the Role-Ready solution especially powerful is that it is both industry- and role-agnostic. Whether in BFSI, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, IT services, or for upskilling customer-facing teams, blue-collar workforce, frontline employees, the platform’s AI Agents ensure all learners are coached and evaluated against the exact demands of their role. Further, the platform’s easy integration with existing HR tech stacks, along with the ability to build and train custom agents for diverse roles and goals, represents the next wave of enterprise skilling. In this model, HR and L&D leaders don’t just deliver training, they become strategic enablers of ROI through faster onboarding, improved compliance, higher productivity, and consistent readiness across distributed teams.

“Enterprises need to move beyond static learning to adaptive role readiness. HR and L&D leaders don’t need more training, they require solutions that give them the confidence that their workforce can perform from day one, making upskilling not just an input, but a demonstrable business outcome,” said Sammir Inamdar, Co-founder and CEO, Enthral.

Globally, the Agentic AI market is projected to grow from USD 7.06 billion in 2025 to USD 93.20 billion by 2032 with a CAGR of 44.6% during the forecast period. As enterprises shift from passive copilots to autonomous agents that drive measurable outcomes, Enthral’s role-ready agents bring this breakthrough to the skilling ecosystem, making workforce readiness not just faster, but smarter.

Bengaluru, 25 August 2025: Bud Ecosystem, an innovation leader behind a hardware-agnostic generative AI software stack, has partnered with NxtGen, India’s sovereign cloud leader renowned for its secure, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure and a qualified cloud service provider for the India AI mission. The partnership entails bringing affordable, turnkey GenAI solutions to enterprises across the country.

The collaboration is specifically designed to overcome the twin barriers of high infrastructure costs and scarce in‑house AI expertise that have slowed generative AI adoption. As per the partnership MoU, NxtGen will collaborate with Bud to integrate its flagship AI Foundry into NxtGen’s cloud offerings, enabling customers to provision and manage GenAI workloads through a single, intuitive interface. This integration will allow end customers to avoid relying on a disparate collection of tools, such as performance optimization tools, model registries, compliance checkers, security controls, workflow orchestrators, and analytics dashboards, by delivering all these capabilities through one cohesive platform.

NxtGen recently announced “M,” a next-generation open AI platform designed to transform human intent into real-world outcomes through intelligent, agentic workflows. Positioned as India’s alternative to ChatGPT, “M” delivers sovereign, high-performance AI powered entirely by open systems and hosted on India’s most advanced AI infrastructure. The platform is powered by the Bud Stack. By simplifying the full lifecycle management of GenAI deployments, Bud AI Foundry ensures enterprises can easily adopt GenAI without vendor lock‑in or steep learning curves.

“Most organizations that lack on‑premises AI hardware have been forced to choose between the premium pricing of global cloud providers—often prohibitive for mid‑market players—and the complexity of building bespoke AI clusters in‑house. By combining Bud’s software, which is tuned for cost‑effective infrastructure utilization, with NxtGen’s competitively priced sovereign cloud services, the alliance offers a third way: a pay‑as‑you‑go GenAI environment featuring model‑as‑a‑service capabilities and outcome‑based pricing that undercuts the total cost of ownership on AWS, Azure, or GCP while delivering enterprise‑grade performance,” Linson Joseph, CSO, Bud Ecosystem, said.

Additionally, the joint solution integrates Bud’s hardware-agnostic inference stack for scalable LLM deployment, Bud’s pre-built agents that provide ready-to-use AI capabilities for common business tasks, and the Bud Jr Model Catalogue, which offers compact, efficient models optimized for enterprise and edge deployments.

Beyond software integration, the two companies are committing joint resources to the research and development of India‑focused language models and industry‑specific AI agents. Finance, healthcare, manufacturing, e‑commerce and other verticals will benefit from domain‑specialized SLMs and autonomous agents that understand local regulatory frameworks, linguistic nuances, and sector workflows. This R&D initiative underscores the partners’ shared vision of democratizing advanced AI, tailoring it to the unique needs of Indian businesses, and fostering domestic leadership in generative AI innovation.

Bengaluru, India, August 25, 2025 : As India’s healthcare digital revolution accelerates, Athma, the tech arm incubated under Narayana Health, today launched AIRA, a pioneering AI-powered solution designed to move AI tools from proof-of-concept to real-world clinical impact. AIRA, powered by Athma, is reimagining how clinicians interact with health records by synthesizing patient data into clear, intelligent timelines and enabling smarter, proactive care decisions. The announcement was also graced by chief guests Dr. Alexander Thomas, Former President of AHPI, and Dr. Lallu Joseph, Secretary General of CAHO, who highlighted the importance of such innovations in transforming healthcare.

Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, AIRA reads through all patient records — digital or scanned — to instantly generate clinical timelines and smart tags, ensuring no critical detail is missed. Clinicians can capture information seamlessly through touch, natural speech, or even ambient listening during consultations, with documentation completed automatically in structured, accurate formats.

“The Intelligent Hospital is no longer a future concept; it’s happening now,” said Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder & Chairman of Narayana Health. “Life after the EMR means technology and clinicians work hand-in-hand, eliminating medical error and making healthcare safer for patients. We are moving beyond systems that simply store data — to ones that interpret, connect, and act on it. With AIRA, ambient intelligence and AI-driven automation are transforming mountains of data into clear insights and fragmented workflows into seamless, patient-focused care. This is the next chapter in intelligent healthcare.”

“AIRA exemplifies how AI can shift healthcare from reactive to proactive,” said Jagadeesh Ramasamy, Head of Products, Athma, “By leveraging predictive analytics and continuous monitoring, we’re enabling hospitals to prevent crises before they happen — shifting the focus from emergency response to early intervention. This rewires the entire healthcare system by empowering clinicians with timely intelligence — a critical step toward building smarter, future-ready hospitals”, he added.

India’s Healthcare Digital Revolution and AI’s Growing Impact

India’s healthcare sector is set to grow from USD 1.10 billion in 2022 to USD 5.15 billion by 2030. While as per recent industry reports, telemedicine, AI, and digital records drive this change, doctors still spend nearly 6 hours daily on electronic health records, often exceeding their patient-facing time — with 91% report working beyond office hours, contributing to burnout.

Athma: Shaping Smarter Hospitals and Empowering Doctors

Built on the rich clinical learnings of Narayana Health, Athma is creating the digital backbone for Smart Hospitals. Its innovative solutions have reduced documentation time by 40% and accelerated lab reports by up to 80%, freeing clinicians to focus on care. With AI-driven reports and auto-generated discharge summaries, Athma makes hospital workflows faster, structured, and more efficient. Additionally, it’s flagship mobile apps – Athma Care (for patients), Aadi (for doctors), Namah (for Nurses) and Aham (for admin) are transforming how every key stakeholder experiences healthcare, making Athma a true game-changer.

As part of this journey, Athma curated AIRA, an AI layer atop its EMR. AIRA automates documentation through natural language input, real-time listening, and clinical timelines, reducing burnout and boosting accuracy. Looking ahead, AIRA will drive real-time risk predictions and proactive alerts, integrate with wearables and external health records, and offer a unified 360° patient view across the continuum of care. These capabilities will help power the precision hospitals of the future, where technology doesn’t just support care — it anticipates needs, drives outcomes, and redefines patient journeys. Together, Athma and AIRA are shaping a future-ready, patient-centric healthcare ecosystem for India.

“Healthcare is undergoing a fundamental transformation — moving from intuition-based approaches to data-augmented, intelligent care,” said Dr. Emmanuel Rupert, MD & Group CEO, Narayana Health. “At Narayana Health, we have developed Athmaas as more than just an EMR platform; it is a foundational technology that integrates advanced AI to transform how clinical data is managed and utilized.
Through Athma, we are creating an intelligent healthcare ecosystem where data flows seamlessly to support proactive, personalized care. This empowers our clinicians with deeper insights, greater efficiency, and ultimately better outcomes for our patients. We believe Athma will not only transform care delivery within Narayana Health but also lead India’s journey toward a smarter, AI-driven healthcare future.”

The announcement also witnessed gatherings from key industry players across the healthcare sector, alongside engaging panel discussions. Experts from India and abroad shared insights on overcoming barriers in healthcare data utilization and building future-proof hospital technology stacks, highlighting how AI and digital tools are bridging gaps between data availability and actionable clinical decisions -a vital part of India’s broader healthcare digital transformation.

August 22, 2025: Data Security Council of India (DSCI) today released a compendium of reports on Emerging Computing pathways. The compendium in three parts reveal India’s strategic positioning in neuromorphic, quantum, and photonic computing technologies that can overcome traditional computing limitations. The analysis maps India’s ecosystem development, government initiatives, and market opportunities in computing paradigms offering energy efficiency and performance improvements, positioning the nation for leadership in the next decade of technological innovation.

The study on Decoding Quantum Computing: Trends, Players & Opportunities provides comprehensive insights into an industry experiencing rapid technological evolution, with detailed analysis of hardware advancements, qubit technologies, and software stack developments. The report demonstrates how India’s National Quantum Mission and strategic research initiatives are creating opportunities while examining the complete global supply chain ecosystem and emerging patent landscapes.

The study on Brains of the Future: Advancing Neuromorphic Computing in India reveals how brain-inspired processing architectures can be transitioned from research concepts to commercial applications, with India positioning itself as a key player in this energy-efficient computing revolution. The analysis maps the global and Indian technology ecosystem highlighting strategic partnerships and government initiatives that are accelerating developments.

And the report on Photonic Computing: Technology, Market, and Adoption Trends examines how light-based processing can overcome the speed, energy, and scalability barriers of traditional electronics. With detailed market analysis and industry-specific applications, the study reveals India’s growing ecosystem contributions and government-funded initiatives that are positioning the nation in this transformative computing paradigm capable of performance improvements.

Launching the reports, Vinayak Godse, CEO, DSCI, said, “With the current pace of breakthroughs, traditional semiconductor-based computing will be complemented with hybrid computing that can solve the problem of energy consumption and processing speed. These reports published today and along with AI in Physical World share insights on how increasing computing power will revolutionize efficiency through multiple converging technologies.”

As businesses become increasingly data-driven, the demand for skilled Data Analysts has skyrocketed across industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, and e-commerce. Whether you’re a student, a working professional pivoting into analytics, or someone seeking to advance into data-centric leadership roles, the right platform can fast-track your journey. These five platforms stand out for their curriculum quality, mentorship, hands-on training, and career outcomes in the field of Data Analytics:

NextLeap – NextLeap has expanded beyond Product Management to offer fellowship-style programs in Data Analytics, designed for early-career professionals. The platform emphasizes hands-on learning through real-world datasets, cohort-based classes, and mentorship from industry experts. With its outcome-driven structure, learners gain practical skills in SQL, Python, Excel, and visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI. Affordable pricing, placement support, and a strong peer community make NextLeap an attractive choice for those starting out in analytics careers.

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate – Offered via Coursera, Google’s Data Analytics Professional Certificate is among the most recognized entry-level programs worldwide. It provides a solid foundation in spreadsheets, SQL, R programming, data visualization, and business problem-solving. The self-paced program includes practical projects, case studies, and portfolio-building exercises. With a globally acknowledged certificate backed by Google, it’s ideal for students and working professionals seeking an industry-recognized credential at an accessible cost.

upGrad- upGrad offers a Post Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics in collaboration with top universities such as Purdue University and IITs. The program blends academic content, case studies, and industry sessions, along with one-on-one mentorship. Covering tools like Python, SQL, and visualization dashboards, the course caters to working professionals aiming to transition into data-centric roles or upskill for career growth. With strong placement assistance and networking opportunities, upGrad is positioned as a premium option for mid-career learners.

Emeritus- Emeritus partners with leading global institutions such as MIT, Columbia, and IIMs to deliver executive-level Data Analytics programs. Designed for professionals aiming to move into leadership or strategy roles, Emeritus programs combine academic rigor with business-oriented case studies. Delivered in a hybrid model, the courses focus on advanced analytics, data-driven decision-making, and leadership in digital transformation. The strong brand credibility of partner institutions makes Emeritus particularly appealing to experienced managers and executives seeking global recognition.