Chariot Launches Indic Text-to-Speech Model in 11 Languages
Chariot, an IndiaAI Mission lab, launched Chariot-1-TTS-Multilingual on 12 Nov 2026, a text-to-speech model for 11 Indic languages, English and 50+ voices
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Govt May Push Indigenous AI Models in Defence, Critical Sectors
India may ask defence, aerospace and other critical sectors to use indigenous AI models from the IndiaAI Mission and avoid foreign frontier AI.
MeitY Targets Indigenous GPU Chip in About 24 Months
MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan said India aims to develop an indigenous GPU chip in about 24 months under ISM 2.0, cutting AI chip import dependence.
IndiaAI Mission Releases Soket EKA-1 and ZenteiQ Dhir Models
MeitY’s S Krishnan released Soket Labs’ EKA-1 and ZenteiQ’s Dhir 2B and Dhir 5B, new IndiaAI foundation models built in India, on 3 November 2026.
NeuroDX’s 240M-Parameter Sphota Model Claims an Edge Over Liquid AI With 50x Less Training Data
IndiaAI-backed NeuroDX says its 240M-parameter Sphota model edges Liquid AI on benchmarks with 50x less training data. Results are preliminary.
BharatGen Names 8-Member Advisory Board With NSE’s Ashish Chauhan, NITI’s Debjani Ghosh and Ex-Military Chiefs as Sovereign AI Moves to Deployment
BharatGen has formed an eight-member advisory board, including NSE’s Ashish Chauhan and NITI Aayog’s Debjani Ghosh, to guide its sovereign AI rollout.
India Has $300 Billion in Data Centre Pledges but GPUs at 20% Use; Its Real AI Edge Is Services, Says Rhodium Group
India has drawn over $300 billion in data centre commitments, but a Rhodium Group report says subsidised GPUs run at about 20% utilisation and argues the country’s real AI opportunity is the services layer led by its IT firms.
Sarvam’s Vivek Raghavan Warns India Could Become a ‘Digital Colony’ Without Its Own AI, Says Trillion-Parameter Model Is 6-9 Months Away
Sarvam AI co-founder Vivek Raghavan has warned that India risks becoming a “digital colony” if it leans on free foreign AI services, and said the Bengaluru company is building a trillion-parameter model it expects to be ready within six to nine months.
IndiaAI Mission’s 10,000-GPU Tender Opens Technical Bids as C-DAC Looks to Empanel AI Compute Providers
C-DAC opens technical proposals today for its IndiaAI Mission tender to empanel AI service providers that can supply up to 10,000 AI compute units, including H100 and H200-class GPUs, for five years.
CoRover Lists Three BharatGPT Models on Government-Backed AIKosh Platform Under IndiaAI Mission
CoRover.ai has listed BharatGPT Mini, BharatGPT Instruct and ASR Hindi Conformer on AIKosh, the IndiaAI Mission’s national AI models platform, after review and approval by IndiaAI and MeitY.
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