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21. Sarvam Kaze: PM wears Made-in-India AI-powered smart glasses at India AI Impact Summit
Innovation and startups, ISRO/Defense/Water infrastructure/EV and other sectors
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Startups in Bharat
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Delhi
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The Economic Times
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- Prime Minister was spotted wearing an AI-powered wearable device, Sarvam Kaze, during his visit to the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam. Developed by homegrown startup Sarvam AI, Sarvam Kaze is designed as a spectacles-like wearable that listens, understands and responds in real-time while capturing what the user sees.
- Unlike conventional AI tools that operate through screens, the device aims to bring voice and visual intelligence directly into the user’s physical environment.
- Sarvam AI is one of 12 companies selected to build indigenous AI models under the government-backed IndiaAI Mission. The startup focuses on large language and speech models tailored to Indian languages and real-world use cases.
- The development comes as India accelerates its AI ecosystem under the IndiaAI Mission, launched in March 2024 with an outlay of ₹10,372 crore. The mission has onboarded more than 38,000 GPUs to support startups and researchers.
22. Indian Startup Uses AI To Track Food Quality And Combat Malnutrition
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Innovations in Bharat
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Delhi
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Etv Bharat
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- UdyogYantra.AI, an Indian startup, claimed to have developed a unique artificial intelligence (AI) system that monitors food quality, nutrition and the entire food processing chain.
- Showcased at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the technology aims to improve food processing, enhance nutrition, and increase farmers' incomes, Ankur Jain, the startup founder.
- The technology developed by his startup tracks every step from the arrival of raw ingredients to the completion of a meal. “Using AI cameras and sensors, the quality of the raw materials is evaluated, following which the food is processed. The system monitors whether the recipe is being followed properly.
- UdyogYantra.AI founder further disclosed that the initiative has also been praised by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.
23. Mastercard Executes India’s First AI-Driven Agentic Commerce Transaction at AI Summit 2026
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Innovations in Bharat
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Delhi
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The Times Of India
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- Mastercard successfully demonstrated India’s first ‘fully authenticated agentic commerce transaction’. In plain English: an AI agent is given the power to shop and pay on behalf of a human, using a secure and regulated framework.
- For the average consumer, digital shopping usually involves a lot of manual work: opening an app, searching for a product, and eventually being redirected to a payment screen. Agentic Commerce automates this whole process.
- Mastercard is is involved with a massive network of Indian banks and payment providers. Mastercard cards issued by Axis Bank and RBL Bank were used using the demo.
- Payment aggregators like Razorpay, Cashfree, Juspay, and PayU provided the plumbing and the AI successfully interacted with merchants including Swiggy, Zepto, Vi (Vodafone Idea), and Tira.
24. Smart Meter Analytics Innovation Announced at AI Summit 2026
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Innovations in Bharat
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Delhi
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NBT
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- Bidgely also introduced its AI tool at the summit. It can also give information about electricity theft and health of home appliances. The company is currently working closely with power companies.
- Based on the power readings of 10 to 12 month smart meters the company's system can tell which device is spending more power and where there is potential for bill savings, at what time and how use can benefit, which device should be replaced.
- Even if electricity is being stolen in any area, information can be given accurately on the basis of data and till now the electricity department has got benefits worth crores.
- The company is currently working with power companies in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, Bhagalpur in Bihar and some areas of Gujarat.
25. Chandigarh achieves 99.93% literacy rate, becomes fully literate Union Territory
Infrastructural Development and Government Schemes
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Education
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Chandigarh
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Deccanherald
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- On March 10, 2026, Chandigarh achieved a 99.93% literacy rate, officially becoming a fully literate Union Territory, surpassing the 95% benchmark under the National Education Policy 2020, according to an official statement by the administration.
- The Chandigarh Administration achieved the milestone through the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram, where educators, volunteers, and NGOs trained adult learners and organised literacy assessments to help thousands gain basic reading and writing skills.
- Literacy in Chandigarh increased from 93.7% to 99.93%, with 15,556 people enrolling and 14,711 passing assessments; women’s literacy rose from 90.7% to 99.89%, making it the sixth state/UT and second Union Territory in India to achieve full literacy.
26. EV registrations in India jump 91% in five years, hit 19.68 lakh in FY25
Make in India / Atmanirbhar
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Make in India- Electric Vehicles/Automobile Sector
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Delhi
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Economictimes.indiatimes.com
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- On March 11, 2026, government data showed that electric vehicle registrations in India rose 91% over five years, reaching 19.68 lakh in FY25 from 1.74 lakh in FY20, according to data presented in Parliament based on the Vahan portal.
- The Central Government of India boosted EV adoption through multiple schemes such as the PLI scheme for automobiles and batteries, PM E-DRIVE incentives, and electric bus deployment, supporting domestic manufacturing, charging infrastructure expansion, and localisation of EV supply chains.
- EV registrations rose steadily from 1.43 lakh in FY21 to 4.59 lakh in FY22, 11.83 lakh in FY23, and 16.81 lakh in FY24, while policies like the ₹18,100-crore ACC battery PLI and rare-earth magnet manufacturing scheme aim to strengthen EV manufacturing capacity.
27. India sends humanitarian aid to Madagascar after cyclone devastation
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Economic and Medical Support to Other Countries
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Madagascar
ANI
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- On March 11, 2026, India dispatched 30 tonnes of humanitarian assistance—including 12 tonnes of medical aid and 18 tonnes of relief supplies—to Madagascar, where Tropical Cyclones Fytia and Gezani caused widespread destruction earlier in 2026.
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs, with support from the Indian Air Force, delivered the aid via a C-17 aircraft to Antananarivo, while also launching humanitarian assistance for Mozambique through food supplies, medicines, and relief materials.
- The Madagascar consignment included medicines, surgical supplies, tents, water tanks, dignity kits and ready-to-eat meals. For Mozambique, India sent 500 tonnes of rice, 10 tonnes of relief materials, 3 tonnes of medicines, and 86 tonnes of additional medical supplies via sea.
28. Assam CM inaugurates 'Guwahati Science City' at Tepesia, Sonapur
North East India
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Infrastructure Development
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Assam
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Awaz The Voice
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- On March 10, 2026, in Sonapur near Guwahati, Assam, Chief Minister inaugurated the state’s first Science City, built over 82 acres at a cost of ₹300 crore to promote science education and research.
- The Assam government, in collaboration with the National Council of Science Museums under the Ministry of Culture, developed the project featuring exhibits like Eureka and Space Odyssey to encourage scientific thinking among young people.
- The Chief Minister also virtually inaugurated five district Science Centres at Amingaon, Majuli, Silchar, Kaliabor and Bongaigaon, equipped with science galleries, digital planetariums and auditoriums to inspire innovation and scientific temperament.
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29. 20,019 organ transplants performed in India in 2025: government
Make in India / Atmanirbhar
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Make in India- Public Health and Infrastructure
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India
Asianews
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- On 10 march 2026 government informed in parliament that, In 2025, in India, a total of 20,019 organ transplants were performed, the government informed Rajya Sabha on March 3, 2026, citing data reported by hospitals and transplant centres on the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) registry portal.
- Union Minister of State for Health said the government implemented the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) to strengthen transplant infrastructure, establish ROTTOs and SOTTOs, and increase awareness and coordination for organ donation across states and union territories.
- As of March 3, 2026, the national organ waitlist stood at 89,839 patients. Out of 804 registered transplant hospitals, 217 hospitals failed to report data on the NOTTO National Registry Portal in 2025, where reporting has been operational since 2015.
30. Myblue.ai Unveils Semantic Video Data Lake at India AI Impact Summit 2026
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Innovations in Bharat
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Delhi
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NBT
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- India AI Impact Summit 2026 From big companies to smarts, everyone has introduced their products. Myblue.ai introduced the world's first semantic video data lake, which can run a CCTV camera even on slow internet or in low space.
- Bidgely also introduced its AI tool at the summit. It can also give information about electricity theft and health of home appliances. MasterCard has completed the first certified transaction of AI based agentic commerce in India.
- This means that now with the help of AI, purchasing and making payment will be easier and safer than before. In addition, UdyogYantra AI also introduced two of its products at the Summit. Both the products focus on the quality and quality of children's mid-day meal. Let us know from the expert.
- Myblue.ai introduced the world's first semantic video data lake, which can run a CCTV camera even on slow internet or in low space. It compresses the data of the CCTV camera up to 90%, that too without spoiling the video quality.