Aashish Aryan

Delhi, Noida

Senior Assistant Editor at Business Standard

Journalist @EconomicTimes. Write mostly on information technology and related policy developments. Views mine.

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Articles

Himanta Biswa Sarma

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Aashish Aryan

The announcement of the setting up of an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) unit at Jagiroad near Guwahati in Assam has piqued the interest of several domestic and international investors, especially in the electronics manufacturing sector, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Assam CM was in Delhi to talk to investors and companies about the state's Rs 25,000 crore electronics component manufacturing scheme (ECMS).
Ceasefire, But Pakistan's Cyber War Continues

1 week ago | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan

More than one million cybersecurity incidents were flagged within 10 days. The government is on high alert amid the threat of a cyberwarfare against Indian digital establishments and resources. Even as the India-Pakistan tension has de-escalated, the government is watching out for international ransomware groups and state-backed threat actors, who could step up their attempts to attack in the coming days and weeks, sources told Business Standard.
Bikram Singh Bedi

3 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Aashish Aryan

India continues to be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for Google Cloud, said Bikram Singh Bedi, the company's vice-president (VP) and country manager. India has a large population and its innovation "stays significantly ahead of the curve", he told Aashish Aryan in an interview in New Delhi. Bedi spoke about Cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies.
Amid global layoff, Google may rejig roles in Bengaluru, Hyderabad offices

1 month ago | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan |Shivani Shinde

Google is likely to rejig the roles of some of the engineering talent from its Hyderabad and Bengaluru offices and move some of its employees to more revenue-generating projects instead of letting them go for now, sources told Business Standard. This comes amid reports of search giant Google laying off employees from its Platforms and Devices division, including teams working on Android software and Pixel smartphones.
India To Train AI Models Using Religious Texts

1 month ago | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan

Inputs from religious texts, scriptures of local dialects and inspirational word-of-mouth stories will also be included. The government is planning to use text, images, and other content from religious books and scriptures -- cutting across languages like Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, and some others -- as inputs for the AIKosh database, according to sources aware of the development.
Rs 23K crore electronics PLI scheme set to be rolled out in 3 weeks

1 month ago | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan

The government on Tuesday notified the Rs 22,919 crore scheme to promote domestic manufacturing of electronics components, display and camera modules, non-surface mount devices, multi-layer printed circuit boards and lithium-ion cells for digital applications, among others. The scheme is likely to be operationalised in the next 2-3 weeks.
No DPDP Rule Change Likely

2 months ago | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan |Nivedita Mookerji

The "construct of the DPDP Act" cannot be changed at this stage, though there may be some minor tweaks in the language of the Rules and formats in certain legitimate cases. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. The government is unlikely to make any changes to the data storage and cross-border data transfer norms mentioned in the draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) Rules, sources told Business Standard.
Blocking free flow of data a burden on growth, innovation: Meta's Kaplan

2 months ago | business-standard.com | Aashish Aryan

Kaplan talks about free flow of data to age-appropriate content and moreAashish Aryan New Delhi Mandating data localisation does not make sense for countries which want their companies to compete at an international level, the chief global affairs officer at Meta Joel Kaplan told Aashish Aryan in New Delhi. Edited excerpts from a conversation that ranged from free flow of data to age-appropriate content and more:What do you think of the draft rules of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act?
50+ Firms Join Race For India AI

Mar 3, 2025 | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan

Nearly a dozen firms have shown interest in building the foundation model and LLMs, while others have proposed sector-specific SLMs.Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. The government has received expressions of interest from more than 50 companies to develop an India-specific artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model, small language models (SLMs), and large language models (LLMs), sources familiar with the matter said.
OpenAI Plans for India Data Center

Feb 21, 2025 | rediff.com | Aashish Aryan

'It may take some time for them to get down to the details, such as the location and capacity.'Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. ChatGPT maker OpenAI has initiated the process of setting up data centre operations in India to support the growing number of users and the increasing demand for its artificial intelligence tools in the country, sources told Business Standard.