As Union Budget 2026 approaches, the education sector is looking for higher funding, policy clarity, and reforms across school, higher education, skilling, and digital learning. Here’s what stakeholders expect from the Modi government this year.
Amid the AI driven data centre demand, power and electrical infrastructure have emerged as the largest capex block at around 35 to 45 percent of the costs
As the Union Budget nears, technology leaders want the government to move AI from pilots to production, back domestic cloud infrastructure and help Indian software firms scale exports of high-value products.
The industry has asked for a conditional tax holiday for some data-centre developers with eligibility tied to capacity thresholds, employment and green energy targets
The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association has sought tax relief, localisation-linked incentives and execution certainty for fabs and OSATs
India will host this year's AI Impact Summit in February in the national capital, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi had co-chaired the AI Action Summit in Paris.