Climate change is denuding Indian languages

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There is a word in the Nicobarese language that translates into “a calm sea”. Tamra, today, is however only used by the islands’ elders and is at risk of fading away from their language forever. As seasons go awry, species go extinct, and livelihoods change, words and phrases in several Indian languages are at the precipice of […]

2026 TIME100 AI: He worked as a Supreme Court clerk; now Utkarsh Saxena is using AI in thousands of Indian courtrooms

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From Supreme Court clerk to TIME100 AI 2026: How Utkarsh Saxena is using AI to transform Indian courts (Photo: Adalat AI Adalat) Artificial intelligence is usually associated with coding, chatbots and high-powered computing. Utkarsh Saxena is applying it to something much less glamorous but potentially far more consequential for India: the machinery of justice.Saxena, co-founder […]

2026 TIME100 AI: How Arvind Raman is shaping AI testing, standards and safety in the US

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Arvind Raman makes TIME100 AI 2026: How he is helping the US evaluate advanced AI systems. (Photo: Kevin Cofer—DOC) When artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, one question becomes increasingly important: how do you know whether an AI system is safe enough to deploy?That question sits at the centre of Arvind Raman’s work. An Indian-origin technology […]

2026 TIME100 AI: Meet Sunny Gandhi, the advocate pushing for stronger safeguards as AI enters critical systems

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2026 TIME100 AI: Meet Sunny Gandhi, the Indian-origin advocate pushing for stronger safeguards as AI enters critical systems. (Photo: Grace Sullivan) Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly into workplaces, classrooms, hospitals and government systems. But as the technology becomes more powerful, another question is becoming harder to ignore: who makes sure AI remains subject to meaningful […]

Harvard Business Schools professor Rohit Deshpande says Indian B-schools need more local case studies and AI-ready MBA graduates

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Harvard Business Schools professor Rohit Deshpande Are Indian business schools preparing students for a world shaped by artificial intelligence, rapid technological change and shifting workplace expectations? And are they drawing enough from India’s own experiences, businesses and knowledge traditions, rather than relying predominantly on imported frameworks?These were among the issues discussed by Harvard Business School […]

No coaching classes during school hours: Haryana notifies law, ETEducation

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Haryana CM Chandigarh: Haryana has tightened regulations on private coaching institutes, barring them from conducting classes for school-going children during school hours to curb the mushrooming of dummy schools. The higher education department notified on Aug 24 the Haryana Private Coaching Institutes (Registration and Regulation) Rules 2026, under the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Private […]