GE Aerospace Accelerates India Manufacturing Growth With 100 Crore Pune Investment

GE Aerospace today announced an investment of INR 100 Crore in its Pune manufacturing facility, further strengthening its manufacturing footprint in India and reinforcing its long-term commitment to the country. The investment will support new welding technologies, advanced inspection equipment, precision tools, gauges, fixtures, and additional infrastructure enhancements designed to increase production capacity, enhance process precision, and support the delivery of high-quality components for customers worldwide.

This latest investment builds on the INR 410 Crore announced over the last two years, bringing GE Aerospace’s total investment in the Pune facility to more than INR 510 Crore over three years. Previous investments were focused on advancing manufacturing processes, automation, and capability enhancements supporting next-generation engine components. The latest upgrades will further expand the facility’s capabilities and support component production across GE Aerospace’s GE90, GEnx, GE9X, and CFM International’s LEAP engine programs.

"This continued investment reflects GE Aerospace’s long-term commitment to India and our confidence in the Pune facility’s role within our global manufacturing network," said Vishwajit Singh, Managing Director, Pune manufacturing facility, GE Aerospace. "Our continued growth is a win for our customers and the broader community, driving more apprenticeship and job opportunities at GE Aerospace and for our supplier partners. Over the past decade, this facility has grown into a high-capability aerospace manufacturing hub, strengthening India's supplier ecosystem and contributing to GE Aerospace's global supply chain.”

GE Aerospace’s Pune manufacturing facility is a key part of the company’s global supply chain, producing critical components for commercial aircraft engines. The facility works with more than 300 suppliers locally across a broader network of over 2,200 GE Aerospace suppliers in India, helping strengthen the country’s role in global aerospace programs through advanced manufacturing expertise and precision engineering capabilities. The facility also plays an important role in workforce development. Its structured two-year apprenticeship program enrolls more than 500 apprentices annually in classroom instruction and specialized TIG welding training through the site’s dedicated Weld School. Since 2015, the facility has trained more than 5,000 production associates, helping build a strong pipeline of aerospace manufacturing talent in India. Recent community and workforce development grants have also supported initiatives focused on technical education and skill development in the region.

Today’s announcement further reinforces GE Aerospace’s broader commitment to India, where the company continues to invest in manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain development to help shape the future of flight.

*CFM International is a 50-50 joint company between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines.

About GE Aerospace in India

GE Aerospace has been a partner to India's aviation industry for over 40 years, with more than 1,400 GE Aerospace and partner engines in service nationwide, powering major Indian airlines. GE Aerospace’s defense engines and systems also power the Indian Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1 and helicopters, and the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier battleships and frigates. The Pune manufacturing facility and 17 Indian suppliers play an important role in the company’s global supply chain. Researchers and engineers at the company’s 25-year-old Technology Centre in Bengaluru are building the latest aviation technologies. Learn more about GE Aerospace in India at geaerospace.com/india

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 57,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future at geaerospace.com   

Former Wipro & Infosys Leader Rajesh Dubey Joins VDart Digital As Vice President – Enterprise Application Services

VDart Digital, a global digital transformation and technology services company, today announced the appointment of Rajesh Dubey as Vice President and Practice Leader – Enterprise Application Services.

Rajesh joins VDart Digital with more than 25 years of experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives, ERP modernization programs, cloud migrations, enterprise platform transformations, and global delivery operations across multiple industries.
In his new role, Rajesh will lead VDart Digital’s Enterprise Application Services portfolio, including Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, and other enterprise software platforms. He will be responsible for driving strategy, innovation, delivery excellence, customer growth, AI-led modernization across the portfolio, strategic technology partnerships and expansion of the company’s enterprise transformation capabilities globally.

“Rajesh’s appointment is part of the growth strategy and represents an important step in strengthening VDart Digital’s enterprise application services and transformation capabilities as organizations continue modernizing their core business platforms,” said Mohamed Irfan Peeran, CEO of VDart Digital. Rajesh brings the leadership experience, operational rigor, and transformation expertise required to help our customers navigate that journey successfully. His appointment significantly strengthens our Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, and broader Enterprise Applications capabilities globally”.

Prior to joining VDart Digital, Rajesh served as Practice Delivery Head – Enterprise Application Services at Wipro, where he led a large enterprise applications portfolio and managed globally distributed delivery teams supporting transformation initiatives for enterprise customers. Before Wipro, he held multiple senior leadership roles at Infosys, including Practice Manager – Oracle Services and Integrated Account Delivery Director, where he led large-scale ERP transformation programs, Oracle Cloud modernization initiatives, and enterprise delivery operations across global markets.

“VDart Digital has built a strong reputation for delivering practical, outcome-driven transformation solutions for global enterprises. I am excited to join the organization at such a pivotal stage of growth and help expand the Enterprise Application Services practice across Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, and enterprise platforms by combining cloud modernization, AI-driven transformation, and delivery excellence to create meaningful value for our clients.” Said Rajesh Dubey, Vice President and Practice Leader – Enterprise Application Services

About VDart Digital
VDart Digital is a global digital transformation and technology services company helping enterprises modernize, innovate, and scale through AI, cloud, digital engineering, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, and data-driven solutions. Built on trust and driven by outcomes, VDart Digital partners with organizations across industries to deliver practical, scalable, and business-focused transformation initiatives. https://www.vdartdigital.com/  

SAP Powers TCS’s Large‑Scale Payroll Transformation, Supporting Its Cloud‑First Strategy

* With ~40% faster payroll processing across a broad global footprint and vast talent base, the transformation reflects a seamless shift of mission-critical HR operations with zero disruptions to the cloud

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has successfully modernized its global payroll operations by transitioning to RISE with SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud.

With the aim of improving consistency, strengthening operational resilience, and building a scalable digital foundation aligned with its long-term technology roadmap, the transformation consolidates payroll operations across multiple countries and regions globally into a unified, cloud-based environment, enabling a broad global workforce to power enterprise transformation.

The phased migration enabled TCS to modernize, mission‑critical payroll ecosystem with zero disruption to ongoing operations. Robust validation frameworks—including multiple mock cycles and parallel payroll execution—were embedded across the transition to ensure accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational stability across regions.

The transformation has delivered measurable business value, including:
· 30–40% faster payroll processing through improved batch performance and accelerated cycle completion.
· Future‑ready digital core supporting analytics‑led insights and adoption of intelligent capabilities aligned with SAP’s innovation roadmap.
· Standardized global payroll processing with local flexibility within a single environment to meet country‑specific regulatory and business requirements.
· Seamless integration at scale, with more than 20 high‑volume interfaces across HR, finance, and third‑party systems, ensuring data integrity and operational stability.

Janardhan Santhanam, Chief Information Officer, TCS, said, "As one of SAP’s strategic partners, TCS believes in leading by example. This transformation reflects our commitment to building a cloud-first, digital enterprise core. Executing a modernization of this scale with minimal disruption demonstrates how global organizations can transform while strengthening agility and resilience."

By modernizing its payroll landscape on SAP S/4HANA Cloud on AWS, TCS is strengthening its digital core and creating a foundation for more data-driven and adaptive workforce operations. This is further supported by a more streamlined payroll architecture, reduced fragmentation, and improved visibility across operations.

Rahul Baheti, India Growth Officer, SAP Indian Subcontinent said, “This milestone with TCS demonstrates how RISE with SAP can support the most demanding, mission‑critical workloads at global scale—securely, resiliently, and without disruption. It also reflects the strength of a long‑standing partnership built on shared innovation and trust, as SAP and TCS continue to collaborate to help enterprises reimagine and modernize core business processes for the future.”

This transformation underscores the strength of the long‑standing SAP–TCS partnership, supported by AWS as a hyperscaler partner and the growing momentum among enterprises to modernize core processes on cloud platforms. SAP remains committed to helping organisations simplify complexity and build resilient, future‑ready digital foundations.

About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

It has set an aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.

Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 56 countries and 194 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long-term partnerships with its clients. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today.

TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment.

TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US $30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. 
For more information, visit www.tcs.com

About SAP

As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP (NYSE:SAP) stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

Amazon India To Deploy 1,000 Eicher Electric Trucks For Amazon Now Operations

* Custom-designed Eicher Pro-X electric trucks to enable high-frequency, intra-city movement between fulfilment hubs and micro fulfilment centres

* Amazon recently announced expansion of Amazon Now to 100 cities across India with a network of over 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers

Amazon India today announced plans to deploy around 1,000 electric trucks, developed in collaboration with Eicher Trucks and Buses, a business division of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), to support Amazon Now’s operations across the country. The deployment is expected to be one of India’s largest dedicated electric truck fleets in the ecommerce and quick commerce sectors and further strengthens Amazon’s efforts to build a more sustainable transportation network.

As part of this collaboration, VECV has developed the Eicher Pro-X small truck— a compact electric truck purpose-built for high-frequency, intra-city operations. These vehicles will move goods between Amazon’s fulfilment hubs, typically located in the outskirts of the city and Amazon Now micro-fulfilment centres located closer to customers.

Amazon has already deployed around 50 of these trucks and plans to scale the fleet to over 1,000 electric trucks by 2028. In daily operations, these trucks are expected to cover 100–180 km and support multiple trips between facilities, with a fast-charging time of around 50 minutes. The fleet will be deployed across key cities starting with Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Mumbai, supporting the rapid expansion of Amazon Now, that delivers thousands of everyday essentials—from groceries and personal care items to electronic accessories and festive supplies, within minutes.

The company recently announced plan to expand Amazon Now to 100 cities across India and scale up its network to more than 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs), bringing the ultra-fast delivery service to customers across cities including Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kochi, Mangalore, and Vizag.

Abhinav Singh, VP Operations Amazon India and Australia said, “We have always focused on making our operations more sustainable and have steadily expanded our electric mobility efforts, with over 12,000 EVs already deployed across India. We work closely with multiple OEM partners to build solutions suited to our needs, and are integrating electric transportation more deeply as we grow. The planned deployment of ~1,000 purpose-built Volvo Eicher electric trucks is yet another step in that direction.”

SS Gill, Chief Commercial Officer, VECV, said, “The deployment of Eicher Pro X electric trucks marks a significant step forward in our commitment to sustainable mobility. What makes this even more meaningful is that the electric small truck from Eicher has been co-created in close collaboration with Amazon, with a sharp focus on addressing their specific operational needs for e-commerce and quick commerce operations. This partnership-led approach ensures that we are not only delivering electric vehicles, but also enabling efficient, reliable, and scalable logistics solutions.”

Amazon and VECV have been working together since 2022 to develop electric trucks tailored for e-commerce operations in India. In 2025, Amazon deployed over 100 electric trucks with multiple automakers across cities such as Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Kolkata—part of its broader efforts to decarbonize transportation while improving speed and operational efficiency.

Amazon has been an early adopter of electric mobility in India and has deployed over 12,500 electric vehicles across more than 500 cities, working with multiple manufacturers and partners to electrify both last-mile and middle-mile transportation.

More about Amazon’s Sustainability initiatives in India

Amazon is focused on powering its operations more sustainably. Across India, it has ~ 53 wind and solar projects, providing more than 1.1 GW of carbon-free energy. The company is working towards returning more water to communities in India than it uses by 2027, and its investments in clean water and sanitation have benefitted more than 1 million people since 2020. More than half of customer orders in its fulfilment network are shipped with reduced or no added delivery packaging. Together, these efforts support its Climate Pledge goal to reach net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040.

Through The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon, the Laneshift programme piloted electric trucks on India's Bengaluru–Chennai corridor, delivering the country's first evidence-based roadmap for transitioning long-haul freight to zero-exhaust-emission battery electric trucks, in collaboration with C40 Cities.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfilment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit aboutamazon.in and follow @AmazonNews.

About VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV)

VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV) is a joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Limited. In operation since August 2008, the company produces and sells the complete range of Eicher branded trucks and buses in 40 countries, Volvo Buses India, exclusive distribution of Volvo Trucks in India, engine manufacturing and exports for Volvo Group, Eicher's non-automotive engines and component business. A multi-brand multi-division company, backed by innovative products & services, VECV today, is recognized as an industry leader for modernizing commercial transportation in India and developing world.  

Indriya Champions Responsible Gold Consumption With Its Own Gold Exchange Programme

* Enables Existing Old Gold To Be Exchanged For Exquisitely Crafted Pieces That Feel Richer, Bolder, And More Meaningful

* Amidst a nation-wide roll-back of new gold purchases, Indriya’s ‘Customer Owned Gold Exchange Program’ supports Nation first agenda while infusing new life to existing gold

As conversations around responsible gold consumption in the country gain momentum, Indriya, Aditya Birla Jewellery, puts India first while keeping consumers’ aspirations of gold jewellery alive through its Customers Own Gold Exchange Programme. Indriya is the first jeweller to offer 100% value on old gold of any carat, irrespective of where it was purchased, enabling customers to transform it into exquisitely designed statement pieces.

At Indriya, precision meets craftsmanship. With advanced instruments ensuring accurate gold evaluation and open karigar rooms, customers can witness the entire process firsthand, including the melting of their gold right before their eyes. This complete transparency ensures there is no loss or wastage, building deep trust and making the journey of transforming old gold into beautifully crafted jewellery both personal and rewarding. Indriya’s specially designed collections further enhance this experience, offering a more refined and elevated look within the same gold weight, while maintaining the highest standards of quality.

Commenting on the programme, Sandeep Kohli, CEO, Indriya said, “As conversations around mindful gold consumption gain prominence, the most impactful approach is to unlock the full potential of the gold you already own, both in design and value. Our Customers Own Gold Exchange Programme encourages Indians to thoughtfully transform their existing jewellery into exquisitely crafted statement pieces they truly desire and cherish, embracing a more meaningful way to engage with gold.”

As a new-age jewellery brand, Indriya continues to champion a more personal and contemporary approach to jewellery ownership, one that blends modern design with conscious choices and emotional relevance. Through initiatives like the Customers Own Gold Exchange Programme, the brand encourages consumers to celebrate self-expression while giving existing gold a renewed purpose and place in their lives.

About Indriya

Indriya, the jewellery brand from Aditya Birla Group, was launched in July 2024. Derived from the Sanskrit word for 'five senses,' Indriya embodies timeless elegance, unmatched craftsmanship, and a captivating sensorial experience. With an exquisite range of diamonds, precious gemstones, and artisanal gold, the brand offers jewellery that transcends traditional artistry and modern aesthetics. Indriya stores are more than just a jewellery store—it is the ultimate destination for bridal collection and celebrations of life’s most cherished moments. For brides-to-be, Indriya is a treasure trove of meticulously designed wedding jewellery, where each piece is a timeless heirloom, seamlessly blending tradition with modernity, ensuring every bride feels radiant on her special day. Beyond weddings, Indriya redefines jewellery as an expression of personal identity and artistry, cementing its position as the go-to destination for all occasions.  

Intertech & James Durrans Announces Phased Manufacturing Of Original Marconite In India At ELASIA 2026

# Move aligns with India’s growing infrastructure needs and “Make in India” vision, with pilot manufacturing facility targeted within 12–18 months

In a significant development for India’s electrical infrastructure and industrial manufacturing sector, Intertech and UK-based James Durrans & Sons have announced plans for phased manufacturing of original Marconite in India. The announcement was made during ELASIA 2026, South Asia’s premier trade fair dedicated to the power, electrical, controls, automation and lighting industries.

The proposed localisation initiative is aimed at supporting India’s rapidly expanding infrastructure ecosystem while aligning with the Government of India’s “Make in India” vision for advanced industrial technologies.

James Durrans & Sons, a 163-year-old British company and global manufacturer of Marconite technology, has been associated with Intertech since 2011 to expand the product’s reach in India. David Wilson of James Durrans & Sons said the company had identified India as a key strategic growth market nearly two decades ago before partnering with Intertech to establish Marconite across the country. Since then, the partnership has steadily expanded, with the product now being supplied across sectors including solar energy, power utilities, oil and gas, railways and metro infrastructure projects.

The companies confirmed that work is currently underway to establish manufacturing pathways, raw material sourcing and technical processes required for local production. The first phase is expected to involve the establishment of a pilot manufacturing facility within the next 12 to 18 months, after which operations could be scaled further for the wider Indian market.

Intertech CEO Gurumohit Singh said the company has consistently focused on technically engineered earthing solutions designed specifically for Indian operating conditions. He noted that Intertech follows a scientific approach involving soil resistivity analysis, fault current calculations and site-specific engineering before implementing any grounding system.

Marconite, originally developed for military and radar applications, is globally recognised as a carbon-based conductive material used in earthing and lightning protection systems. Unlike conventional grounding compounds, the product is designed to be waterless and maintenance-free, ensuring long-term operational reliability without recurring servicing requirements.

Over the years, Marconite technology supplied by James Durrans has been deployed globally across several critical infrastructure and defence-linked sectors, including organisations such as British Telecom, the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal Air Force and Saudi Aramco. In India, Intertech has established a strong presence across industrial and infrastructure segments, with projects and clientele including Tata Steel, Apollo Hospitals, Motherson Sumi, STUDDS, Avaada Energy, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Army and Delhi Metro.

With the proposed localisation of original Marconite manufacturing, Intertech and James Durrans aim to strengthen India’s access to globally proven earthing technologies while contributing to the country’s long-term infrastructure and manufacturing ambitions.

Pan IIT Alumni Meet 2026 Brings Together India’s Leading Minds To Shape Nation’s AI, Innovation And Growth Agenda

* India is at a Fork, Not in Crisis and Must Move with Speed, Confidence and Strategic Clarity: CEA, GoI

Calling this a defining moment in India’s economic and geopolitical journey, Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India, said India stands ‘at a fork, not a crisis’ and urged the country to act with urgency, strategic clarity and institutional confidence to secure its place in a rapidly changing global order.

Delivering the inaugural keynote at the Pan IIT Alumni Meet 2026 in Bengaluru, he addressed an audience of policymakers, technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders, outlining the structural shifts reshaping the global economy and India’s strategic opportunities in manufacturing, energy, AI, talent and geopolitics.

The PAN IIT Bangalore Summit 2026, held in Bengaluru, was inaugurated by Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot, Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka, who appreciated the role of the IIT community in driving innovation, strengthening the country’s knowledge economy and contributing meaningfully to India’s development journey. The event brought together leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists and the IIT alumni community for meaningful conversations around AI, innovation, startups and India’s future.

Mr. Prabhat Kumar, IRS, Chairman, PanIIT Alumni India, said, “The story of the IITs is the story of India from the first campus at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur to a powerful network of 23 IITs and over five lakh alumni shaping the nation’s technological destiny. From Silicon Valley to India’s new ‘Indus Valley’ in Bengaluru, this journey is now about innovation, sovereignty in technology, research, entrepreneurship and building a stronger India together.”

India’s Economic and Strategic Imperatives

Speaking candidly about India’s economic realities, Dr. Nageswaran noted that India’s goods trade deficit remains structurally significant and that global capital flows are becoming more selective in a high-interest-rate environment.

“India’s potential is not a given. It must be claimed deliberately,” he said, emphasizing that the coming decades would be shaped not by any single government, but by the collective choices of citizens, institutions and industry leaders.

Highlighting the changing global landscape, he pointed to three major forces redefining the world order intensifying great-power competition, fractures within Western alliances and China’s unprecedented manufacturing dominance.

He pointed that India’s goods trade deficit stood at 8.5% of GDP in FY24, and even after excluding oil and coal imports, the deficit remained at 3.5% of GDP, indicating a structural rather than cyclical challenge. At the same time, foreign direct investment (FDI), after accounting for repatriation and outflows by Indian firms, has reduced significantly, with global investors watching India closely but not committing capital at the scale required.

The speech noted that the global financial environment has become increasingly challenging, with U.S. 30-year Treasury yields crossing 5%, the UK 10-year yield rising above 5.2%, and Japan’s 30-year yield touching 4%. It was highlighted that much of the FDI India attracted over the past two decades came during an era of near-zero interest rates and quantitative easing, when global capital actively sought higher returns in emerging markets. With that phase now over, India must compete in a world where 5% risk-free long-term interest rates have raised the benchmark for every dollar of investment entering the country.

He highlighted three major global shifts shaping India’s future intensifying great-power competition, the fragmentation of Western alliances and China’s unprecedented manufacturing dominance.

On manufacturing, he said India must simultaneously focus on labor-intensive sectors such as garments, footwear and food processing, while also building capabilities in semiconductors, batteries, advanced electronics and specialty chemicals.

Calling for greater urgency in building strategic reserves and accelerating nuclear energy adoption, he said a country aspiring to host semiconductor fabs, battery gigafactories and data centers cannot treat nuclear energy as a distant horizon.

AI, Employment and the Future Workforce

Addressing the rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on employment, Dr. Nageswaran said AI would compress routine cognitive work and narrow entry-level hiring, making deep expertise and skilled trades increasingly important.

He observed that India needs at least eight million new jobs or livelihoods every year and stressed that trade skills such as electricians, skilled construction workers and technicians would remain among the most protected and essential jobs in the emerging economy.

He urged IIT alumni to leverage their influence across government, academia, industry and startups to help shape India’s next phase of growth and strategic transformation. Stressing that India’s next 25 years would be determined by the collective choices of institutions and individuals, he said the country could no longer afford slow decision-making and delayed execution in an increasingly fragmented and conflict-prone world order.

The event also brought together distinguished leaders from government, academia, industry, defence, deep technology and startups to discuss India’s future across AI, governance, national security, manufacturing, healthcare, finance and innovation.

Spiritual Keynote Address by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

While addressing the IIT alumni, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said the world is facing a growing ‘attention deficiency syndrome,’ along with rising stress and mental health challenges, especially among students and professionals.

He stressed that spirituality, meditation and self-awareness are essential for innovation, focus, emotional resilience and handling the pressures created by AI, startups and modern work culture.

Calling AI a tool rather than a threat, he said humanity’s future depends on mindset, intuition, teamwork and inner well-being, urging young innovators to combine technology with spirituality to build a better world.

Panel Discussions

A series of content-rich panel discussions were held on topics including Sovereignty for National Security, AI Stack for 1.4 Billion, AI for Governance: Building the Next Generation of Public Systems, GCC – Road Ahead with AI, AI, Automation and the Next Industrial Era, Future of Money in the Age of AI, The New Healthcare Stack, From Code Generation to Autonomous Delivery: The Future of the SDLC and From Startup to Public Company: The Human Journey Behind, featuring leading voices from industry and technology.

Book Launch

A book authored by Mr. Prabhat Kumar, titled IIT – The Story of India’s Most Prestigious Educational Ecosystem, was released by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar during the event.

The Pan IIT Alumni Meet 2026 served as a platform for dialogue on India’s strategic future, innovation-led growth and the role of technology and talent in nation-building.