Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Saatvik Green Energy’s Subsidiary Secures ₹44.10 Crore Solar Module Order, Strengthening Order Book
Saatvik Green Energy Limited today announced that its material subsidiary, Saatvik Solar Industries Private Limited, has received and accepted an order aggregating to ₹44.10 crores from a renowned Independent Power Producer (IPP)/EPC player for the supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. The order is scheduled to be executed by March 2026.
This significant order win reinforces sustained demand for Saatvik’s high-quality solar modules and further strengthens the company’s growing footprint among leading IPP and EPC players in India’s expanding renewable energy sector. The development underscores continued customer confidence in Saatvik’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, product reliability, and timely execution track record.
Commenting on the development, Mr. Prashant Mathur, CEO, Saatvik Green Energy Limited, said,
"Securing this ₹44.10 crore order reflects the strong market trust in our manufacturing excellence and consistent delivery capabilities. As India accelerates its renewable energy transition, we remain focused on strengthening domestic solar manufacturing, enhancing operational efficiencies, and delivering high-performance solar solutions that support the country’s clean energy ambitions."
This order adds to Saatvik Green Energy's robust order pipeline and consistent execution track record in recent months. The company has achieved several significant milestones, including its material subsidiary Saatvik Solar Industries Private Limited securing a ₹9.63 Crore Solar Module Order & ₹10.15 crore solar PV module supply order from a reputed power EPC player, a ₹13.80 crore solar PV module supply order from a renowned IPP/EPC player, its subsidiary Saatvik Cleantech EPC Private Limited winning a ₹20.84 crore turnkey solar EPC order, and a substantial ₹486 crore solar module order from a leading IPP/EPC player.
On the manufacturing front, Saatvik recently commissioned a 2 GW in-house EPE film manufacturing facility, strengthening vertical integration and advancing its position as a Make in India leader.
About Saatvik Green Energy Limited
Saatvik Green Energy Limited is one of India’s leading solar photovoltaic module manufacturers, with a strong presence across utility-scale, commercial & industrial, EPC, and distributed solar segments. The Company currently operates a 4.8 GW module manufacturing facility in Ambala, Haryana, and is developing a Greenfield integrated manufacturing facility in Odisha with 4 GW module and 4.8 GW solar cell capacity. With a focus on technology, quality, and execution, Saatvik aims to play a meaningful role in India’s renewable energy transition.
ixigo Partners With OpenAI To Deepen AI Integration For Travel
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ixigo will leverage OpenAI’s Enterprise API platforms to deploy advanced AI tools and integrate next-generation coding models across ixigo’s technology stack. These capabilities will power autonomous workflows and enable new AI-driven use cases, including fully autonomous agents, AI-assisted workflows, contextual AI assistants, and ongoing research to unlock new opportunities and AI-first travel customer experiences.
ixigo has been among the travel industry’s earliest adopters of AI across use cases such as customer service, where 90% of voice and chat customer support is already end-to-end AI, as well as across software engineering, business processes, marketing and operations. In 2025, ixigo unveiled its 3-pronged AI strategy - Project Trishul across efficiency, revenue and disruption to drive operating leverage, smarter monetisation and multi-modal agentic capabilities across its platforms. This integration will not only accelerate AI coding and quality assurance but also help ixigo double down on fully autonomous workflows, enabling the entire organization to automate complex workflows at scale.
"We have been an early mover on AI since 2012, and we are now entering an era where every company needs to become an AI diffusion company to help their customers and partners leverage the benefits that AI enables. Our collaboration with OpenAI will accelerate the integration of AI and agentic workflows both inside the organization and for over half a billion travel consumers that we serve," said Rajnish Kumar, Group Co-CEO and Aloke Bajpai, Group CEO, ixigo.
About ixigo (NSE: IXIGO, BSE: 544192
Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is India’s leading AI-based travel platform for planning, booking and managing trips across trains, flights, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travellers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs, and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced information. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2025, ixigo is the leading OTA for Next Billion Users in India. For more information, please visit http://www.ixigo.com
Unlock More With Every Swipe: Axis Bank And IndiGo Unveil Co-Branded Credit Cards To Redefine Travel And Lifestyle Experiences
· Launch of two variants of the co-branded card, aligned to customers’ travel and spend preferences
· Higher reward rate on IndiGo channel spends
· Multiple lifestyle benefits including international lounge and lower forex markup
Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India and IndiGo, India's preferred airline and, have partnered to launch co-branded credit cards that are tailored to meet the evolving needs of Indian consumers. The cards, available in two variants - IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card and IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card, have been thoughtfully crafted to reward spenders through IndiGo’s loyalty program, IndiGo BluChip.
The collaboration aims to enable convenient and hassle-free earning of rewards on everyday purchases and travel-related expenses. Both cards offer IndiGo BluChips on eligible transactions, with accelerated earnings for spends on IndiGo channels. Customers will also enjoy welcome and renewal benefits, milestone rewards, and a suite of lifestyle privileges including lounge access, entertainment offers, dining discounts, and reduced forex markup depending on the chosen card variant.
IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card is priced at ₹799 plus GST and targets the retail segment. This card offers a compelling mix of travel and lifestyle benefits, along with accelerated rewards across key spend categories.
IndiGo Axis Bank Premium Credit Card, priced at ₹5,000 plus GST, is designed for affluent customers seeking superior travel and lifestyle benefits.
The cards will be launched on RuPay and Visa networks.
Speaking on the launch, Arnika Dixit, President & Head – Cards, Payments and Wealth Management, Axis Bank, said, "We are delighted to announce our strategic partnership with IndiGo, bringing together the best of banking and travel to elevate our customers’ experiences. With the launch of our co-branded credit cards, we aim to offer unmatched value, to both the casual travellers and frequent flyers. These cards are designed to deliver exclusive travel benefits, accelerated reward earnings, and seamless access to privileges that make every journey more rewarding. This collaboration reflects our commitment to innovation and customer-centricity, and we look forward to empowering our cardholders with more freedom, flexibility, and convenience across segments in the skies and beyond."
Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer, IndiGo, said, “IndiGo is committed to continuously enhancing the value proposition to our customers, especially our loyal frequent flyers, and our partnership with Axis Bank is an important step in this direction. We are excited to launch these co-branded credit cards, which convert everyday spends into IndiGo BluChips and combine IndiGo’s convenient, reliable service with Axis Bank’s extensive banking network. With premium lifestyle benefits, we are sure that these co-branded credit cards will make our customers’ experience with IndiGo even more rewarding.”
Commenting on the launch, Sohini Rajola, Executive Director, NPCI, said, “NPCI has always focused on enabling secure, scalable, and convenient digital payment experiences for consumers. The launch of the IndiGo Axis Bank credit card on the RuPay network aligns with this focus. It offers customers a structured and rewarding way to earn benefits across varied spends, supported by the reliability of the RuPay platform. As India’s digital payments ecosystem evolves, such collaborations enhance consumer choice and help strengthen the foundation of a seamless and inclusive payment environment.”
Rishi Chhabra, Country Manager, India, Visa, added, “Indian consumers today are seeking more than just transactions—they want experiences that reflect their aspirations, priorities, and lifestyles. The launch of the IndiGo–Axis Bank Visa co-branded cards are designed precisely for that. By combining travel-led rewards with meaningful lifestyle privileges, we are enabling our cardholders to get more from every moment and every journey. This partnership reflects Visa’s commitment to delivering secure, seamless, and enriching payment experiences that keep pace with the evolving needs of India’s growing consumer base.”
Your Travel, Your Choice: Two Cards built around your spending style:
L&T Teaming With NVIDIA To Build India’s Largest Gigawatt-Scale AI Factory
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At the India AI Summit, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today announces a proposed venture under the India AI Mission to build sovereign, scalable GW-scale NVIDIA AI factory infrastructure to reinforce India’s position as a global AI powerhouse.
This partnership is aimed at India’s enterprises, policymakers, industry leaders, global off takers, and analysts seeking production-grade AI capacity anchored in India’s digital and industrial transformation.
It integrates L&T’s engineering, infrastructure development, and execution with NVIDIA AI infrastructure including NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, Networking, NVIDIA-accelerated storage platforms from leading providers, the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software stack, and reference architectures to enable rapid, secure AI adoption. It will deploy AI-ready datacenter infrastructure, advanced computing platforms, and ecosystem enablement required to support large-scale AI workloads across priority sectors.
In alignment with the IndiaAI Mission, this venture will support the creation of sovereign AI infrastructure that allows critical data, models, and AI workloads to be built, trained, and deployed within India, while remaining interoperable with global ecosystems. This sovereign by-design fabric is intended to serve domestic requirements, global hyperscalers, cloud providers, and enterprises looking to deploy large-scale AI capacity from India as a strategic hub.
The venture plans to develop gigawatt-scale AI data center factory, providing AI-ready capacity for high-density, next-generation workloads so customers can expand in India efficiently and sustainably.
The venture will scale NVIDIA GPU cluster deployment at its Chennai DC up to 30 MW capacity in its 300 acres Gigawatt scalable campus & at the new 40 MW Datacenter in Mumbai currently under execution.
This AI factory model will be able to deliver advanced AI services to global off takers, hyperscalers & India Inc, including manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, financial services, healthcare, and public services thereby moving from experimentation to production-scale deployment. It is designed to provide standardized, enterprise-grade AI capabilities, enabling predictable performance, security, and time-to value for industrial and services use cases.
This will also enable L&T & its group companies to deploy live AI agents on Sovereign Cloud, fostering a self-sustaining innovation hub like LTTS’s Lights-Out Factory framework that leverages NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to transform industrial operations, LTM’s Blueverse and LTFS’s agentic AI deployment along with L&T’s own AI agents developed for internal consumption.
Mr. S. N. Subrahmanyan, Chairman & Managing Director L&T added: “India’s enterprises are ready to move from AI pilots to production-scale deployment. The investment establishes the foundation — secure, scalable, and sovereign infrastructure — required to power manufacturing, energy, financial services, healthcare, and public services. With NVIDIA’s platforms and L&T’s execution strength, we are building infrastructure that will enable AI to deliver measurable economic impact.”
Mr. Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA said: “AI is driving the largest infrastructure buildout in human history—everyone will use it, every company will be powered by it, and every country will build it. Prime Minister Modi has outlined a bold vision to democratize AI access across the Global South and position India as a global hub for digital infrastructure. Together with L&T—an 88-year-old engineering and nation-building leader—we are laying the foundation for world-class AI infrastructure that will power India’s growth and help realize the full vision of India AI.”
The venture is enabling AI factories at national scale—sovereign by design, optimized for accelerated computing, and ready to serve global and domestic AI demand, thereby advancing India’s AI Mission and its vision of “Making AI in India and Making AI Work for India”.
Background:
Larsen & Toubro is a USD 30 billion Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing, and Services, operating across multiple geographies. A strong, customer–focused approach and the constant quest for top-class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership in its major lines of business for eight decades.
Hexaware And Replit Announce Joint Offerings To Drive Successful Rapid Prototyping To Productionizing For Enterprise Applications
By bringing RapidX® and Replit together in a single pane, enterprises can validate ideas earlier, shorten decision cycles, and scale successful prototypes into enterprise-grade systems with stronger engineering discipline and governance while empowering non-technical knowledge workers to participate directly in the software creation processes. This integrated approach supports both greenfield (new build) and brownfield (maintenance and modernization) programs, helping teams reduce delivery risk and improve time-to-value. To ensure successful delivery, Hexaware and Replit are also launching dedicated Replit squads.
The launch also marks a significant expansion of the companies’ strategic partnership, building on their earlier collaboration to bring AI deeper into enterprise software engineering. As part of this initiative, Hexaware has also established a dedicated Center of Excellence (CoE) for AI in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) at its Chennai facility to help clients and engineering teams adopt AI-assisted delivery at scale.
Partnership Highlights
● Enterprise-ready rapid prototyping: RapidX® AI SMEs help translate business requirements into structured blueprints and validation flows, while Replit turns them into working prototypes quickly, enabling faster stakeholder feedback and early decision-making.
● Seamless prototype-to-production path: RapidX® brings engineering rigor, architecture guidance, and modernization intelligence, while Replit provides the development environment to evolve prototypes into production-ready applications with continuity and control.
● Faster application delivery: RapidX® AI SMEs guide design, decomposition, and impact analysis, and Replit accelerates implementation and iteration, shortening the journey from idea to deployable software across new builds and modernization programs.
● Enterprise-grade security and governance: RapidX® provides enterprise engineering controls, standards, and traceability, while Replit offers a unified development environment, together supporting governed delivery in large-scale and regulated environments.
● Center of Excellence for AI: The CoE serves as a global hub for RapidX®-powered delivery, applied research, and client collaboration, and hands-on enablement of Hexaware’s engineering teams in agentic development practices.
Early engagements using the Replit and RapidX® integration have already demonstrated impact across scenarios such as pharmaceutical commerce platform simulations, enterprise requirements clarification using natural language workflows, accelerated prototyping to reduce decision cycles, and high-fidelity screen generation to preserve design consistency.
Looking ahead, Hexaware and Replit will continue to broaden this collaboration by scaling AI-driven SDLC.
“We started Replit to enable billions to make any application they want without knowing how to code, from school projects to enterprise-ready offerings, even inside complex enterprises, by enabling non-technical knowledge workers to build production‑ready applications using natural language,” said Amjad Masad, Founder & CEO, Replit. “With Hexaware and RapidX®, teams are using Replit to prototype faster, validate requirements earlier, and move from concept to production with more confidence across both new builds and modernization in a secure environment."
“RapidX® represents the next generation of AI-assisted software engineering and integrating it with Replit strengthens how enterprises move from prototype to production,” said Luis Héctor Chávez, Chief Technology Officer, Replit. “Working with Hexaware, we are giving customers a unified platform to build, modernize, and operate software at scale.”
“At Hexaware, we are building an ecosystem of leading technology partners to help our clients get tangible business outcomes from AI,” said R. Srikrishna, CEO & Executive Director, Hexaware. “Expanding our partnership with Replit brings together complementary strengths to help customers deliver software more predictably and with greater impact.”
Sanjay Salunkhe, President & Global Head – Digital and Software Services, Hexaware, added, “This partnership strengthens how we bring AI into real enterprise software delivery with security and governance built in. By combining RapidX® with Replit, we are helping clients shorten delivery cycles, reduce rework through early validation, and improve predictability across large-scale programs.”
About Replit
Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build production-ready enterprise applications using natural language. With millions of users and over 500,000 business users globally, Replit is democratizing software development for both technical and non-technical users. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
Learn more at https://replit.com
About Hexaware Technologies
Hexaware is a global technology and business process services company. Every day, Hexawarians wake up with a singular purpose: to create smiles through great people and technology. With offices across the world, we empower enterprises worldwide to realize digital transformation at scale and speed by partnering with them to build, transform, run, and optimize their technology and business processes.
Learn more about Hexaware at https://hexaware.com/
Bharat Gen Unveils ‘Sutra’ At India AI Impact Summit, An Initiative To Enhance News Accessibility
The initiative marks a significant step in the Group’s commitment to integrating advanced technology within a rigorous editorial framework. Sutra aims to bridge the gap between high-level policy discussions and public understanding, providing real-time takeaways from the Summit’s key sessions.
“Our goal with Sutra is to provide clarity in an increasingly fast-paced news cycle,” said Nilanjan Das, Chief AI Officer, India Today Group. “By working with BharatGen, we are exploring how AI can be leveraged to make information more accessible and inclusive for a wider audience, while maintaining the editorial standards the India Today Group is known for. With BharatGen this bring us closer to a sovereign AI future.”
Rishi Bal, CEO BharatGen said, "For AI to truly transform the Indian media landscape, it must move beyond mere automation to deep contextual intelligence. BharatGen is pioneering sovereign, multimodal models that understand the natural nuances of Indian languages and regional dialects. In an era of AI anchors and real-time news, our focus is on building a robust technological backbone that allows for nuanced storytelling across diverse demographics.” Bal added, “By providing indigenous AI capabilities, we are ensuring that the future of Indian journalism is powered by technology that is culturally aware, linguistically inclusive, and built entirely on home-grown soil."
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
ASME Engineering Education Seminar On Drone Technology Highlights Industry-Ready Engineering Skills At REVA University
Organised by ASME Foundation India, the seminar emphasized drone technology as an integrated, multidisciplinary system rather than a standalone technical skill. While access to basic drone assembly has become increasingly widespread, the seminar highlighted the growing demand for professionals who can combine mechanical design, electrical systems, digital intelligence, and business understanding to develop scalable, application-ready drone solutions. Through expert interactions and practical sessions, the programme highlighted the need for engineers to develop a broad, hands-on understanding of technology to build careers in drone manufacturing, testing, operations, and field deployment across sectors such as defence, agriculture, logistics, and infrastructure.
Speaking at the seminar, Mr. Madhukar Sharma, president and director of ASME India Private Limited, described the necessity of platforms such as MEEd and IMECE in keeping engineering education up to date with the realities of current engineering practice. “ASME is a not-for-profit, member-driven global engineering society committed to advancing industry-relevant learning and responsible innovation,” Sharma said. “Initiatives such as MEEd and global platforms including IMECE bring together academia, industry, and emerging technologies to shape future-ready engineers. India hosting IMECE outside the U.S. for the first time last year reflects the country’s growing contribution to the global engineering ecosystem. We look forward to the next edition of ASME IMECE India scheduled in Chennai this September.”
Setting the context of the Foundation’s work in relation to the seminar, Ms. Avni Malhotra, deputy director of ASME Foundation India, highlighted the importance of application-led engineering education. “At the ASME Foundation India, we focus on ensuring that engineering education translates into real-world impact—especially in contexts where access and opportunity are limited,” said Malhotra. “Through initiatives like MEEd, we work to connect students and educators with industry realities, social challenges, and innovation pathways, so that technology is developed not in isolation, but with purpose and relevance.”
Emphasising the role of industry exposure in preparing students for a rapidly changing job market, Dr. KS Narayana Swamy, pro vice chancellor, REVA University, noted that seminars and workshops such as the ASME MEEd programme help students remain relevant amid technological disruption. “Engineering careers today demand far more than academic credentials,” Swamy said. “Students must build problem-solving ability, communication skills, and adaptability, while engaging closely with industry to understand evolving expectations and future career pathways.”
The seminar brought together professionals working closely with India’s growing drone and aerospace landscape. Industry leaders such as Mr. Abhishek Burman, co-founder and CEO, General Aeronautics Pvt Ltd; Mr. Zain Saeed, co-founder and COO, Enord; Dr. Ananda CM, program director for Civil Aircrafts and head of the Aerospace Electronics Division, NAL; and Dr. Subrata Nayak, R&D technical lead, ideaForge Technology Inc., shared insights drawn from real industry experience. During the sessions, speakers broke down how drones move from concept to real-world use, covering design decisions, manufacturing processes, certification requirements, deployment challenges, and the regulatory landscape. The discussions also highlighted the blend of technical expertise and cross-functional skills needed to build sustainable careers in UAV-related fields.
Academic insights were shared by Dr. M. Sivapragasam, professor, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, and Dr. Manjunath S V, associate professor and head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering. They spoke about the need to better align academic curricula with industry expectations and to strengthen hands-on, experiential learning within engineering programmes.
The seminar also featured a hands-on workshop on Drone Technology in Mechanical Engineering Using ANSYS Simulation, conducted by Mr. Gokul Raj M, technical account manager at Infinipoint Technologies Pvt Ltd, and powered by ANSYS, part of Synopsys. The workshop gave participants a practical look at how simulation tools and AI-enabled UAV workflows are used in real engineering environments, from design validation to testing and operational planning. Two other workshops were also organised: Enabling Next-Generation Autonomous System Workflows: From Design to Deployment by MathWorks, led by Ms. Richa Singh, application engineer, MathWorks; and Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Drones/UAV by ASME Cyber Physical Systems India, conducted by Mr. Anand Nagarajan of Airbus and Mr. Unnat Mankad of Baker Hughes.
Beyond the technical sessions, the seminar created space for open conversations between faculty members, students, and industry professionals on curriculum relevance, evolving skill expectations, and on-the-ground industry realities. Participants also used the platform to network with practitioners and technology experts, underlining the value of industry-connected learning pathways in drone technology and related engineering fields.
Over the past two years, the MEEd Summits in India have played a key role in bridging the gap between industry and academia, with support from the MEEd India Steering Committee,comprising industry leaders, vice chancellors, and leading researchers. The seminar was supported by technology and industry partners, including ANSYS (part of Synopsys), Infinipoint Technologies, and MathWorks, strengthening the programme’s focus on applied learning, AI-driven engineering workflows, and career-oriented skill development.
About ASME Foundation India
ASME Foundation India is the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in India. It works to create access to quality engineering education, empower underserved and underrepresented students with STEM education, and enable engineering-led solutions for societal good. Through scholarships, student programs, experiential learning initiatives, and partnerships with academic and industry institutions, ASME Foundation India is committed to building a brighter, more equitable future where engineering excellence drives meaningful societal progress. For more information, visit www.asmefoundationindia.org.
About REVA University:
Established in 2012, REVA University is a forerunner in delivering technology-based education. Recognised as one of the Top 50 private universities in India, REVA University, with innovative pedagogy, exemplary infrastructure, and an industry-resilient curriculum that is designed for the future job market, strives to benchmark new milestones in modern education. In less than two decades, the University has grown from a small community of 150 students to a vast institution that is educating and empowering 15,000+ students on campus.
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