Deccan Region Today

Andhra's 18 lakh farmers win Oscars of farming, other nations replicate model

For years, environmental awards, we heard, largely went to scientists, startups and conservation projects. This year, however, one of the world's biggest sustainability honours went to an army of small farmers from Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme, which now works with around 18 lakh farmers of the state, won the 2026 Food Planet Prize, often described as the world's largest environmental award focused on transforming food systems.

Pegasystems Unveils Strategic India Investment with New Bengaluru Executive Briefing Center

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the enterprise AI software company for mission-critical work, today inaugurated its new office at EcoWorld Tech Park, Bengaluru. The facility, built with an investment in excess of INR 60 crore, marks one of Pega’s most significant infrastructure expansions in India and underscores the company’s long‑term commitment to the country as a core hub for technology innovation, engineering excellence, and client engagement.

Kochi to host India's first public AI literacy summit on July 3

Kochi will host what organisers describe as India's first public artificial intelligence (AI) literacy summit on July 3, bringing together students, professionals, entrepreneurs and educators to promote responsible AI adoption and digital skills. Titled "Let's Talk AI", the day-long event will be held at Kinfra Hi-Tech, Kalamassery, from 9 am to 6 pm. It is being organised by Saina Human AI Pvt Ltd under the Keralam Future Skills Initiative (KFSI).

Foxconn Singapore acquires stake in India subsidiary for $37.2 million

Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision, has been ramping up its iPhone production in India over the last few years. The company's largest manufacturing base in India is at Sriperumbudur in Chennai, where it assembles Apple iPhones to cater to both domestic and overseas markets. Hence, the largest share of the company's planned investments is expected to come to Tamil Nadu.

India set to approve geely-backed investment as China ties thaw

India is set to approve a roughly $370 million investment from Horse Powertrain Ltd., a hybrid-engine venture backed by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., The company is likely to make its India investment in stages, beginning with Renault’s Chennai plant in southern India. Horse will manufacture strong-hybrid powertrains, which combine a traditional internal combustion engine with high-capacity electric motors and a battery, for Nissan and Renault vehicles sold in India, said the people familiar with the matter. Renault is the biggest shareholder of Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. and manufactures cars for it at its South India factory.

Amazon pumps additional $13B into India AI, cloud

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy (pictured, left) met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured, right) in New Delhi to reiterate his company’s long-term commitment to India, with the fresh investment earmarked to expand AWS data centre capacity. The new pledge takes Amazon’s total planned AI and cloud infrastructure investment in India to more than $21 billion between 2026 and 2030 and comes six months after the tech giant announced a $35 billion investment.