How ISRO’s AI-powered coastal safety systems are helping detect dangerous rip currents in real time

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful tool for coastal safety, helping detect dangerous rip currents through satellite imagery, weather data, ocean monitoring, and real-time analytics. AI-powered beach safety systems developed by ISRO can deliver faster warnings, support disaster management, improve public safety, and transform environmental data into actionable insights that help reduce drowning risks…

NASA is training AI on billions of Earth observations and the results could change climate research

NASA is expanding its AI strategy to transform decades of Earth observation data into actionable scientific insights. By combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, climate research, satellite imagery, and Earth science, the agency aims to accelerate discoveries, improve climate monitoring, support environmental research, and help scientists analyze vast datasets more efficiently, making scientific knowledge more accessible…

ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026: Why tax has become one of the biggest trust tests for enterprise data

As businesses generate larger volumes of financial and operational data, tax functions are becoming an unexpected proving ground for AI products. The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 recognises solutions helping organisations improve tax compliance, regulatory reporting, risk management and decision-making across increasingly complex business environments.

Why scalable AI products are becoming critical for enterprise AI adoption and business growth

Scalability is commonly viewed as a concern for large enterprises, when in reality, it becomes critical much earlier. As businesses expand their use of AI products across teams and frameworks, scalability often determines whether an investment continues delivering value or creates new operational challenges. This focus on long-term impact is one of the reasons scalability…

AI’s hidden thirst: Why India must align AI and renewable energy policy

India’s AI ambitions face a critical water challenge, with data centre expansion demanding significant resources. While on-site cooling has drawn public scrutiny, the larger water footprint stems from power generation. Experts have urged a pivot towards renewable energy integration and mandatory transparency from AI providers to ensure sustainable growth and balance environmental goals with escalating…