OpenAI Academy has launched three structured enterprise courses, AI Foundations, Applied AI Foundations, and Agents and Workflows, designed to move employees from basic AI literacy to managing agent-assisted work, addressing the growing gap between AI access and workforce readiness across organisations.

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…

Tomorrow, India’s most senior enterprise leaders stop talking about the future of work and start examining it. This piece looks at why the questions on the table at the ET Future of Knowledge Work Summit, around AI, talent, and organisational change, are no longer abstract, and why the room in Bengaluru on 17 June may…

The most impactful AI products of 2026 aren’t built to do everything; they’re built to solve one problem exceptionally well. The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards recognise industry-specific innovations delivering real, measurable business outcomes.

The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 recognises the startups, product teams, and enterprises building AI-powered solutions that are reshaping industries at scale. By celebrating real-world impact over theoretical innovation, the awards set a new benchmark for what it means to lead in India’s rapidly evolving AI economy.

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, organisations face the challenge of identifying solutions that deliver genuine impact amid an increasingly crowded market. The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026, supported by Knowledge Partner Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, provides a rigorous, independent benchmark to distinguish credible innovation from inflated claims.

ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 spotlights the products quietly reshaping retail. From improving product discovery and customer engagement to increasing conversions and retention, the Retail and Consumer Experience category recognises solutions delivering measurable business impact across retail, FMCG, D2C, e-commerce and consumer technology in India.

India’s AI ecosystem is shifting from experimentation to measurable impact. The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 celebrate organisations building transformative AI products that solve real business challenges and drive industry change. Here are seven compelling reasons why your organisation should nominate and showcase its innovation.

ET AI Hackathon 2.0 has entered Phase 2, where shortlisted participants will transform ideas into AI-powered prototypes by tackling real-world problem statements. The stage focuses on innovation, technical execution, and practical impact, challenging teams to build solutions that address meaningful challenges.

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…