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Here are 10 recent AI news highlights from India: 1. India's DPDP Act Now Enforced India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act has officially come into effect, imposing stricter data governance requirements for AI startups, particularly those handling personal data 2. IBM Establishes AI Lab in Lucknow IBM is setting up a new Software Lab in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, focusing on generative and agentic AI innovations. 3. OpenAI Introduces Mandatory ID Verification OpenAI has implemented mandatory ID verification for developers to address concerns about misuse and intellectual property theft. 4. India Launches AI Competency Framework India has introduced an AI Competency Framework aimed at transforming public service by aligning with UNESCO's global vision for AI in the public sector 5. HPE Unveils Private Cloud AI Solution in India Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched a Private Cloud AI solution in India, integrating NVIDIA's AI technology with HPE's infrastructure to simplify deployment and management of generative AI workloads. 6. India's First Deepfake Detection System: Vastav AI Zero Defend Security has developed Vastav AI, India's first deepfake detection system, capable of analyzing and verifying digital media for authenticity with a reported accuracy of 99%. 7. Amgen Invests $200 Million in AI Center in Hyderabad U.S. pharmaceutical company Amgen is investing $200 million in a new technology center in Hyderabad, focusing on AI and data science for drug development. 8.India Establishes AI Safety Institute The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has announced the creation of the IndiaAI Safety Institute to ensure the ethical and safe application of AI models. 9. BharatGen: India's Indigenous Multilingual AI Model IIT Bombay has introduced BharatGen, an open-source, multimodal, multilingual AI model designed to cater to India's linguistic and cultural diversity. 10. Microsoft Announces $3 Billion Investment in India Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced a $3 billion investment plan in India, focusing on AI and cloud services, and aims to train 10 million Indians in AI by 2030.