India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Most Important)

Why in News?

• 2nd India-AI Impact Summit 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

• 16–20 February 2026

• Inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi

• First major AI summit hosted in the Global South

Organisers

• Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY)

• NASSCOM

• NITI Aayog

• Academic Institutions

Theme (3 Sutras)

• People

• Planet

• Progress

Major Launches

• 6 AI Impact Casebooks

  • 170+ AI innovations

Health AI Initiatives

• SAHI

  • Safe & Accountable Healthcare AI Framework

• BODH

  • AI benchmarking platform

  • Developed by IIT Kanpur + National Health Authority

International Partner

• USA–India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

UPSC Prelims Facts

• First Global South AI Summit

• Hosted by MeitY

• SAHI → Healthcare AI safety

• BODH → AI benchmarking

UPSC Mains Value Addition

AI Governance

• Ethical AI

• Responsible AI

• Digital Public Infrastructure

• AI for Healthcare

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