9 model builders get Rs 1,058 cr of govt's compute subsidy, researchers only Rs 10 cr

ThePrint analysed all 304 compute approvals under IndiaAI Mission, which seeks to develop the country's AI ecosystem.
The analysis shows that a Bengaluru startup founded by an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) professor, filed under ‘Researchers or Academia’, was approved for 2,080 Google TPUs worth Rs 162.86 crore. Five weeks earlier, the government had put the TP... [12084 chars]
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 10:50 am IST
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