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Palak Agarwal

Palak Agarwal

palak.agarwal@aajtak.com

Palak brings over a decade of rich, multifaceted experience in journalism, spanning radio, digital platforms, and currently working across print and digital with Business Today. While she holds experience in education, health, and lifestyle reporting, her expertise shines in business journalism, particularly covering startups, tech, and MSMEs. Her storytelling extends beyond the written realm, with voice-over work for All India Radio, satellite channels, e-commerce platforms, and the creation of video series on Ind...

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MeitY has laid out a roadmap to make this vision a reality with IndiaAI Mission

The sovereign AI race: Why India can't afford to depend on foreign tech

by Palak Agarwal |Aug 12, 2025

MeitY has laid out a roadmap to make this vision a reality with IndiaAI Mission, where industry experts say that in an AI-first world, control over data, algorithms, and compute infrastructure defines...

(From left) CEO of Gnani.AI Ganesh Gopalan, Director – Advanced Tech Solutions, Fortinet Subramanian Udaiyappan, Addl Secy at MeitY & CEO of IndiaAI Mission Abhishek Singh, and MD & Lead - India Business, Accenture India Saurabh Sahu.

From back office to global powerhouse: India’s AI ambitions take shape

by Palak Agarwal |Aug 8, 2025

As ambitions soar, so must accountability — with security, ethics, and inclusion forming the backbone of India’s AI moment. Experts stress the need for “lighthouse” AI companies, homegrown in India an...

Sindhu Gangadharan

Every developer at SAP will be an AI developer: Sindhu Gangadharan

by Palak Agarwal |Aug 5, 2025

Speaking to Business Today at SAP's sprawling new 41-acre Bengaluru campus — the company's second largest globally after its German headquarters — Sindhu Gangadharan emphasized AI's transformation fro...

Out of 1,445 cybersecurity startups in the country, only 200 have received any funding, and a mere 13 have reached Series B.

Where’s India’s cybersecurity giant? a $400-bn market can’t wait forever

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 30, 2025

Accel is now actively scouting the cybersecurity space in India, but Swaroop admits that talent has long been a roadblock. India may be the back office to the world and among the highest adopters of A...

Good Glamm, known for acquiring brands like The Moms Co, Sirona, and ScoopWhoop, is now restructuring. Photo: Good Glamm, Instagram

Goodbye, glamour: The fall of India's most hyped brand aggregator

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 24, 2025

The collapse of the Good Glamm Group has cast a spotlight on India’s struggling brand aggregator market. Once hailed as a D2C disruptor, the company is now facing a major restructuring after lenders m...

Mani Vembu, Chief Executive Officer at Zoho Corp

Zoho's $20-mn AI bet: why the SaaS giant built the homegrown LLM from scratch

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 17, 2025

Launches Zia LLM, Hindi-English speech models and 25+ enterprise-ready AI agents—all exclusive to Zoho’s product suite

Financial institutions are exploring practical applications of quantum computing

WEF: Quantum technology's $622 bn opportunity could transform banking and finance

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 16, 2025

While quantum breakthroughs often sound futuristic, financial institutions are already exploring practical applications. From boosting investment returns to safeguarding digital assets, the financial ...

Will bold policy moves help India shape the future of AI?

Will bold policy moves help India shape the future of AI?

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 15, 2025

India is the world's top user of ChatGPT, yet it lacks a clear vision for artificial intelligence and enterprises are yet to harness its full potential. Will bold policy moves help India shape the fut...

Perplexity’s AI-powered browser, Comet

With Perplexity’s Comet creating buzz, are AI browsers the future or a privacy minefield?

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 15, 2025

While AI browsers promise instant answers and streamlined experiences, they raise new risks around privacy, misinformation.

From healthcare to manufacturing, financial services to logistics, AI startups offer specialised solutions designed to embed AI directly into business workflows.

India’s vertical AI startups gear up for enterprise shift amid cautious adoption

by Palak Agarwal |Jul 10, 2025

The VIBE50 report, released today, spotlights 50 emerging vertical AI startups founded by Indian entrepreneurs. These startups are tackling deep, domain-specific challenges across 12 key industries.