Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Google invests $14.95 million in India's AI growth
Google has announced several investments and partnerships to help India grow in the field of artificial intelligence.
They are putting money into healthcare to help doctors and hospitals work better, especially in skin-related health issues.
Google is also giving money to four top Indian universities to set up centers that will use AI to solve problems in health, cities, education, and farming.
Additionally, Google is supporting small Indian companies that are building AI tools in Indian languages.
They are also working with a company called ReNew Energy to build a big solar power project in Rajasthan to make their operations more environmentally friendly.
All these efforts are expected to save India a lot of money in healthcare every year.
Google announced investments and collaborations to support AI growth in India, focusing on healthcare, agriculture, and sustainability.
A $400,000 investment will build India’s Health Foundation Model using MedGemma, partnering with AIIMS and IISc, focusing on dermatology and standardizing medical records.
$8 million will fund four AI Centres of Excellence at IISc Bangalore, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Ropar to address non-communicable diseases, urban governance, education, and agriculture.
$2 million will go to IIT Bombay to build the Indic Language Technologies Research Hub, and $50,000 each to startups like Gnani.AI, CoRover.AI, and BharatGen to build Indic language AI models.
Google partnered with ReNew Energy to launch a 150 MW solar project in Rajasthan to generate clean, renewable energy for its operations, aiming to reduce carbon emissions.
- Who
- What
- Investments and collaborations to support AI growth in India
- When
- Announced on Tuesday during the India AI Impact Summit 2026
- Where
- India
- Why
- To power India’s growth in AI, particularly in healthcare, agriculture, and sustainability
- Investment in Health Foundation Model
- $400,000
- Funding for AI Centres of Excellence
- $8 million
- Contribution to Wadhwani AI
- $4.5 million
- Contribution to IIT Bombay
- $2 million
- Support for Indian startups
- $50,000 each
- Solar project in Rajasthan
- 150 MW
- Annual healthcare cost savings
- ₹390 billion
Sources
Google invests millions to power India’s AI growth in healthcare, agriculture, and sustainability
Google lines up collaborations, pledges funding for AI push in healthcare, agriculture
Google readies plans for AI push in healthcare, agriculture
Google commits $400,000 for India’s health foundation model, backs AI startups with $8 million
Google to fund $8 million to India’s AI centres of excellence
Google Announces $8 Million Funding For Four AI Centres Of Excellence In India
Google commits $8 million for AI Centres of Excellence on health, agriculture
