Google unveils major AI investments to accelerate India’s digital growth

Through new partnerships, research funding, startup support, and clean energy investments, Google is deepening its commitment to India’s AI ecosystem, focusing on healthcare, education, language technologies, and sustainable digital infrastructure.

Google has unveiled a broad set of collaborations and investments aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence adoption across India. Announced under its “Lab to Impact” initiative, the efforts are designed to strengthen the country’s Digital Public Infrastructure while supporting innovation in healthcare, education, startups, and developer communities.

The company said the initiatives reflect its long-term vision to help India scale responsible and inclusive AI solutions that can deliver real-world impact across public and private sectors.

Strengthening healthcare and research capabilities

As part of its healthcare push, Google has committed funding to support the development of India’s Health Foundation Model using its MedGemma technology. Built in collaboration with AIIMS and IISc, the model will initially focus on dermatology, helping hospitals prioritise outpatient care and improve patient workflows. It will also assist in standardising medical records through the FHIR framework and enable the mapping of hundreds of thousands of health facilities on Google Maps to improve accessibility.

To advance AI research, Google is investing in four AI Centres of Excellence at IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, and IIT Ropar. These centres will work on AI-led solutions in areas such as non-communicable diseases, urban governance, agriculture, and education, contributing to applied research with public value.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan described the centres as a coordinated national research effort aligned with India’s broader development goals under the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

Supporting startups, languages, and clean energy

Google is also backing India’s language technology ecosystem. It is funding the creation of an Indic Language Technologies Research Hub at IIT Bombay and providing grants to startups including Gnani.AI, CoRover.AI, and BharatGen to develop Indic language AI models. Additionally, Google has made several of its Gemma models available on AIKosh, India’s open AI platform, and committed funding to Wadhwani AI for multilingual healthcare and agriculture applications.

Beyond AI, Google is expanding its sustainability footprint through a partnership with ReNew Energy to launch a 150 MW solar power project in Rajasthan. The project will supply clean energy to support Google’s operations, aligning its growing AI infrastructure with environmental responsibility.