In this week’s Tech India news roundup - which is a day late because I was waiting for the Union Budget - we follow the story on the Gig Worker issue and finish with India’s first AI University in Amaravati.

Timestamps:

0:00:24: Gig workers will now protest

0:05:14: Tech highlights from the Union Budget 2026-27

0:07:34: India-EU FTA las little on tech

0:08:56: UPI will work in Japan from April 01st

0:09:20: ED files prosecution complaint against Winzo

0:10:05: Blinkit launches Bharat Yatra card

0:11:24: You can order on Swiggy through ChatGPT

0:12:13: BSNL launched (and stopped) ₹1 plan

0:12:39: PhonePe IPO Update

0:13:59: Amazon lays off employees in India too

0:14:46: Airtel offers Adobe Express Pro Subscription

0:16:16: Apple might lease office space in Chennai

0:18:09: Andra Pradesh will open India’s first AI University

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TWITI #5 of 2026: Budget and Tech and Gig Workers' Protest