Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the first edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre, hailing the beginning of the ‘sunrise era’ of the Orange economy in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a heartfelt tribute to the legends of Indian cinema on Thursday as he released commemorative postage stamps in honour of five celebrated film personalities at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025.
India's M&E industry is not just soft power - it is real power, he says, adding that the fusion of storytelling and technologies has created a huge opportunity
During his address at the inaugural WAVES 2025 in Mumbai, Narayen said that India's creative economy can be poised to employ more people than the manufacturing economy
PM positions India as the global launchpad for creative storytelling, urging international creators to collaborate, innovate, and scale their ideas from the Indian soil
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual Special 301 Report, calling out countries that fall short on anti-piracy enforcement and other forms of intellectual property protection.
In his opening remarks at WAVES 2025, the Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared that leading global technology companies including Nvidia, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe will collaborate to build the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) in Mumbai into a world-class institution that equips young creators with the skills and tools for the future.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, hailed WAVES 2025 as a transformative global platform for India’s creative economy, highlighting its cultural power, tech integration, and $100 billion growth potential under PM Modi’s leadership.
On April 28, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued an office memorandum forming a multi-stakeholder committee to study how artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with copyright law in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the session and addressed the audience at WAVES 2025 inaugural ceremony. Later stars like Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt will be seen expressing their views on various film production aspects.