The government first announced the IICT in September 2024 as a dedicated institute for the AVGC-XR space. The institute ...

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the govt would support setting up labs for animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics in schools and colleges. ‘Will shape India’s creative economy.’ ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a major push for India's Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and ...

FM Sitharaman proposed government support for the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai, to set up ...

Computer gaming and animation represent a dynamic nexus where cutting‐edge technology meets artistic practice. This interdisciplinary field encompasses the design of interactive digital environments, ...

The 2026 Budget emphasizes India's creative industries, particularly the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics sector ...

Budget 2026-27: In a boost to India’s creative industries, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced government support for the country’s “Orange Economy” in the Union Budget 2026-27.

AniMela, the international festival dedicated to animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality, will return to Mumbai’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). Programming will ...

Creative economy gets a fillip as the government backs animation, gaming, VFX and comics with creator labs in schools and colleges to train the next generation of digital storytellers ...

The Union Budget 2026-27 has announced a major push for animation, visual effects, gaming and comics, projecting 2 million jobs in India’s Orange Economy by 2030. This explainer breaks down what the ...