India, Sept. 11 -- India has placed technology cooperation among the priorities of its 2026 BRICS chairship, with member countries advancing initiatives that will cover AI-driven agriculture, smart grids, energy storage, digital public infrastructure and cross-border startup collaboration, according to the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The initiatives are among the outcomes of more than 350 meetings and high-level engagements held across 25 cities during India's BRICS presidency, the PIB said. The 18th BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.

One of the initiatives is a BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture, which will bring together technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), geospatial intel...