India may get own GPU in 3-5 years, says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India may get own GPU in 3-5 years, says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

India may be able to develop its own high-end computing chipset, known as GPUs, in the next 3-5 years while a local foundational AI platform is expected in 10 months, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. During a Budget Roundtable 2025 organised by India Today & Business Today, Vaishnaw said that the government will make available 18,000 high-end GPU-based compute facilities for AI development to entities in the country in the next couple of days and expects India's own AI platform within 10 months. That's the approach the entire world has followed and that approach will be able to give us India's own GPU in the time frame of three to five years," Vaishnaw said. When asked about when will India have its own AI foundational model, Vaishnaw said "10 months is the outer limit."

India Minister Ai Gpu Vaishnaw 10 Months Own Gpu  entire  vaishnaw  35  highend  days  india  union  gpu  manufacturing  ai  minister  gpus  level  ashwini

History of this topic

Pact signed for using Parliament data to train indigenous AI model: Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 week, 1 day ago

Pact signed for using Parliament data to train indigenous AI model: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

The India Artificial Intelligence Mission, helmed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Parliament to access its data for training an indigenous AI model, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Speaking during a panel discussion on “Winning the AI marathon: India in the global AI race” at the Raisina Dialogue …

India to produce indigenous GPUs within 3-4 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Trending News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India to produce indigenous GPUs within 3-4 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India Today  

India's Electronics and Ashwini Vaishnaw, has unveiled plans to develop indigenous Graphics Processing Units within the next three to four years. This initiative is a cornerstone of India's strategy to enhance its artificial intelligence infrastructure and reduce dependency on foreign technology. By focusing on domestic GPU production, India aims to support the burgeoning AI ecosystem and ensure technological self-reliance. CHALLANGES …

India now has a data platform to train its own AI models, work on own GPU begins
Trending News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India now has a data platform to train its own AI models, work on own GPU begins

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India unveiled its library of non-personal data sets, called AI Kosh, to help companies build large language models, the latest step by the Centre to help scale up the growth of artificial intelligence in the country. At the same time, said Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, “extensive stakeholder consultations” have begun to build “India’s own GPUs”—a process that …

Ashwini Vaishnaw launches AI Compute Portal, 9 times larger than DeepSeek; announces 27 AI labs
Trending News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw launches AI Compute Portal, 9 times larger than DeepSeek; announces 27 AI labs

Live Mint  

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, launched the AI Compute Portal in New Delhi on Thursday. The platform is designed to provide researchers, startups, and government agencies with access to high-powered computing resources, including advanced Graphics Processing Units, for artificial intelligence applications. A key part of this initiative is a shared computing facility with 18,693 GPUs, making …

Indian startups being offered last-gen, end-of-life GPUs in IndiaAI Mission: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian startups being offered last-gen, end-of-life GPUs in IndiaAI Mission: Report

Firstpost  

NVIDIA’s official discontinuation of the A100 series and labelling them as EOL means that these GPUs will no longer receive software updates, security patches, or technical support. This has raised concerns about their long-term viability, especially for mission-critical AI applications The IndiaAI Mission, which aims to boost the country’s AI capabilities by providing affordable access to high-performance GPUs, has listed …

India to create AI foundational model in ten months, build own GPU within four years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India to create AI foundational model in ten months, build own GPU within four years: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Indian Express  

"We already embarked 18,000 GPUs, very high-end GPUs, and out of that, 10,000 are already available. "The researchers, startups, academicians, colleges, IITs, all of them can have access to this compute power, and they can start foundational models," Vaishnaw said. When asked about when will India have its own AI foundational model, Vaishnaw said "10 months is the outer limit." …

Made-in India AI soon? Ashwini Vaishnaw says 6 major models expected by year-end as China’s DeepSeek makes global waves
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Made-in India AI soon? Ashwini Vaishnaw says 6 major models expected by year-end as China’s DeepSeek makes global waves

Live Mint  

India is stepping up its game in artificial intelligence, with the government pushing an ambitious plan to develop homegrown AI models within the next ten months. “The AI models built in India will be world-class, capable of competing with the best out there,” Vaishnaw said, highlighting the country’s ambition to catching up with global AI leaders. Companies like homegrown E2E …

DeepSeek effect: India should build cheaper AI models
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek effect: India should build cheaper AI models

New Indian Express  

This shows that countries, especially India, need not depend on advanced hardware and that this R1 model drives home the importance of innovation. The fact that they created this platform with under $6 million investments has shaken the tech CEOs globally highlighting that game changing innovations don’t necessarily need billion-dollar investments, he added. Narendra Bhandari, General Partner, Seafund, a deeptech …

First ’Made in India’ chip will be rolled out this year, confirms Ashwini Vaishnaw
2 months ago

First ’Made in India’ chip will be rolled out this year, confirms Ashwini Vaishnaw

Live Mint  

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said, “Our first 'Made in India' chip will be rolled out this year and now we are looking at the next phase, where we can get equipment manufacturers, material manufacturers and designers in India”. At the World Economic Forum, the union minister stated that India's semiconductor programme, he said the industry stakeholders have shown …

GoI to invest at least Rs 5,000 Crore on high-end NVIDIA AI GPUs and chips for IndiaAI Mission
8 months, 2 weeks ago

GoI to invest at least Rs 5,000 Crore on high-end NVIDIA AI GPUs and chips for IndiaAI Mission

Firstpost  

By investing in these GPUs, the Indian government aims to boost the computational capabilities available to startups and other enterprises involved in AI research and development The Government of India is gearing up to invest around ₹5,000 crore from the total ₹10,372 crore allocated for the India AI Mission, into GPUs, with speculations coming up that suggest a major bulk …

India developing very strong semi-conductor industry; first made-in-India chip in December: Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 year, 2 months ago

India developing very strong semi-conductor industry; first made-in-India chip in December: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

The first made-in-India chip will be out by December, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Davos, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for developing a very strong semi-conductor industry in the country in a short span of time with focus on the entire ecosystem. Speaking to PTI at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, the Minister said PM Modi launched …

Discover Related