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CIIL conference highlights 15 newly developed datasets and AI applications for Indian languages
1 week ago

CIIL conference highlights 15 newly developed datasets and AI applications for Indian languages

The Hindu  

The release of 15 newly developed datasets by LDC-IL was the key highlight of the conference on artificial intelligence at the CIIL here on Thursday. The datasets include - Mother Tongue Parallel Text Corpus of India, Gold Standard Rajasthani Raw Text Corpus, Gold Standard Chhattisgarhi Raw Text Corpus Vol. II, Gold Standard Kashmiri Raw Text Corpus Vol. II, Gold Standard …

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National conference on AI tools supporting Indian languages begins at CIIL in Mysuru
1 week, 1 day ago

National conference on AI tools supporting Indian languages begins at CIIL in Mysuru

The Hindu  

The two-day national conference on the “Evaluation and benchmarking of publicly available artificial intelligence applications that support Indian languages” began at the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysuru on Thursday. After a formal inaugural session, a series of plenary sessions and paper presentations were held where experts shared their thoughts on the topics related to the evaluation and efficacy …

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India AI Mission: How we're poised to ride next innovation wave
1 week, 2 days ago

India AI Mission: How we're poised to ride next innovation wave

India Today  

In the past five months, both Jensen Huang, CEO of the American computer chipmaker Nvidia, and Sam Altman, who heads OpenAI, have visited India, emphasising the country’s growing significance in the tech world, including in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Basically, it reinforces the need for self-reliance in AI infrastructure, talent development and certainly open-source collaboration.” HOMEGROWN MODELS On February …

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National conference to discuss efficacy, improvement, and support of AI applications in Indian languages to be held on March 20
1 week, 3 days ago

National conference to discuss efficacy, improvement, and support of AI applications in Indian languages to be held on March 20

The Hindu  

The Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages, a scheme of the Ministry of Education implemented at the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysuru, is organising a national conference on March 20. The theme of the conference is ‘Evaluation and benchmarking of publicly available artificial intelligence applications that support Indian languages’. The two-day national conference aims to discuss topics related …

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Centre opens portals to fuel India’s AI mission
3 weeks ago

Centre opens portals to fuel India’s AI mission

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Thursday launched two new platforms under its IndiaAI Mission: the IndiaAI Datasets Platform and the IndiaAI Compute Portal. IT secretary S Krishnan noted that unlike other countries, where most investments in AI had been made by private companies, in India, the government has invested in a “clear, focused program to implement nationwide adoption of AI through …

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'Not afraid': Udhayanidhi Stalin says Tamil Nadu won't accept 'Hindi imposition, NEP'
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Not afraid': Udhayanidhi Stalin says Tamil Nadu won't accept 'Hindi imposition, NEP'

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu's deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Sunday that the state won't accept the centre's alleged bid to impose Hindi in the garb of the National Education Policy. If you are trying to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu, I am saying now clearly that Tamil Nadu will face another language war," he said. "The CM said three things …

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MK Stalin slams Centre over NEP row: Hindi ‘swallowed’ 25 north Indian languages'
1 month ago

MK Stalin slams Centre over NEP row: Hindi ‘swallowed’ 25 north Indian languages'

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin came down heavily on the central government in the three-language row, claiming that forced adoption of Hindi language has "swallowed" 25 north Indian languages over the years. He further said in his letter that the notion of Hindi being the "only unifying language of the nation and all other languages are secondary is a …

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Indian languages have always accepted and enriched each other without hostility: PM
1 month ago

Indian languages have always accepted and enriched each other without hostility: PM

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the shared cultural heritage of Indian languages would give a befitting reply to those making efforts to create divisions in the country in the name of languages. “Embracing all languages is our collective responsibility,” he said, inaugurating the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan here. “There has been no hostility among Indian languages,” …

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NEP row: Pradhan asks Stalin to rise above politics, prioritise policies that empower students
1 month, 1 week ago

NEP row: Pradhan asks Stalin to rise above politics, prioritise policies that empower students

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government should prioritise the interests of young learners and rise above political differences, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. Stalin, a copy of which was shared on Mr. Pradhan’s X handle, he said: “As leaders entrusted with shaping the destiny of our young minds, it is imperative that the State government rises above politics and prioritise …

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NEP upholds linguistic freedom, does not impose any language on states: Pradhan
1 month, 1 week ago

NEP upholds linguistic freedom, does not impose any language on states: Pradhan

Hindustan Times  

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday stressed that the National Education Policy 2020 “upholds the principle of linguistic freedom” and “does not advocate the imposition of any language” on states, amid an ongoing political slugfest between the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government over the three-language formula. Terming the three-language formula, which makes it mandatory for every school student …

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Indian AI model’s local language viability faces content availability barrier
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian AI model’s local language viability faces content availability barrier

The Hindu  

A key goal of Indian startups and the IndiaAI Mission has been to create a foundational large language model that is tuned to Indian languages. That has so far been a tall order, as the amount of Indian language content online — a key source of training data in English, which is what most foundational models like OpenAI and Google’s …

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PM Modi France Visit: AI summit partnership drives Mediawen-Reverie’s video localization in 11 Indian languages
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi France Visit: AI summit partnership drives Mediawen-Reverie’s video localization in 11 Indian languages

The Hindu  

At the AI Action Summit in Paris, co-presided over by key global leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the French President Emmanuel Macron, a strategic partnership has been announced between Mediawen and Reverie Language Technologies. This collaboration aims to revolutionize video accessibility by enabling seamless localization into 11 Indian languages, fostering inclusivity across diverse audiences. PM Modi in France …

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How UGC aims to revamp hiring of V-Cs, professors in universities, colleges
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How UGC aims to revamp hiring of V-Cs, professors in universities, colleges

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has unveiled a bold new vision for faculty recruitment and promotion in India, with its draft regulations for 2025 promising to shake up the status quo and usher in a new era of academic excellence. The proposed changes aim to make faculty appointments and promotions more flexible, inclusive and qualitative, reflecting the evolving needs of a …

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Google to partner with NCERT, launch edu-channels on YouTube in 29 Indian languages
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google to partner with NCERT, launch edu-channels on YouTube in 29 Indian languages

Firstpost  

Google’s partnership with NCERT will introduce dedicated YouTube channels for students from grades 1 to 12, offering content in 29 Indian languages, including Indian Sign Language. Google is also working with the NPTEL to offer certified courses on YouTube This partnership marks a significant step in bringing quality education to the fingertips of millions of Indian students. By integrating advanced …

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Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI launches Sarvam 2B: India’s first multilingual LLM to revolutionize AI landscape
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI launches Sarvam 2B: India’s first multilingual LLM to revolutionize AI landscape

The Hindu  

In a significant stride towards Indianising artificial intelligence, earlier this month, Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI came up with a suite of products to change the AI landscape in the country. However, efforts have been under way for sometime in the field by firms such as Sarvam, which released a Hindi Language Model ‘OpenHathi’ last year; initiatives of the Central government such …

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Project ASMITA: UGC launches project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages
8 months, 1 week ago

Project ASMITA: UGC launches project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission launched a project on July 16 to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages in the next five years. "Launch of three landmark initiatives— ASMITA, Bahubhasha Shabdkosh and Real-time Translation Architecture, will give momentum to imparting learning in Bharatiya Bhashas, empowering learners in their academic pursuits and preserving and promoting India's language …

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Centre launches project to produce 22,000 books in Indian languages
8 months, 1 week ago

Centre launches project to produce 22,000 books in Indian languages

Hindustan Times  

The Union Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission on Tuesday launched a project to produce 22,000 books in Indian languages in the next five years. The University Grants Commission said the goal of the project ASMITA is to produce 1,000 books in 22 languages within five years. “This project aims to create a robust ecosystem for translation and …

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Govt making efforts to strengthen IITs, IIMs and increase their numbers: Murmu
9 months ago

Govt making efforts to strengthen IITs, IIMs and increase their numbers: Murmu

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government is aiming to strengthen institutions like IITs, NITs, IIMs and AIIMS and increase their numbers as per requirement, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. In her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Murmu said that earlier students who studied in Indian languages faced an unfair situation but with the implementation of the new National Education …

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Promoting Telugu learning via Lipi.Game
10 months ago

Promoting Telugu learning via Lipi.Game

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Sagar Anisingaraju from San Jose, California, USA, originally from Visakhapatnam, cherishes his motherland and mother tongue. An alumnus of St. Anthony’s High School, AVN College, Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, and IIT Kanpur, Sagar now lives in San Jose, California. It’s interesting, and now I can write a few words in Telugu,” Charan, a Middle School Non-Resident Telugu student, from …

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Education Ministry launches 52 short textbooks in Indian non-scheduled languages
1 year ago

Education Ministry launches 52 short textbooks in Indian non-scheduled languages

India TV News  

Education Ministry launches 52 short textbooks in Indian non-scheduled languages Non-scheduled languages refer to all other languages spoken in India that have not been given official recognition. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday launched 52 short textbooks in Indian non-scheduled languages, including tribal languages, for early childhood care and education, to provide young learners access to education in their …

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How Akashvani celebrates Republic Day every year with poems in Indian languages
1 year, 2 months ago

How Akashvani celebrates Republic Day every year with poems in Indian languages

The Hindu  

A celebration with verses. These poems are presented at the National Symposium of Poets or Sarvabhasha Kavi Sammelan held in an Indian city every year. These poems are translated into the respective regional languages at these stations,” says Sreekumar Mukhathala, programme executive, Akashvani Thiruvananthapuram, who has been coordinating the programme for a few years now for Akashvani stations in Kerala. …

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UGC looks for authors to write textbooks in regional languages
1 year, 2 months ago

UGC looks for authors to write textbooks in regional languages

The Hindu  

The University Grants Commission has sought expressions of interest from teachers, academics and authors for writing textbooks in 12 Indian languages for undergraduate-level courses in arts, science, commerce, and social sciences. In the letter, Professor Joshi has invited applications for writing books in 12 Indian languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and …

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16 new datasets in Indian languages for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning research
1 year, 2 months ago

16 new datasets in Indian languages for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning research

The Hindu  

The Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages is a Scheme of the Ministry of Education and it works on development of digital corpora in Indian languages. As an important outcome, LDC-IL launched 16 new datasets in Indian languages to help bolster quality research in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The first of its kind, these datasets will help develop new …

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The Hindu Daily Quiz | On the Indian Constitution
1 year, 4 months ago

The Hindu Daily Quiz | On the Indian Constitution

The Hindu  

Daily Quiz | On the Indian Constitution Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /6 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Who was the only female member of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution? YES NO Answer : Prem Behari Narain Raizada SHOW ANSWER 3 / 6 | Which animal is declared as …

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