Author: Dr Udaya Shankar Puranik

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised on Artificial In­telligence made in India, made for the world. Our country can show the world how this technology can be effectively used in the 40-day Maha Kumbh Mela which is expected to draw millions of devotees from across the globe. This event will commence on 13 January 2025 and will conclude on 26 February 2025. Successful use of AI in Kumbh Mela will help in using this tech­nology in other large religious events in India and abroad. AI can be utilised in the Kumbh Mela of 2025 in a variety of ways to…

Bharat has emerged as the world’s third largest startup ecosystem with emerging innovation hubs across Tier 2 andTier 3 cities, which accounted for 40% of tech startups in the year 2023. Vision and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, favourable government policies, ample venture capital, increased internet penetration, digitisation and a growing talent pool are some of the factors that have led to the growth of the startup ecosystem in our country. Startups have been at the forefront of innovation in the country while reinventing solutions to replace inefficient and outdated business models in practice. Startups are true innovators and…

“We need to make AI in India and AI work for India” – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his vision of ‘AI for All.’ India’s foray into the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been envisioned as an umbrella programme by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for leveraging transformative technologies to foster inclusion, innovation and adoption for social Impact. For the past 10 years, the government of India has encouraged the development of AI-based solutions to address the problems faced by the common man. These include AI solutions that can help in early detection of diseases, increase…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely acknowledged to be a game changer. Several countries are investing to tap the benefits of AI in the defence and aerospace sectors. The Atmanirbar Bharat initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought a paradigm shift in the growth of AI in India, especially in the domain of defence and aerospace. The PM’s call ‘To make Artificial Intelligence in India, to make Artificial Intelligence work in India’ led to the formation of Defence AI Council (DAIC) to provide required guidance to enable and effect development of operating framework, policy level changes and support for adoption…