Digital India BHASHINI Showcases Multilingual AI at ETD-2026
Ministry of Electronics & IT · Science & Tech · Posted 24 OCT 2026 8:45PM
What happened
The Digital India BHASHINI Division showcased its multilingual AI solutions at the 29th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD-2026) at IIT Delhi, exploring ways to make scholarly research and academic content accessible across Indian languages.
Why it matters for UPSC
This initiative illustrates the application of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and artificial intelligence for inclusive language governance and accessible education, aligning with UPSC syllabus themes on science and technology developments and e-governance applications.
Key objectives
- Showcase BHASHINI's multilingual AI and DPI capabilities at ETD-2026, IIT Delhi.
- Explore extending AI-powered document translation to electronic theses, dissertations, and research repositories like Shodhganga.
- Highlight technical features such as Shrutlekh for real-time transcription and BHASHINI Pragati for structured large document translation.