Tag: Project Vanni

Project Vanni The project was launched by Google India in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). It aims to build an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model to collect language samples from 773 districts across India. It will be an AI-based language model that can understand diverse Indian languages and dialects. Potential use of such datasets is in building apps in areas such as health, agriculture, and financial inclusion. Note Google has granted a fund of $1 million to Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to build India’s first Responsible AI center. The center aims to research on various aspects of bias in artificial intelligence (AI) in Indian perspective. Three more sites added to tentative list of UNESCO Three more sites have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO taking the total number to 52 sites on UNESCO Tentative List. The three new sites are Gujarat’s Vadnagar town : Situated in Mehsana district, Gujarat. Ancient name was Anartapura A Buddhist location visited by Xuanzang in 640 C.E. Birthplace of Narendra Modi  Sun Temple at Modhera : Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya. Located at Modhera village of Mehsana district, Gujarat Situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati. Built during the reign of Bhima I of the Chaulukya dynasty and dates back to 8th century BC. Recently, Modhera was declared as the first solar-powered village. Rock cut sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura: It is a ‘Shaiba’ (Saivite) pilgrimage site and dates back to 7th – 9th centuries It has the largest rock-cut images and stone idols of Lord Shiva in India. The word ‘Unakoti‘ means “one less than a Crore”. Note UNESCO tentative list is an “inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination About UNESCO Headquarters - Paris, France Formation…