From OCR data extraction to language models, technology is unlocking access, with Gyan Bharatam Mission prioritising digitisation—but interpretation remains a deeply human challenge.
The teachers' association in Delhi has been running from pillar to post and filling forms and petitions for the promised reimbursements, with little success.
Nepal scholar Shanker Thapa handed over digitised copies of over 1,200 Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts to IIC’s international research division. He had to coax many out of people’s shrines.
PM Modi launched the Gyan Bharatam portal, an AI-driven national repository for manuscripts, at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on Friday. ‘It’s like time travel.’
Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat have effective urban land records systems, but most cities struggle with old data & many agencies. A plan to digitise land records in 150 cities will help untangle the web.
Ashoka University’s archive is India’s first within a private university. It’s slowly becoming a favourite destination for eminent personalities looking to preserve their legacies.
Maharajas to mugshots, one of India’s oldest photo studios is reinventing itself & digitising over 20,000 artefacts from 1947-1967. ‘Fail to preserve history and narratives can be misappropriated.’
The transition to renewable energy, digitalisation of the economy and pressure to keep pace with developments in cutting-edge technology all hinge on a select few minerals.
An estimated 15% (4.5 crore pages) of the archives are in fragile condition and have turned black due to moisture and fungus, making it necessary to digitise them.
In recent years, saying goodbye to the show has become an unfortunate ritual. Now, with the death of James Burrows, another important figure behind the show's legacy is gone.
Kpler data shows India's Russian oil imports are on track to reach 2.25 mbpd in June 2026, as prospects of Iranian crude returning to India grow after US-Iran agreement.
Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.
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