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The Government of India launched “Yuva AI for All”

India at the cusp of bringing

AI to every citizen

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched “Yuva AI for
All” to open the world of artificial intelligence to all Indians, especially youth. This is
the first free course of its kind, launched under
the India AI Mission. The platform
offers 4.5 hours of learning, anywhere,
anytime, and provides a government
certificate upon completion. This
initiative aims to empower 10 million
citizens with basic AI skills. This
course integrates global knowledge
with the Indian context and focuses
on ethical, responsible, and inclusive
AI use.

E-Jagriti empowers

consumers: 1.27 lakh

cases resolved fast

The e-Jagriti platform has rapidly emerged as
Agriculture: Another an effective digital grievance redressal system
to strengthen consumer rights protection.
Feather added in the cap According to the Consumer Affairs Ministry,
since its launch on January 1, 2025, more than
Achieving a new milestone, food grain production in the 2.75 lakh consumers, including
country increased by 8% to a record 357.7 million tonnes 1,388 NRIs, have registered
in the 2024-25 crop year from 332.3 million tonnes in the on the platform. As of
2023-24 crop year (July-June). Union Agriculture Minister November 13, more than 1.30
Shivraj Singh Chouhan believes that the record food grain lakh complaints were filed on
production is a result of farmers’ efforts, the increase the platform, of which more
in the Minimum Support Price (MSP), and government than 1.27 lakh cases have been
policies. Food grain production has increased by 106 resolved. The platform facilitates
million tonnes in the last 10 years, reaching filing complaints from abroad,
357.73 million tonnes in the 2024-25 fiscal virtual hearings, and real-
year from 251.54 million tonnes in the 2015- time tracking, ensuring
16 fiscal year. The government’s oilseeds accessible justice for all. The
mission has also achieved promising results, AI-powered, multilingual,
with an increase of more than 8% accessible interface has also
compared to 39.67 million tonnes in facilitated real-time tracking
the 2023-24 crop year. for consumers.

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