Summary
The government taught over 150,000 people how to use this cool technology. 📚
New small companies are making their own designs, like tiny rockets and house parts. 🚀
Printing this way can save lots of material and keep the air cleaner. 🌱
Key Points
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More than 150,000 people have been trained in three‑dimensional printing.
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56 new start‑up companies are using the technology.
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65 home‑grown inventions have been created, from metal parts to medical tools.
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The plan aims to help India make 5% of the world’s three‑dimensional printers.
New Words to Learn
13 wordsadditive manufacturing
making things by adding material layer after layer
three‑dimensional printing
a machine that builds objects using digital designs
layer
a thin flat piece that is added on top of another
polymer
a kind of plastic material
ceramic
hard material like pottery
composite
material made from two or more different parts
biomaterial
material that works well with the human body
artificial intelligence
computer programs that can think and learn
computer‑aided design
using a computer to draw plans for objects
aerospace
things that go into the sky or space
defence
protecting a country
photonic
light‑based technology
gross domestic product
the total value of everything a country makes
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