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India’s Big Plan to Build Smart Connected Technology

India is creating a nationwide ecosystem for Cyber‑Physical Systems, which blend computing, communication and physical processes.

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Key Points

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Funding of about 3,660 crore Indian rupees has been allocated for nine years.

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Twenty‑five technology innovation hubs and four technology translation research parks support development and commercialization.

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The BharatGen project is building an Indian‑language Artificial Intelligence model with 17 billion parameters.

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The mission has trained over 246,000 professionals and established 200 international collaborations.

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Summary

The National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber‑Physical Systems brings together universities, industry and government to turn research into products and new companies.

Key achievements include over 1,100 enabled technologies, 1,300 products, 5,800 fellowships, and more than 1,100 start‑ups, creating thousands of jobs.

Applications span health care (digital twins), agriculture (real‑time farm monitoring), mining (safety drones), communications (indigenous fifth‑generation mobile network), cybersecurity, and autonomous vehicles.

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New Words to Learn

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Cyber‑Physical Systems
machines that mix computers with real‑world parts so they can sense and act on what’s happening
interdisciplinary
involving many different kinds of study or work together
indigenous
made inside the country, not bought from elsewhere
digital twin
a virtual copy of a real object that updates in real time
autonomous
able to work or move by itself without a person controlling it
Artificial Intelligence
computer programs that can learn and make decisions like a brain
fifth‑generation mobile network
the newest type of phone internet that is very fast
fellowship
a special scholarship for students to study and work on projects
startup
a new small company trying to grow fast
technology innovation hub
a place at a university where new tech ideas are turned into real products
technology translation research park
a center that helps move ideas from the lab to real‑world use
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