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IIT-Bombay launches initiative to mentor rural girls in STEM First event under the mentorship programme held recently as a part of which 160 girls from 40 schools in Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha stayed at IIT-B and got hands-on experience at…

A $12 phone is opening doors for rural India to get on the internet KEY POINTS The telecommunications arm of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has launched a $12 internet-enabled phone. Reliance Jio’s new feature…

EaseMyTrip’s Prashant Pitti to launch co-lending platform Optimo for loans to rural MSMEs Credit and finance for MSMEs: This will be the third startup by Prashant Pitti after he co-founded EaseMyTrip in 2008 and dating app Profoundly in…

Microsoft Launches an AI-Based Multilingual Chatbot for Rural India Microsoft is launching an AI-based multilingual Chatbot called ‘Jugalbandi’ for rural India Microsoft has announced ‘Jugalbandi,’ a new generative AI-driven chatbot…

Government launches new drive to support rural communities Unleashing Rural Opportunity document launched Communities and businesses in the most remote areas will benefit from better access to wireless networks thanks to plans announced…

Microsoft launches Jugalbandi, a multilingual AI-chat bot for rural India Microsoft has launched Jugalbandi, a generative AI-driven multilingual chatbot accessible via popular messaging platform, WhatsApp. Microsoft has launched…