{"id":22285,"date":"2025-12-08T19:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/?p=22285"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:43:16","slug":"industry-leaders-laud-prime-ministers-vision-for-ai-driven-viksit-bharat-at-iisf-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/?p=22285","title":{"rendered":"Industry Leaders Laud Prime Minister\u2019s Vision for AI-Driven Viksit Bharat at IISF 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 id=\"m_8052123278655166205gmail-Titleh2\"><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"m_8052123278655166205gmail-Subtitleh3\"><span id=\"m_8052123278655166205gmail-ltrSubtitle\"><br \/>\nPrime Minister NarendraModi\u2019s Vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 Resonates Strongly at IISF 2025 Through AI &amp; AGI Dialogue<\/p>\n<p>Experts Decode the Future of Human\u2013Machine Collaboration at IISF 2025 Panel on AI &amp; AGI<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_8052123278655166205gmail-PrDateTime\">\u00a0PIB Delhi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>( Justice News)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, which began on December 6, has emerged as one of the most impactful science events of the year, inspiring young minds and strengthening India\u2019s pursuit of Viksit Bharat@2047. On Day 3, a high-powered\u00a0panel discussion titled \u201cAI &amp; AGI: The Future of Intelligence\u201d brought leading voices from academia, industry, and research together to explore how the evolution from Artificial Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence will shape the future of science, innovation, and humanity.<\/p>\n<p>The session featured key speakers including Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar; Gopal Krishna Bhatt, Director \u2013 Data Centre Customer Engineering, Intel; Vivek Kumar Rai, Head \u2013 Strategic Business, HPC &amp; AI, NVIDIA; and Pratyus Kumar, Co-founder, Sarvam AI.<\/p>\n<h3>AI Mission Aligns with PM\u2019s Vision of Viksit Bharat<\/h3>\n<p>Addressing school students,\u00a0Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT Ropar, said India is preparing to become a global AI leader by 2035, powered by young talent and the country\u2019s data-rich ecosystem. He underscored that the IndiaAI Mission, announced by the Prime Minister, is designed to train one crore youth in AI, build national compute infrastructure, develop indigenous AI models, and promote responsible and ethical AI.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that IIT Ropar hosts one of India\u2019s three national Sectoral AI Centres of Excellence\u2014focused on agriculture\u2014as part of the Ministry of Education\u2019s initiative to deploy AI solutions in priority sectors such as digital health, smart cities, and agritech.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Ahuja explained that India\u2019s strength in manpower, data, and scientific curiosity positions the country to become a global hub of semiconductor manufacturing\u2014an essential pillar of the PM\u2019s vision for technological self-reliance and Viksit Bharat.<\/p>\n<h3>Industry Leaders Highlight India\u2019s Emerging Deep-Tech Strength<\/h3>\n<p>Shri Gopal Krishna Bhatt, Director \u2013 Data Center Customer Engineering, Intel, described how India is rapidly advancing in server design, chip development, and high-performance computing hardware. He cited ongoing collaborations\u2014such as Intel\u2019s partnership with CDAC on the \u2018Rudra\u2019 server platform\u2014as examples of how India is transitioning from chip import dependence to indigenous system design and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that dozens of India-based server and data-center hardware designs are currently underway, reflecting the momentum created by the Government\u2019s semiconductor and digital infrastructure push. He encouraged students to remain curious\u2014emphasizing that curiosity is the foundation of innovation.<\/p>\n<h3>NVIDIA Demonstrates AI Applications Across Science and Society<\/h3>\n<p>Shri Vivek Kumar Rai, Head \u2013 HPC &amp; AI, NVIDIA, highlighted how AI is transforming scientific discovery, including drug development, climate modelling, material science, and automotive design.<\/p>\n<p>He explained how GPU-based computing is accelerating national missions\u2014from weather prediction to supercomputing infrastructure\u2014where NVIDIA works closely with Indian research institutions and ministries.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that AI is breaking linguistic barriers and supporting India\u2019s diverse population\u2014aligning with the Prime Minister\u2019s vision of technology as a democratizing force that benefits every citizen.<\/p>\n<h3>Indian-Language AI at the Heart of Digital Inclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Shri Pratyush Kumar, Co-founder of Sarvam AI, showcased multilingual AI systems being built under the IndiaAI Mission, including India\u2019s first sovereign foundational Large Language Model (LLM) for Indian languages\u2014an initiative selected by the Government earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>He linked the session theme\u00a0<em>\u201cVigyan Se Samriddhi\u201d<\/em>\u00a0with the role of AI in advancing scientific inquiry, decision-making, and public policy\u2014including applications in agriculture, economics, and climate solutions.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that AI will become integral to every profession and emphasized the need for India-centric data, models, and linguistic technologies to ensure equitable prosperity\u2014reflecting the PM\u2019s focus on inclusive growth and technology-driven development.<\/p>\n<p><u>Panel Discussion: AI &amp; AGI \u2013 The Next Frontier<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The keynote addresses were followed by an engaging panel featuring Xavier Kurian (Neysa), Ganesh Gopalan (Gnani.ai), and Dr. Manish Modani (NVIDIA). Xavier Kurian noted that enterprise AI adoption in India is now a necessity rather than an experiment, with BFSI, manufacturing, healthcare, and citizen services rapidly scaling up AI-driven solutions. He emphasized the importance of innovation-driven thinking and applauded the government\u2019s proactive support through the IndiaAI Mission.<\/p>\n<p>Ganesh Gopalan underscored the government\u2019s clear direction under Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s leadership, recognising AI as a national differentiator for building a Viksit Bharat. He explained how sovereign datasets, foundational models, and innovation ecosystems under the IndiaAI Mission are enabling companies like Gnani.ai to build uniquely Indian models that can scale globally. He shared that government departments are adopting AI at an unprecedented scale, with multilingual voice automation handling billions of tokens daily\u2014placing India ahead of several developed nations in AI deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Manish Modani highlighted that India\u2019s rapidly expanding HPC and GPU-backed infrastructure is multiplying research output in fields ranging from climate modelling to language technologies. He said India\u2019s data scale, linguistic diversity, and scientific talent uniquely position the nation to lead the global transformation from AI to AGI.<\/p>\n<p>Across all talks, speakers repeatedly stressed that India\u2019s demographic strength, combined with the Government\u2019s strong policy support under the leadership of the Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister, places the nation on a decisive path toward global leadership in AI and AGI.<\/p>\n<p>Students were encouraged to embrace AI tools, pursue deep-tech fields, and contribute to India\u2019s vision of becoming a knowledge-driven, innovation-led Viksit Bharat by 2047.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Prime Minister NarendraModi\u2019s Vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 Resonates Strongly at IISF 2025 Through AI &amp; AGI Dialogue Experts Decode the Future of Human\u2013Machine Collaboration at <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/?p=22285\" title=\"Industry Leaders Laud Prime Minister\u2019s Vision for AI-Driven Viksit Bharat at IISF 2025\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-punjab"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250507-WA0010-2.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe1HXo-5Nr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22286,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22285\/revisions\/22286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justicenews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}