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Ministry of Tribal Affairs Launches Adi Vaani Platform
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs begins a 3-day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums in Mysuru, Karnataka. A full-fledged Adi Vaani Platform is launched during the conclave as an AI-powered translator for tribal languages.
Adi Vaani Platform:
| Dimension | Key Details |
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| Design and focus | Adi Vaani Platform is designed to bridge communication gaps between tribal and non-tribal communities, while safeguarding endangered tribal languages using advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI). |
| Developer consortium | Adi Vaani Platform is developed by a national consortium led by IIT Delhi with BITS Pilani, IIIT Hyderabad, and IIIT Nava Raipur, in collaboration with Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs). |
| Collaborating TRIs | Collaborating TRIs comprise TRIs in Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Meghalaya. |
| AI language models used | AI language models used comprise No Language Left Behind (NLLB) and IndicTrans2 for low-resource tribal languages. |
| Translation capability | Adi Vaani Platform provides for real-time translation of text and speech between Hindi or English and tribal languages. |
| Language learning | Adi Vaani Platform provides for interactive language learning for students and early learners. |
| Digital preservation | Adi Vaani Platform provides for digital preservation of folklore, oral traditions, and cultural heritage. |
| Community support areas | Adi Vaani Platform provides for support to digital literacy, healthcare communication, civic inclusion in tribal communities, awareness of government schemes, and important speeches. |
| Feature: Multilingual Translator | Multilingual Translator provides for conversion of images and documents to editable text in seconds. |
| Feature: Audio files to Text | Audio files to Text provides for transcription of live speech or audio files into text and translation into indigenous languages instantly. |
| Feature: Speech to speech translation | Speech to speech translation provides for real-time voice translation into Santali, Mundari, or Bhili from uploaded or spoken English or Hindi speech. |