Harvesting tomorrow with Farm Forensics: AI Revolutionizing Plant Disease Detection in Agriculture

“If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country” – M S Swaminathan, Indian agronomist and agricultural scientist Agriculture stands as the backbone of many economies worldwide, playing a vital role in ensuring food security and sustaining livelihoods. In India, agriculture is not only a significant contributor to the national economy but also …

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Accelerating Agricultural Innovation with the ADeX Sandbox

The Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) is designed to revolutionise the agriculture sector by providing efficient and seamless data exchange through open and standardised interfaces. ADeX aims to address the challenges of feeding a growing global population while minimising environmental impacts and preserving natural resources. By making agricultural data accessible and useful, ADeX empowers farmers and stakeholders to create innovative, data-driven …

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ADeX – Key to Bringing the Second Green Revolution

We wrote a new chapter in the agricultural history of India in the 1960s with the ‘Green Revolution’. The time has now come to write another chapter by driving value and innovation in agriculture by harnessing the power of data. India is one of the major players in the agriculture sector worldwide and one cannot deny its importance in the …

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IISc’s FSID Launches Centre of Data for Public Good with a first-of-a-kind Symposium

Bangalore, November 24: In an initiative aimed at leveraging data for social good, the Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID) within the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) announces the launch of the Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG). The Centre is dedicated to advancing research, innovation, collaboration, and best practices in the realm of data science, analytics, and …

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GoT Launches India’s First Agricultural Data Exchange

A new chapter in the history of Indian Agriculture unfolded today with the successful launch of India’s first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) in Hyderabad. Developed as a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector, ADeX is a collaboration between the Government of Telangana, World Economic Forum, and the Indian Institute of Science. Hon’ble Minister for IT, Industries, and MA&UD, …

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Leveraging AI for Smart Transportation

Leveraging AI for Smart Transportation Data Dialouges Episode 1 Register Now Leveraging AI for Smart Transportation Mitigating traffic congestion and improving safety are the cornerstones of transportation within Smart Cities. Current practices collect and analyze data from sensors and video processing and then process it offline. Hence, they are limited in proactively reducing traffic fatalities and preventable delays at intersections. We are …

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Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launches the National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) along with other digital initiatives for transforming urban governance

National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) & Several Digital Initiatives Launched For Transforming Urban Governance Ecosystem-driven approach to urban governance India urban data exchange (IUDX) production version, smartcode platform also launched Secure and reliable data sharing with IUDX Seamless interface for data providers and data users New smart cities website & Geospatial management information system GMIS for project monitoring developed Shri …

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FIWARE Foundation and the IUDX Program collaborate on Open Source to provide a standard Smart City platform for Indian cities

Joint Press Release Berlin, Bangalore, November 17, 2020 — FIWARE Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages the adoption of open standards — implemented using Open Source technologies — for the development of smart solutions on a global basis, announces today a joint collaboration with the India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX) Program toward building an Open Source platform that facilitates secure, …

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