CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The platform aids people with disabilities like visual, hearing impairment, and locomotive disorders seeking employment. IIT-Hyderabad provided expertise for the Artificial Intelligence component. The project is funded by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Detailed explanation-2: -The premier engineering college, the Indian Institute of Technology in Hyderabad (IIT-Hyderabad), has created “Swarajability", an artificial intelligence (AI)-based job platform for people with disabilities (PwDs), to help them seek opportunities in the tech sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -IIT Hyderabad has jointly developed ‘Swarajability’ – India’s 1st AI triggered Job Platform for Persons with Disabilities with Youth4Jobs & Visual Quest with support from Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt of India, Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, soft-launched (beta-version) this platform.

Detailed explanation-4: -Karnataka has rolled out an AI-powered portal that promises to provide end-to-end services to help aspirants find jobs, a key area ahead of the Assembly polls for the Bommai administration that has also introduced a dedicated employment policy.

Detailed explanation-5: -IIT Hyderabad has state of the art computing facilities to foster Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning research. With multiple collaborations with leading industry partners, we are pushing the boundaries of AI with applications spanning various domains.