1.2 Emerging technologies notes

1. 1.2.1Artificial intelligence: machine learning, generative AI and the IndiaAI Mission

   Artificial intelligence is the ability of machines to do tasks that normally need human intelligence; machine learning is its main method, and India backs it with the IndiaAI Mission (2024).

   Standard · 7 min · Full course
2. 1.2.2Quantum technology: qubits and the National Quantum Mission

   Quantum technology uses the rules of quantum physics (superposition and entanglement) for computing, communication and sensing, and India's National Quantum Mission (2023) funds it until 2030-31.

   Standard · 5 min · Full course
3. 1.2.3Blockchain, cryptocurrency and the digital rupee

   Blockchain is a shared, tamper-resistant digital ledger; cryptocurrencies run on it without a central bank, while the digital rupee is the RBI's own official digital currency.

   Standard · 5 min · Full course
4. 1.2.4Cloud computing, IoT, big data and AR/VR

   Cloud computing rents computing over the internet, IoT connects everyday devices, big data analyses very large datasets and AR/VR mix digital content with the real or a simulated world.

   Standard · 5 min · Full course
5. 1.2.5Nanotechnology: properties, applications and the Nano Mission

   Nanotechnology works with matter at 1 to 100 nanometres, where materials show new properties, and India's Nano Mission (2007) supports research in it.

   Standard · 4 min · Full course
6. 1.2.6Robotics, drones and 3D printing

   Robots automate tasks, drones are unmanned aircraft with growing civilian uses under liberalised rules, and 3D printing builds objects layer by layer.

   Standard · 4 min · Full course

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