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20-07-2023 | 11:32 AM

Indian Languages Programme

Google has taken significant steps to support and uplift the Indian news publishing industry through its Indian Languages Programme.

Key Highlights:

• At the core of Google’s Indian Languages Programme is the objective of providing training and support to small Indian news publishers.
• Recognising the importance of local language content in reaching a diverse audience, Google aims to bridge the digital divide by empowering publishers to effectively leverage the internet.
• The Indian Languages Programme covers a total of eight local languages, apart from English. These languages include Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, and Malayalam.