Current Affairs - International - Discussion

Nepal was the country involved in the Bhashini Shilpi session organised by the Digital India Bhashini Division on August 31, 2026. The initiative aimed to strengthen India-Nepal cooperation in multilingual artificial intelligence technology and digital inclusion. Bhashini serves as India’s national platform for AI-enabled translation and speech services, helping reduce language barriers in digital public infrastructure. It supports more than 800 government websites, processes over 9 billion AI-related information units, and handles more than 24 million AI inferences daily. The platform provides text-based support for 36 Indian languages, voice technology for 23 Indian languages, and multilingual capabilities across 35 international languages.