Bengaluru, 12 Augsut

The ACSEL Technology Forum, a Karnataka government Centre of Excellence in AI, on Wednesday launched Tathyakosh.in, a digital public good aimed at making India's fragmented public data ecosystem more accessible, officials said.

Tathyakosh brings together public datasets from multiple sources on a single searchable platform, making it easier for users to discover and assess relevant data, they said.

IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge unveiled the platform, which is now live at Tathyakosh.in.

It is expected to be particularly useful for researchers, startups and technology teams working with data-intensive applications in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, climate, legal research and financial inclusion, they said.

Speaking at the launch, Kharge said India's AI ambitions would depend not only on talent and computing power but also on the ability to find and use the vast amount of data already available across institutions.

"By building it as an open, non-commercial digital public good, we are creating an important piece of infrastructure for researchers, startups, developers and policymakers to build with Indian data," he added.