India's government AI translation platform Bhashini and NCERT's CIET are using generative AI to translate national curriculum textbooks and materials across 22 …
New Delhi, India
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 81%33/100
An Indian start-up's AI platform builds individualised speech, behavioural and social-emotional learning plans for neurodivergent children; a 12-month, company-funded Hyderabad study reported …
From 2026-27, Karnataka's School Education Department is replacing vocational subjects like Beauty and Wellness and Retail with an NSQF-aligned Artificial Intelligence skill …
Karnataka's education department is rolling out 'Nirantara,' an Aadhaar-linked facial-recognition attendance app, to 52,686 government/aided schools (5.2M+ students) after a 2025 pilot …
Bengaluru, India
Good practice
Evidence: Quasi-experimental
Top 76%33/100
Cluster-RCT in 80 north Karnataka village clusters: Samata raised girls' exposure to leadership training and empowerment groups, but pathway data showed no …
Tiered heat alerts, outreach and clinical preparedness after the deadly 2010 heatwave; a peer-reviewed pilot evaluation estimates ~1,190 deaths avoided per year, …
A 1990 India circular launched Joint Forest Management, devolving protection and usufruct rights over degraded state forest to village committees; it once …
New Delhi, India
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 89%27/100
Tamil Nadu's 2003 ordinance made rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory on every building; surveys recorded Chennai's groundwater table rising about 50% within five …
In September 2023, India's Agriculture Ministry launched Kisan e-Mitra, the first AI chatbot built into a major central scheme (PM-KISAN), giving payment-status …
New Delhi, India
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 89%27/100
Grid-India, India's sole national grid operator, announced in Sept. 2025 plans to feed 40-millisecond grid data into AI models flagging instability, cyber …
New Delhi, India
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 89%27/100
Since FY2015-16, India's Finance Commission redirects 7.5-10% of central tax revenue to states by forest cover, moving ~$6.9-$12bn/year (2015-19) and ~$11.1bn in …
New Delhi, India
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 89%27/100
Karnataka announced AI facial-recognition attendance for 52,686 schools and ~5.2m students under 'Nirantara' in June 2025. After educators, activists and Privacy International …
Bengaluru, India
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported