Hyderabad: The Telangana government, in partnership with Microsoft, the 1M1B Foundation and MeitY Startup Hub, on Friday inaugurated the Green Skills & Applied AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad, The Hindu BusinessLine and Mirror Now reported. The centre was inaugurated by Telangana IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu and will train technology and science graduates for jobs where artificial intelligence meets the green economy.
Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The centre will offer hands-on learning in applied AI, green pharma, solar energy, electric vehicles and wind energy, with a dedicated AI × Green Pharma track that prepares graduates to apply AI and green technologies in pharmaceutical manufacturing and the wider life-sciences ecosystem, BusinessLine reported. Pharmaceutical companies in Hyderabad will engage through industry mentoring, internships and employment opportunities for programme graduates.
The launch produced results on day one: 1M1B Jobs Express announced 100 job offers, while eight organisations signed MoUs to support the centre — WindStream Energy Technologies, SCL Lifesciences, Emball'ISO India Packaging, Vimta Labs, Knowvation Learnings, CIEL HR Services, Arah Infotech and MSys Inc, Mirror Now reported.
Source: Mirror Now
The Hyderabad facility is part of a broader national network of five centres, with a goal to train 100,000 young people across India by 2030 — yaani one lakh youth. Sridhar Babu said sustainability must be integral to Telangana's growth story and urged young innovators to use AI on real-world challenges including water security, Mirror Now reported. Microsoft India Development Centre managing director and president Rajiv Kumar said the AI and climate transitions were reshaping industries and that young people needed opportunities to work on practical problems. 1M1B founder and chief mentor Manav Subodh said the aim was to build models that can scale nationally. The launch also featured AI Talkies, an interaction with young changemakers, and the #AIForMyCity Challenge for AI-powered civic and environmental solutions.