New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Central Council for Ayurvedic Scientific Research (CCRAS) has successfully completed its internship program on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Ayush Systems, the Ayush Ministry announced on Saturday.
The program was implemented from December 15 and ended on January 30 to strengthen the application of information technology and data-driven approaches in Ayush research.
It also provided an interactive and interdisciplinary learning environment, allowing interns to integrate traditional Ayush concepts with modern computational tools.
Professor Ravinarayan Acharya, Director General (DG) of CCRAS, highlighted the strategic importance of AI in the development of the Ayush sector and outlined the ongoing efforts of CCRAS in this area.
“Applications developed during the internship will have to be carried forward for validation and extension through implementation in a structured project mode,” he added.
A total of 180 applications were received for this internship, from which 33 students were selected through a systematic selection process. Participants worked on a wide range of AI-powered projects, including applications such as medicinal plant research, bioinformatics, prakriti assessment, medical image processing, posture detection, and optical character recognition (OCR) for manuscripts.
These projects were in line with CCRAS’ broader objectives of digital documentation, evidence generation, and technology-enabled validation of traditional knowledge systems.
Mentoring from subject matter experts fostered innovation, critical thinking, and practical problem-solving among participants.
They recognized the interns’ efforts and highlighted the growing relevance of emerging technologies in strengthening Ayush’s system-wide evidence-based research.
“The internship program reflects CCRAS’s continued commitment to capacity building, innovation and organizational strengthening by hiring young talent and promoting the use of advanced technology in Ayush research and development,” the ministry said.
“This initiative is expected to contribute to building a robust research ecosystem and support the long-term vision of mainstreaming the Ayush language through an evidence-based and technology-driven approach,” it added.
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