{
  "id": 967803,
  "title": "PM Modi announces AI training for 10 million youth over the next year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/pm-modi-announces-ai-training-for-10-million-youth-over-the-next-year",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:41:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/modi-ai-training-one-crore-youth-independence-day-viksit-bharat-126081500716_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to train 10 million young people in artificial intelligence tools over the next year. This initiative aims to equip them with the skills required to lead in the field of AI and enhance their employability and career prospects.\n\nIn his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, Modi also highlighted the importance of youth in India's journey towards development, citing the country's significant rise in entrepreneurship with over 2.5 lakh startups operating across the country. He mentioned that young entrepreneurs are contributing to employment generation.\n\nModi additionally announced free online coaching lessons for competitive exams to ease the financial burden on families and support youth in accessing educational opportunities. The initiative comes amid nationwide protests over access to jobs and educational opportunities, and pressures on students in India.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Independence Day 2026: PM Modi Announces Free Online Coaching For Youth; 1 Crore To Get AI Training In One Year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/independence-day-2026-pm-modi-announces-free-online-coaching-for",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:26:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "India PM Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/india-pm-modi-woos-youth-with-free-coaching-ai-training",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:00:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "AI Training, Free Coaching: PM Modi's 6 Big Announcements On Independence Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ai-training-free-coaching-pm-modis-6-big-announcements-on",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:01:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "India’s Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/indias-modi-woos-youth-with-free-coaching-ai-training",
        "published": "2026-08-15T05:27:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "On Independence Day, PM Modi announces AI training for 1 crore youth, free online coaching",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/on-independence-day-pm-modi-announces-ai-training-for-1-crore-youth",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:42:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}