World Environment Day · 5 June 2026

GreenAI –
Sustainable
Intelligence
for India

Rooting Intelligence in Sustainability, Inclusion, and Sovereignty. An invitation-only expert conclave co-hosted by GreenAI Services and IISER Kolkata.

Date
June 5, 2026
Duration
6 Hours
Venue
IISER Kolkata
Format
Invitation Only

Intelligence that doesn't cost the Earth — for the people who need it most.

In the global race for larger models and more compute, the unique needs of a developing nation like India often get sidelined. This summit redefines Sustainable Intelligence for the Indian context: not just energy-efficient data centers, but the sustainability of culture, language, and economic resources.

Linguistic Equity Right-Sized AI Domain Depth Indian Knowledge Systems
01

Four Critical Pillars

The thematic architecture of India's AI sovereignty agenda

🗣️
Pillar 01
Linguistic Equity

Bringing India's 22 Scheduled Languages and underrepresented dialects into the fold of large language models, ensuring the AI revolution reaches every citizen.

⚡
Pillar 02
Right-Sized Intelligence

Moving toward Small Language Models and efficient architectures that run on affordable, local hardware — frugal innovation as a national priority.

🌾
Pillar 03
Domain Depth

Addressing critical "data voids" in Indian Languages, agriculture, indigenous medicine, local legal frameworks, and tribal governance.

🏛️
Pillar 04
Indian Knowledge Systems

AI models for utilizing specialized knowledge relevant to the Indian subcontinent — from Ayurveda to classical manuscripts to regional jurisprudence.

02

Event Schedule

A focused 6-hour programme — June 5, 2026 · IISER Kolkata · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

10:00 AM
Inaugural Keynote: AI for the Next Billion
Leadership from MeitY, Bhashini
Keynote
10:45 AM
Panel I: The Linguistic Frontier
Bhashini, Local Language Experts
Panel
12:00 PM
Networking Lunch: Sustainable Tech Showcase
Interactive demos of SLMs; open networking
Lunch
01:00 PM
Panel II: Right-Sized Intelligence
Hardware innovators, IIT Delhi/Bombay, Cloud Providers
Panel
02:30 PM
Action Workshop: Addressing Domain Data Voids
Multi-stakeholder working groups (MeitY, IITs, IISER)
Workshop
03:30 PM
Plenary: From Discussion to Action
Synthesis of White Papers and Policy Recommendations
Plenary
04:00 PM
Closing Remarks
GreenAI Founders & IISER Host Committee
Close
03

Session Deep Dives

Detailed breakdowns of morning and afternoon tracks

Morning · Panel I

The Linguistic Frontier

"Beyond the Top 10: Architecting LLMs for the 22 Scheduled Languages and Beyond"
  • Technical challenges of low-resource data collection
  • Ethical inclusion of Eastern and North-Eastern dialects
  • Scaling annotation pipelines for minority language corpora
Output: Action Plan for Community-Led Data Sourcing
Afternoon · Panel II

Right-Sized Intelligence

"Frugal Innovation: SLMs as the Backbone of a Developing Economy"
  • Debating model utility versus size constraints
  • Can a 3B parameter model serve a rural CSC better than a 175B model?
  • Hardware economics for Tier-2 and Tier-3 India
Output: White Paper on "Minimum Viable Intelligence"
Afternoon · Workshop

Bridging the Domain Data Void

"Practical Strategies for Digitizing Indian Languages Knowledge"
  • Structuring data in Indian Languages, agriculture contexts
  • Traditional medicine and indigenous health records
  • Local legal frameworks and tribal governance
  • MeitY, IITs, and IISER multi-stakeholder coordination
Output: 12-Month Collaborative Domain-Data Roadmap
04

Expected Outcomes

Tangible deliverables that extend the conclave's impact beyond the room

A
White Paper A

Linguistic Sustainability Framework

A structured policy and technical framework for achieving linguistic equity in Indian AI — targeting MeitY, BharatGen, and the broader NLTM ecosystem.

B
White Paper B

Right-Sized AI & AI4Science Standards

Technical benchmarks and efficiency standards for Small Language Models and scientific compute, enabling frugal AI deployment across India's institutions.

C
Action Plan

12-Month Domain-Data Roadmap

A collaborative action plan for gathering and structuring domain-specific data across IITs, IISERs, and MeitY — covering agriculture, medicine, and legal frameworks.

05

Panelists & Participants

Distinguished experts from academia, government, and industry

01 · GOVERNMENT
Mr. Amitabh Nag
Bhashini
CEO
02 · ACADEMIA
Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya
IIT Kanpur
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
03 · ACADEMIA
Prof. Sudeshna Sarkar
IIT Kharagpur
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
04 · ACADEMIA
Dr. Kripabandhu Ghosh
IISER Kolkata
Dept. of Computational & Data Sciences
05 · INDUSTRY /ACADEMIA
Prof. Prasenjit Majumder
GreenAI Services / DAU Gandhinagar
Founder & Director / Professor
06 · ACADEMIA
Prof. Samit Bhattacharya
IIT Guwahati
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
07 · GOVERNMENT
Ms. Rajani Kushwaha
Ministry of Science & Technology
Frontier & Futuristic Technologies (FFT) and NM-ICPS Division
08 · GOVERNMENT
Ms. Asha Singh
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
HCC(TDIL)
09 · ACADEMIA
Prof. Debasis Koley
IISER Kolkata
DoIRO
10 · INDUSTRY
Technology Industry Representatives
Hardware, Cloud & AI Platforms

Co-Hosted by Leaders in Research & Applied AI

This conclave brings together IISER Kolkata's world-class foundational research environment with GreenAI Services' applied AI expertise — creating a unique bridge between scientific rigor and real-world deployment for India's language and sustainability challenges.

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