The Telangana government has partnered with Microsoft, the 1M1B Foundation (One Million for One Billion), and MeitY Startup Hub to establish India’s first Green Skills and Applied AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) dedicated to Green Pharma, as the state looks to build a future-ready workforce for AI-driven sustainable manufacturing.
The centre, expected to become operational by August, will train young people in artificial intelligence, sustainable manufacturing, and emerging technologies, supporting the state’s ambition to become a global hub for sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing under its Next-Gen Life Sciences Policy 2026–30.
The roadmap for the centre was presented to state IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu. The CoE will include dedicated learning zones focused on Applied AI, Green Pharma, solar energy, electric vehicles, and wind energy. Participants will gain hands-on experience through industry-led projects, innovation cohorts, internships, mentorship, incubation support, and career-readiness programmes.
The Hyderabad facility is one of five Green Skills and Applied AI Centres of Excellence being established across India by Microsoft and the 1M1B Foundation in collaboration with MeitY Startup Hub. Nationally, the initiative aims to engage one lakh youth in Applied AI and Green Skills by 2030 while creating pathways to 50,000 jobs, internships, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Speaking on the initiative, Babu said, “Telangana’s next phase of growth would depend on a future-ready workforce capable of leading AI-driven transformation and sustainable innovation in life sciences and advanced manufacturing.”
Highlighting AI’s growing role in sustainable industries, Rajiv Kumar, President and Managing Director, Microsoft India Development Centre, said, “By combining Applied AI with Green Skills, we are preparing a new generation of innovators who can create solutions for both economic growth and climate resilience."
Manav Subodh, Founder and CEO of 1M1B Foundation, said the initiative would prepare young people for the next phase of industrial transformation. “The future of Green Pharma would be built at the intersection of AI, sustainability and human talent.”
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