Translated data: Tech Mahindra, an Indian IT company, has announced the launch of "Project Indus," an open-source foundational language model tailored for Indian languages. This project could potentially be the company's most significant initiative to date. Initially, the model will support 40 dialects of Hindi and is expected to have a parameter scale of 7 billion. Tech Mahindra is collecting datasets through language donation channels and collaborating with various stakeholders. The aim of this model is to serve 25% of India's population.