Lab profile
About Wadhwani AI
Wadhwani AI develops and deploys artificial intelligence solutions to tackle complex social challenges and improve the lives of underserved communities in India. The organization focuses on building practical AI tools for healthcare, education, and agriculture, working with government agencies and public systems to create large-scale, equitable, and human-centric change.
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- Shishu MaapanA smartphone app that empowers frontline health workers to instantly assess newborn health, enabling early detection of malnutrition.
- Cough Against TBAn AI tool that helps healthcare workers quickly identify potential TB cases using cough sounds, even asymptomatic ones, leading to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
- Oral Reading FluencyAn AI solution that assesses and helps improve students' reading skills, providing teachers with insights to support every child's learning journey.
- TB-CLAMPA tool developed with USAID that uses data from the Ni-Kshay portal to flag high-risk TB patients needing closer follow-up.
- Diabetic Retinopathy AIAn AI system that helps quickly identify diabetic retinopathy patients needing urgent care.
- Krishi SaathiA chatbot providing farmers instant, accurate weather advice in their own language.
- Agri AI CollectA mobile application that allows logging of farm activities digitally, helping farmers plan better for the next season.
- CottonAceAn app for cotton farmers featured in Google.org Impact Report.
- Vaachan SamikshaAn AI solution leveraging technology to bridge the literacy divide.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.
03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- Cost-effectiveness of in-kind nutritional support for impoverished persons with tuberculosis to reduce mortality and disengagement from care in India: a modelling study.BMJ global health · 2026
- Artificial Intelligence-augmented public health interventions in India.Health affairs scholar · 2025
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
News and events from the lab’s own site.
- अब AI से की जाएगी महात्मा फुले योजना की मॉनिटरिंगNewsMar 17, 2026
- India AI Impact Summit मध्ये शेती, तंत्रज्ञान, रस्ते, उद्योग, नोकऱ्या, साड्या – काय काय दिसलं?NewsFeb 24, 2026
- Top 15 AI Startups Powering India's Self-Reliance MissionNewsFeb 23, 2026
- How these 5 organisations are using AI for social goodNewsFeb 20, 2026
- Raising Expectations – Is AI Really The Great Equaliser In Society?NewsFeb 16, 2026
- India AI Impact Summit to showcase responsible AI usage at scaleNewsFeb 13, 2026
- AP agriculture department signs MoU with Wadhwani AI to boost crop managementNewsFeb 10, 2026
- Maharashtra poised to lead India's public-sector AI adoptionNewsDec 8, 2025
05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
The lab’s own pages and accounts.