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Roshni App
Why is it in the news?
- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar(Punjab), has developed "Roshni" app to help the Visually Impaired using image processing and analytics.
More about the App
- The App will help the Visually Impaired recognise currency notes.
- This App utilises an adaptable deep learning framework, which further uses the patterns and features embedded on the notes to differentiate and determine the currency denomination.
- The app can recognise both old and new notes and gives audio information as to which note you are holding in your hands.
- The claim is that Roshni is the first Android app to successfully recognise new INR currency notes.
- The new currency notes came into effect after demonitization.
- We now have Rs 2,000 notes while the old Rs 10, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 200 and Rs 500 got a refresh.
Source
The Hindu.