Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India – an Impact Journey

The C4IR India report details its role as a multistakeholder platform that has impacted 1.25 million citizens through technology-driven projects. Key achievements include the AI4AI initiative for sustainable agriculture, the FIRST Cancer Care screening program, and the 'Medicine from the Sky' drone delivery network. The report outlines future ambitions to reach 10 million citizens by 2030, focusing on responsible AI adoption, climate-smart urban transformation, and the development of India's space and advanced energy economies.

• C4IR India has impacted 1.25 million citizens over six years and aims to reach 10 million people in the next five years through the scaling of flagship initiatives.
• The AI for Agriculture Innovation (AI4AI) initiative in Telangana's 'Saagu Baagu' project supported 7,000 chilli farmers, resulting in a 21% yield improvement and an incremental profit of $800 per acre.
• The FIRST Cancer Care project in Meghalaya utilized AI-driven screening to target oral, breast, and cervical cancers, screening over 1 million people in 18 months.
• The 'Medicine from the Sky' (MFTS) drone program in Arunachal Pradesh has flown over 700 flights covering more than 15,000 aerial kilometres to deliver over 12,000 medical products to isolated communities.
• C4IR India collaborated with the Smart Cities Mission to implement AI frameworks in 10 cities, including Bengaluru and Hyderabad, affecting 18 million citizens.
• The AI for India 2030 initiative, co-hosted with MeitY and NASSCOM, aims to create AI playbooks for priority sectors including agriculture, healthcare, and MSME manufacturing to promote responsible AI adoption.
• The Climate-Smart Urban Transformation initiative targets three goals by 2035: improving urban mobility efficiency by a third, reducing emissions from new buildings by a third, and halving the per-capita climate impact of flooding, heat stress, and pollution.
• India's space economy is projected to be worth $44 billion by 2033, representing 8% of the global market; C4IR India is working with IN-SPACe to develop a national space manufacturing roadmap.
• India has set a 2030 target for green hydrogen production capacity of 5 MMBTU and an electrolyzer manufacturing capacity of 40 GW, which would more than double the global existing capacity from 2023.
• The Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative has fostered collaboration across four Indian clusters, including the Kerala Green Hydrogen Valley and the Mumbai Green Hydrogen Cluster.

APA

World Economic Forum (2025). Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India – an Impact Journey. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_C4IR_India_An_Impact_Journey_2025.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India – an Impact Journey. 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_C4IR_India_An_Impact_Journey_2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2025centre, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) India – an Impact Journey}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_C4IR_India_An_Impact_Journey_2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }