Human Resource Development minister Kapil Sibal today said, the Aakash project has picked up speed and is ready for release. Mr Sibal said, unlike other tablet devices, it can be used to create computer programs and also act as an access device in e-governance. He was speaking in Mumbai after inaugurating a 10,000 teacher training programme conducted by IIT Bombay under the Talk-to-a-Teacher project of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology.

Acccording to an official release, it is the first time in the world that a simultaneous training of 10,000 engineering college teachers is being conducted leveraging the broadband network and information and communication tools. The aim of the nationwide programme is to train at least 10,000 teachers in technical education at the same time through a virtual classroom method.
AIR correspondent reports, the training programme is conducted through 168 remote centres located all over the country. The course consists of lectures, live interactions and laboratory sessions.