# Karnataka launches Tathyakosh to unify 1.5 million datasets

2026-08-13T03:26:08+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Karnataka IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge launched Tathyakosh.in on August 12, 2026. The platform, a digital public good from the state's ACSEL Technology Forum, brings together over 15 lakh public datasets from 458 sources into one searchable catalogue. Tathyakosh does not store data but directs users to original sources, preserving ownership. The Hindu reports the platform covers 16 domains including health and agriculture, with 92% of datasets open access and 95% machine-readable. It aims to help researchers, startups and policymakers find Indian data without searching multiple portals.

## Coverage

- rediff.com <https://www.rediff.com/news/report/karnataka-launches-tathyakosh-for-public-data-discovery/20260812.htm>
- newindianexpress.com <https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2026/Aug/13/karnataka-launches-tathyakosh-to-make-15-million-public-datasets-easily-discoverable>
- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-launches-tathyakoshin-a-public-good-data-discovery-platform/article71337556.ece>

Tags: ACSEL, digital public good, Karnataka government, Priyank Kharge, public data, Tathyakosh
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