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- India has rejoined the Unicode Consortium through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- Unicode sets the global standards for text and emojis used on all digital devices.
- MeitY is now a supporting Member, giving India half a vote in the Unicode Technical Committee.
- India is the only national government with a voting seat, along with the Tamil Virtual Academy.
- India’s membership costs $20,000 (₹17 lakh) per year.
- India was previously a member from 2000 to 2019 and again briefly in 2021.
- The Unicode helps recognize Indian languages like Hindi and Tamil in global technology systems.
- India’s involvement is part of the TDIL (the Technology Development for Indian Languages) initiative, which promotes Indian scripts online.
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