May 6, 2008 – IR Summary - There is good news from Google that it has announced the launch of Google Translate in Hindi. This new feature shall allow users to get the content from English to Hindi, and they can visit http://www.google.com/translate_t and decode any page from English to Hindi.

As per analysis given by Smita Raghav, the users can also type using their regular keyboard. For example typing in "Aap" automatically becomes the Hindi word for you without having to use a special keyboard.

Similarly users can also add an iGoogle Gadget and get access to Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and create their own scraps or blogs in these languages.

Currently Google Translate allows for translation of English into 14 local dialects including Arabic and Hindi. The company said on its web site that it is working to include more languages.

"We're working to support other languages and will introduce them as soon as the automatic translation meets our standards. It's difficult to project how long this will take, as the problem is complex and each language presents its own unique challenges," Google added