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Centre to link driving licence with Aadhaar: Supreme Court told
“On the issue of fake licences, joint secretary, MoRTH informed that NIC (national informatics centre) is now preparing ‘Sarthi-4’ under which all the licences would be linked to Aadhaar.,This software will cover all the states on real time basis and it will not be possible for anyone to get duplicate or fake licence anywhere in the country,”
India should aim from 50% renewable energy by 2030: Piyush Goyal
“With technological advancements in solar power and large turbines in wind energy, the country should strive for 50 per cent generation capacity from renewable sources by 2030,” Goyal said while addressing the 7th Indian Energy Congress.
Mumbai getting developed as an IFSC, new Fintech policy on anvil: Maha CM
“Now the focus is also on Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution sectors such as artificial intelligence, innovations, startups and big data analytics. These will change the face of how the businesses look today and they will create jobs. One of the big focusses is Industry 4.0,” said the Maharshtra chief minister .
UIDAI says Aadhaar an identification, not profiling tool
UIDAI recently announced a new concept of “Virtual ID which Aadhaar-card holder can generate from its website and give for various purposes, including SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12-digit biometric ID. The Virtual ID, a random 16-digit number, will give the users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.
Finding a decent job may be difficult this year: ILO
The situation is particularly acute in developing countries, where three out of four workers lack stable jobs. Those countries are also most affected by widespread working poverty: more than 300 million million workers in emerging and developing countries subsist on household income of less than $1.90 per day in purchasing-power-parity terms.
Budget may raise health spending by 11%
Nadda argued the funds were needed for expanding vaccination coverage and free drugs distribution, and also to ward off a growing threat of non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, which killed 6 million people in India in 2016.
As PM2.5 emission norms kick in, threat from finer particles will emerge: Experts
PM2.5, though, is deemed to be dangerous to human health. In September 2017, a study released by the Energy Policy Institute at The University of Chicago stated that long-term exposure to PM2.5 had direct effect on life-expectancy, with average life of an Indian dropping by four years. The study said that people in Delhi could live nine years longer if particle pollutant meet the standards.
400 deaths a day are forcing India to take car safety seriously
A bill introduced in August 2016 — proposing harsher penalties for traffic offenses and requiring that automakers add safety features — has passed the lower house of parliament and is expected to go through the upper house in 2018
Nissan-Renault partnership plans $1 bn fund for auto tech startups
Global automakers are seeking to marry their manufacturing prowess with the nimbleness of startups that are working on electrification, artificial intelligence and autonomous driving — technologies that are transforming the industry
India has enormous potential, says World Bank, projects 7.3% growth in 2018
“In all likelihood India is going to register higher growth rate than other major emerging market economies in the next decade. So, I wouldn’t focus on the short-term numbers. I would look at the big picture for India and big picture is telling us that it has enormous potential,” Ayhan Kose, Director, Development Prospects Group, World Bank,