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Google to expand AI initiatives in India, targeting language barriers, agricultural efficiency
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People’s concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi
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Banks to conduct special clearing operations for closure of govt accounts on Mar 31: RBI
Under this, presentation clearing will take place between 1700 to 1730 hrs and return clearing will take place between 1900 and 1930 hrs at the three CTS (cheque truncation system) grids located in New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai.
Under the CTS system, there is no need to present a cheque physically for clearance, instead an electronic image is being transmitted to the paying branch through the clearinghouse, with the relevant data.
Jal Shakti Ministry approves Rs 465 cr performance incentive to 7 states under Jal Jeevan Mission
Since the announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission on August 15, 2019, four crore households have been provided tap water connections, thus increasing the tap water supply from 3.23 crore (17 percent) rural households in the country to more than 7.20 crore (37.6 percent), the statement added.
This is the ”speed and scale” of the work being undertaken to provide clean drinking water to every rural household, it said.
Global fertility rate: Are we heading towards a population crash?
There is some evidence that shrinking populations are bad for the global economy. To me, however, the greater tragedy would be a failure to take full advantage of the planet’s capacity to sustain human life. No kind of family policy should be mandatory. But there should be policies that make larger families a more appealing option, both economically and otherwise.
Highways Ministry asks NHAI, automakers to tighten IT security after cyber attack threats
“The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways received an alert from CERT-In regarding targeted intrusion activities directed towards Indian Transport sector with possible malicious intentions. The Ministry has advised departments and organisations under transport sector to strengthen the security posture of their infrastructure,” the Ministry said in a statement.
India says video streaming platforms should be held responsible for content
India tightened its grip on social media firms such as Facebook and Twitter. The rules, called the “Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code”, also require firms such as Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video to classify content into categories based on viewers’ age.
Green Climate Fund chief urges reopening of U.S. finance tap
Glemarec told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from his base in South Korea that the fund had allocated a record amount at its board meeting last week.
It approved $1.2 billion for 15 new climate projects – from a private equity fund for green energy and transport in India to help for farmers in Micronesia to keep their food crops safe from extreme weather and rising seas. The board also green-lighted projects aimed at reducing emissions from forests in the Republic of Congo and protecting Cuba’s coastal ecosystems.
Suez Canal blockage could cost $6 bln to $10 bln in lost trade -Allianz
The study by Europe’s biggest insurer also found that each week of immobilisation shaves some 0.2 to 0.4 percentage points off annual trade growth.
“The problem is that the Suez Canal blockage is the straw that breaks global trade’s back,” the study’s authors wrote.
Disinvestment target of FY22 achievable; LIC IPO to bring Rs 1 trn: CEA
“Of this, BPCL privatisation and LIC listing itself were important contributors. There are estimates suggesting Rs 75,000-80,000 crore or even higher can just come from the privatisation of BPCL itself. LIC IPO could bring in Rs 1 trillion approximately,” he said.
Vaccines may need regular updates as coronavirus evolves, say scientists
The scientists said the novel coronavirus genome is currently estimated to change at a rate of approximately 10 mutations per 10,000 base molecules per year, meaning the speed at which it evolves is substantially higher than that of the endemic coronaviruses.
Courtrooms to shrink in future thanks to technology: CJI
I see a trend of having smaller courtrooms in the future because of Ravi Shankar Prasad”s ministry. The e-filing and data which can be contained is going to take away the need for many storage rooms and many rooms which are necessary for storing papers. The SC has done its bit on issues of court infrastructure. It has devised benchmarks and frameworks for minimum standards,” said Chief Justice of India S A Bobde