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Sonowal launches dedicated storefront for ayurvedic products on Amazon
It will make shopping easier as product selection has been...
PM CARES Fund corpus triples to Rs 10,990 cr in FY 2020-21; disbursal rises to 3,976 cr
According to the latest audited statement, it disbursed Rs 1,311...
Global gender pay gap improves slightly but will take many years to close: WEF
A new sector for gender imbalance is emerging, according to the report. The gap in artificial intelligence is three times larger than in other industries, according to an analysis conducted by WEF and LinkedIn. Women with AI skills are more likely to be employed as data analysts and information managers, while men tend to land in more lucrative and senior positions such as engineering heads and chief executives.
Underestimating Climate Change Risks could hit iInvestors: Opinion
A comprehensive new study most companies expect climate change will increase their operational costs and reduce or disrupt production capacity due to events such as floods, drought or hurricane damage. And awareness is growing rapidly: The number of companies seeing such risks as either “virtually certain” or “more likely than not” to occur surged from 34 percent in 2011 to 67 percent in 2016. Yet serious complacency persists
India among first five nations to submit Sixth National Report: Environment Ministry
“While globally, biodiversity is facing increasing pressure on account of habitat fragmentation and destruction, invasive alien species, pollution, climate change and oversuse of resources, India is one of the few countries where forest cover is on the rise, with its forests teeming with wildlife.”
IT industry to infuse big buck in automation, AI in 2019
One of the biggest developments in 2018 was implementation of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in the European Union in May. It aims to strengthen and protect data of individuals in the region, while the norms also stipulate heavy penalties for non-compliance by companies.
Industry executives see blockchain becoming disruptive force in auto sector: Study
By overcoming constraints of technical challenges of storing, processing, sharing and analysing data, blockchain can shift information paradigm from error-prone to value-add
Microsoft ‘Intelligent Cloud Hub’ to build AI-ready workforce in India
“Jobs of tomorrow will require a very different set of skills, and collaborating, training and working with AI will be as important as collaborating with people,” said Manish Prakash, Country General Manager-PS, Health and Education, Microsoft India.
Trillions of dollars paid in bribes, stolen through corruption every year: United Nations
The campaign recognises corruption as one of the biggest impediments to achieving the SDGs, or 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agreed by all nations of the world in 2015, to advance the whole of humankind
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings, World Bank
Estimates for 12 countries suggest some $63 billion (55.5 billion euros) is lost because child brides complete fewer years of formal education than their peers who marry later
Why Some Patients Lie To Their Doctors
If you tend to stretch the truth while answering your doctor on questions related to exercise or diet, you have company. Some people lie to their doctors to avoid being judged, while others feel simply too embarrassed to tell the truth or just do not want to be...
Antarctic Ozone hole is healing: IIT Kharagpur study
Asked if this was going to affect the existing protocols and regulations for industrial emissions of ozone depleting substances, Kuttippurath was quoted as saying “the recovery … suggests that the Montreal Protocol has definitely saved the ozone layer and climate of the southern hemisphere.”