Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasized the responsible use of artificial intelligence and the protection of the world against the weaponization of AI by non-state actors. Speaking at the Raise 2020 conference, he said AI has an important role to play in sectors such as agriculture, creating next-generation urban …
Read More »Maharashtra reports 10,244 new cases
During last week, Maharashtra is experiencing a gradual decrease in COVID-19 reported cases. On Monday, the state reported 10,244 new cases, bringing the total count to 14,53,653. The state also reported 263 deaths and 12,982 discharges today. With this, the total number of recoveries amounted to 11,62,585. The death toll …
Read More »Meet the JEE Advanced female topper – Kanishka Mittal
By: Education Desk | New Delhi | October 5, 2020 6:42:32 pm Kanishka Mittal AIR 17 Kanishka Mittal from Muradabad, Uttar Pradesh, has headlined the IIT – JEE Advanced 2020 entrance exam in the female category. It is ranked 17th in all of India with 315 points out of 396. …
Read More »Quadruple meeting in Japan: how China is ‘uniting’ countries against itself
NEW DELHI: Foreign ministers from four Indo-Pacific nations – India, the United States, Japan and Australia – known as the “Quad group” will meet in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks with the goal of countering China’s growing assertiveness in the region. While containment of China is expected to be the …
Read More »Artificial intelligence should not become a weapon of non-state actors: what Prime Minister Modi said at RAISE 2020
Opening a five-day global virtual summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Responsible AI for Social Empowerment or RAISE 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted how the use of AI will empower India and also warned of dangers. In June, India along with Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, …
Read More »Google should be regulated by the Indian laws of the country: Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm
Even as the Center is silent on Google’s startup issues, the founder of digital payments firm Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, said the government needs to regulate top search in the country. Many startup founders, including Paytm’s Sharma, have been in talks over the past week with the Ministry of Electronics …
Read More »JEE 2020 advanced results: Shubh Kumar, Aakrity emerge as Bihar toppers – education
JEE Advanced 2020 Results: Shubh Kumar emerged as the best from Bihar in the Guhawati Zone with an All India Rank (AIR) of 117 in the 2020 Advanced Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), the results of which were declared on Monday. He has scored 276 of 396 points. Aakrity Pandey, a …
Read More »Chirag Falor to stop studying at IIT and head to MIT
A Pune boy, who headed the Joint Entrance Exam-Advanced, the results of which were announced on October 5, said he would continue his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. According to a news report, Falor will stop studying at any IIT in India as …
Read More »India Successfully Performs SMART Flight Test; ‘Game changer,’ says DRDO boss
India successfully conducted a flight test of the supersonic missile-assisted torpedo launch (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday. All mission objectives, including missile flight to range and altitude, nose cone separation, torpedo launch, and speed reduction mechanism (VRM) deployment, were perfectly met in the test. …
Read More »India successfully flight tests advanced missile and torpedo system
DRDO successfully flight tests supersonic missile-assisted torpedo launch (SMART). New Delhi: India successfully flight-tested the supersonic missile-assisted torpedo launch (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday. All mission objectives, including missile flight to range and altitude, nose cone separation, torpedo release and deployment of the speed …
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