Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday inaugurated the ‘Maharashtra Training Week’ under the ‘Tech Wari 2.0’ initiative, asserting that the ultimate goal of technology is to simplify the lives of common citizens. Comparing the public to the deity ‘Vitthal’, the Chief Minister highlighted that the administration’s “pilgrimage” (Wari) is dedicated to their service. The event organised by the General Administration Department (GAD) aims to implement a rapid road…
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Surat, May 2 (IANS) Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) were identified as a key driver of India’s push towards global competitiveness and self-reliance during discussions at the MSME Conclave held as part of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Surat. At the programme, experts focused on digital transformation, supply chain integration, and international market access.The session, held at Auro University on the second day of the conference, centred on productivity …
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) “Innovation, Technology or Artificial Intelligence cannot replace a human being. AI poses many challenges, and we have become exceedingly technologically advanced, but it cannot replace a person,” said Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Law & Justice (IC), Government of India at the Launch of the book, Technology Law: Regulations, Cyber Policy, and the Digital Landscape authored by Rodney D. Ryder & Nikhil Naren. “People have been suspicio…
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that cyber security, data protection and digital diplomacy have become as critical as conventional military strength, while addressing the fifth convocation ceremony of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gujarat. She said the very nature of national security has transformed in the digital age, with cybercrime, phishing attacks and data breaches emerging as major challenges before the country.“Cyber security is now not only…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Registrar General of India (RGI) announced on Monday that preparations for the upcoming Census are at an advanced stage, with fieldwork for the first phase — Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) — set to begin in multiple states from April.Addressing a press conference at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said that Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases — House Listing (HLO) and Popula…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) India has emerged as a leading force in the application of artificial intelligence and is third in core AI creation after the United States and China, Indian-origin scientist Dr Taraknath Woddi said, pointing to the country’s growing strengths and untapped potential in the sector.“Very bluntly, in terms of AI application usage, India is among the top in the application,” Woddi told IANS in an interview. “Usage of the application, India would come at the top of…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s Safe City projects have evolved from being anti‑terrorism measures to an infrastructure of daily surveillance of its population in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi, a report has said.The report from Human Rights Research Center said networked surveillance cameras, biometric interfaces and central command centres now form the backbone of urban policing.”Facial recognition links national ID databases with real-time tracking, which makes it possible to identify…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The country has concluded nine free trade agreements (FTAs) covering 38 nations, giving Indian businesses preferential access to nearly two-thirds of global trade, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.These agreements will help Indian goods, services, agricultural and fisheries products, and labour-intensive sectors reach new markets, integrate into global value chains and enhance talent mobility, he further stated.Goyal said that Aatmanirbhar Bharat is …
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) IndiaAI, in collaboration with Intel India, will attempt an official Guinness World Records title for the “Most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours” next week on February 16–17.This nationwide ‘AI Responsibility’ Pledge is envisioned as a large-scale citizen-led movement promoting the responsible, ethical, and human-centric use of Artificial Intelligence, while building awareness, trust, and accountability in emerging technologies, accord…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes part of everyday business, 97 per cent of companies have already expanded their privacy programmes, a new report said on Monday.Data compiled by Cisco showed that nearly 96 per cent organisations plan to invest even more — underlining how critical data protection has become in the AI era.The study, which surveyed over 5,200 IT, technology, and security professionals across 12 countries, highlights that AI is the main force behi…