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“The India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Programme will see Swedish and Indian innovators work together and develop solutions that benefit both sides,” Klas Molin, Ambassador of Sweden to India, said.
I would like to share results from a nationally representative survey conducted by the C-Voter Foundation to assess the impact of key public programmes. The survey queried respondents at random across 28 states, with the questionnaire being administered in 10 languages. Since responses were collected through a telephonic survey, a self-selection bias needs to be factored in while examining the results, despite near-universal mobile penetration in India.
The app named Jagruk or ‘aware’ developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will also have an automatic mode wherein electricity supply data will be collected during the charging of the phone. The pilot project for the app will shortly be launched in all the union territories and the states such as Odisha, Uttarakhand, Assam and Bihar.
SAIL, which is in its 60th year of production, has been meeting the requirement of special quality steel for the country’s defence forces.
The apparent consumption of finished steel at 97.5 MT, registering an annual growth of 7.5%, the highest among the global players, has made India nearly touching the level of the US and in all likelihood India would occupy the second position in steel consumption by the end of CY19.
Union Urban and Housing Affairs Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, who is also the Chairman of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, accompanied by Ajay Seth, Managing Director of BMRCL, held extensive talks in this connection with top RWF officials on Friday.The RWF presently supplies wheels and axles for all coaches manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, which supplies the entire Indian Railways.
Keeping this in mind, Resolver India has a two pronged approach for speedy resolution – empowering consumers to connect with companies in a streamlined way and helping businesses understand customer grievances better, thus making way for amiable solutions. Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are used to suggest recommendations on next steps that can be taken by consumers and organisations.
Even as India is consumed by its upcoming elections, the world’s biggest, the country is nearing another milestone: It’s set to overtake the UK to become the world’s fifth-largest economy. By 2030, its GDP could top $10 trillion.
The global mobility event would be hosted at the Manesar campus of the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT). Manesar is home to a number of auto manufacturers, and many global manufacturers are also expected to attend the two-day event from November 27.
An initiative in Palghar district, Maharashtra, is closing the gap between making such digital infrastructure available and the next step–providing digital literacy to people in rural areas, so they can directly access the government facilities and services that are available online.
