BioMind, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system, proficient in diagnosing neurological diseases such as meningioma and glioma with an accuracy rate of over 90% that can diagnose brain tumours and predict brain hematoma expansion cases and would prove to be incredibly valuable on being integrated to existing medical practices, has been developed by Artifi...
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AIIB to Boost Prosperity & Security in Asia & Beyond
"Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration" was the theme of 3rd annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai, Maharashtra and attended by over 3,000 delegates from 86 member countries. The Meeting had several concurrent sessions that discussed critical ...
‘Leaf Wearables’ wins $1M for women’s safety device ‘SAFER Pro’
SAFER Pro, a smart safety device that sends emergency alerts with location details to users’ guardians when they sense danger, from New Delhi based Leaf Wearables, was awarded on Thursday June 7, 2018, $1 Million Anu & Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPrize, at the United Nations in New York City. SAFER Pro is a small chip that can ultimately be ...
Delhi as the National Capital Belongs to the Nation as a Whole
National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has a “special status” and is not a “full state” and neither just a Union Territory. After Constitution 69th Amendment Act, 1991 came into force, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act, 1991 the Union territory of Delhi officially became the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi has ...
BrahMos Successfully Flight Tested in Turbulent Sea
BrahMos has proved again all-weather capability flying in sea-state 7 with waves as high as 9 meters. DRDO's range capability to operate in the most severe weather condition has also been validated as BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired at 1017 hrs on Monday July 16, 2018 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore, Odisha. Sea state is the de...
Pakal Dul will be the Largest Hydro Power Project in J & K
Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Power Project, of which foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 19, 2018, with 1000 MW capacity, shall be leading to additional Generation of 650 MU in downstream projects and shall improve the water availability during the lean season. Project proposed to be completed at a cost of ₹8112.12 crore as per CCEA sanction is supported ...
New Era of Peace Begun on Korean Peninsula with No More War
"Complete Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula" pledged Kim Jong-un North Korean leader and Moon Jae-in South Korean President as part of Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of Korean Peninsula, during momentous period of historical transformation, reflecting enduring aspiration of Korean people at a Summit Meeting held at Peace House in Panmunjom on ...
National Policy on Biofuels 2018
National Policy on Biofuels 2018 that expands range of feedstock available for fuel production, allows farmers to divert excess crop produce for biofuels production and sets aside ₹5000 crore to help establish second generation ethanol refineries as well as doping of ethanol produced from damaged food-grains, rotten potatoes, corn and sugar beet with petrol to cut oil imports by ₹4000 crore this...
Mahathir Mohamad is Malaysia’s Prime Minister again & is the Oldest Elected Leader in the World
Mahathir Mohamad, who ruled Malaysia with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003 and now, with a second innings at the age of 92, the oldest elected leader in the world, was sworn in as Prime Minister at about 9:50 p.m. on Thursday May 9, 2018 by Malaysia's constitutional ruler, King Muhammad V, following a momentous vote in which scandal-plagued incumbent Najib Razak was soundly beaten...
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project to Improve Power Supply & Generate Employment in J & K
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project on the Kishanganga River in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 19, 2018. Project proposed to be completed at a cost of ₹5882 crore is the first run of the river scheme that involves inter-basin transfer of water from the Kishanganga River, a tributary of the Jhelum, in the Gurez valley to Bo...