Govt deploys AI tool to cut delays in rural road project approvals NEW DELHI: In a bid to cut down delays and improve quality, the government has deployed an AI-based detailed project report (DPR) scrutiny tool that aims at strengthening and streamlining the technical appraisal of rural road projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.Rolled…
For migrant workers, moving brings better livelihoods—but little job security NEW DELHI: Nearly 72% of migrant workers surveyed in three south Indian states felt that moving for work has improved their standard of living and more than half (around 57%) intended to continue working in their destination state, as per a new report.At the same…
‘Ramayana’ makers release a behind-the-scenes video of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram on his birthday, offering a look at his preparation and the film’s action training The makers of ‘Ramayana‘ have shared a behind-the-scenes video of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama on the actor’s birthday. The clip shows how he prepared for the role and…
When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent to West Texas on a trip with oil brokers to acquire leases for Humble Oil and Refining Company. Local land brokers offered to show him what they called the most beautiful spot in Texas, a hidden oasis of clear streams,…
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah said Monday that making J&K statehood conditional on the end of militancy would effectively give Pakistan a say in its restoration, as the assembly passed a resolution for full statehood and set off a BJP walkout over its reference to a 2000 autonomy demand.Omar…
A 300-foot beach on a tiny island in the Maldives was slowly eroding away. In order to solve the problem, a Marriott resort on the island experimented with something different. Instead of dredging sand, they used an artificial reef designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers to repair the beach.Coastal Assembly, a startup that spun…
New framework allows Indian entities to offer satellite capacity to domestic and overseas customers BENGALURU: Space regulator-cum-promoter IN-SPACe has issued new guidelines for hosted payloads, requiring authorisation for Indian payloads hosted on foreign satellites while exempting foreign payload owners from separate authorisation when their payloads are hosted on Indian satellites.The framework recognises a “Satellite as…
Ranbir Kapoor talks about his ‘responsibility’ for playing Lord Ram in ‘Ramayana’: ‘My job was to be worthy of the faith that people place in the story’ The makers of ‘Ramayana‘ have released a behind-the-scenes video that gives a glimpse into the making of the much-awaited epic. It also explains why Ranbir Kapoor was seen…
In Assam, 29-year-old man was apprehended for allegedly sharing inflammatory online content that criticized the Bajrang Dal, RSS, and Hinduism. A 29-year-old man was detained on Monday in the Cachar region of Assam for allegedly making “communally provocative” statements on social media, according to authorities.According to the police, Kalparnab Gupta, who claims to be an…
Photo Credit: ESLC via easternshoreundercover.com When Louise and John Durocher bought 116 acres in Kent County, Maryland, the property was intended primarily as a hunting retreat. Over the next two decades, however, the couple gradually changed its purpose. They stopped growing crops and began restoring the fields with native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees. They…