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Author: Ankur Borwankar

UNESCO & Dell partner to enable 4,000 Indian teachers with AI-powered digital tech
Digital Education Tech 

UNESCO & Dell to train 4,000 school teachers in India with AI-powered digital tech

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

The proposed engagement between Dell Technologies and UNESCO MGIEP will be spread across three phases. In the first year of engagement, teachers across Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka will be trained.

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BS-VI vehicle emission norms effective April 2020 to curb pollution: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari [File Photo]
Auto Policy 

BS-VI vehicle emission norms effective April 2020 to curb pollution: Nitin Gadkari

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

Gadkari: The Supreme Court has directed that no new motor vehicle conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage-IV shall be sold or registered in the entire country with effect from 1 April 2020.

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Responsibility of every parent to instill respect in boys for women: President Kovind
Society 

Responsibility of every parent to instill respect in boys for women: President Kovind

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

President Ram Nath Kovind: The incidents of demonic attacks on girls shake the conscience of the country.

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Fertiliser Dept needs Rs 48,051 Cr grant for liabilities & 2020 budget: Gowda
[File Photo]
Agriculture Policy 

Fertiliser Dept needs Rs 48,051 Cr grant for liabilities & 2020 budget: Minister Gowda

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

DV Gowda: Grants sought to wipe out the carry over liabilities of Rs. 32,488.54 Cr of fertiliser subsidies as of March 2019, and balance Rs. 15,562.46 Cr to meet the additional requirement of funds in 2019-20.

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Space Min Jitendra Singh: Chandrayaan-3 roadmap presented to Space Commission
Policy Space 

Space Min Jitendra Singh: Chandrayaan-3 roadmap presented to Space Commission

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

Space Minister Jitendra Singh: ISRO has drawn out a roadmap of lunar exploration missions to master the technologies required. This roadmap has been presented to the Space Commission.

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'Creation of UT of J&K, Ladakh historic; opened floodgates of development & progress': Jitendra Singh
Minister of State Jitendra Singh interacting with the delegation of teachers from J&K and Ladakh
Government Law 

‘Creation of UT of J&K, Ladakh historic; opened floodgates of development & progress’: Jitendra Singh

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

Jitendra Singh: Union Territory regimes of J&K and Ladakh will make up for the lapses of the past and give due priority to vital sectors which had somehow suffered from low priority or negligence.

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SpaceX Starlink has competition from a UK satellite co. backed by Boeing
The Falcon Heavy Demo mission on February 6, 2018 [Image: SpaceX]
Feature Space Tech 

SpaceX’s Starlink has competition from Boeing-backed UK satellite internet co.

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

SpaceX and Boeing-backed Isotropic Systems aren’t the only companies with satellite internet plans. Amazon, Facebook, and Airbus also have horses in this newly privatised space race.

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Colorado Cannabis Marijuana Tax Revenue
Economy Government Policy 

Marijuana Tax: How Colorado is spending its cannabis tax revenue

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Ankur Borwankar 6 Comments

Recreational & medical marijuana legalization has created another massive source of revenue for Colorado. How does the state spend this marijuana (cannabis) tax?

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Kanimozhi, A Raja, 2G Scam Trial Judgement (21 December 2017) (CBI Special Court, New Delhi)
Left: Kanimozhi; Right: A Raja (Image: EPS, Shekhar Yadav)
Economy Law Politics 

What was the “2G Scam”, and what did A. Raja & Kanimozhi do wrong?

December 24, 2017December 24, 2017 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

What was the 2G spectrum allocation scam? Who were the people involved? How much money was involved? Who is Andimuthu Raja (A. Raja)? Why did the Supreme Court cancel 122 spectrum licenses granted by A. Raja in 2008?

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Ajit Doval, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah
Left to Right: Ajit Doval, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah
Government Law Politics 

Wire and The Lotus Trifecta – Narendra Modi, Ajit Doval and Amit Shah

November 4, 2017November 2, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 11 Comments

Prime Minister Modi’s most intimate coterie has been limited to three people – Amit Shah, Ajit Doval and Modi himself.

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Culture Environment Health Politics Society 

Yes We Cannabis

August 30, 2017December 19, 2017 Ankur Borwankar 7 Comments

In India, the cannabis plant is inseparably intertwined with culture, Ayurveda, religion, rituals and even the Destroyer of Worlds- Shiva

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Economy Policy Tech 

The Indian Tesla Will Have Two Wheels

August 22, 2017October 28, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 5 Comments

“India has over 25 million four-wheeled cars, jeeps and trucks registered to private owners, escalating by about 2 million new vehicles every year.”

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Design Reviews Tech 

The JBL GO is Total Paisa Vasool

August 16, 2017December 19, 2017 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

“Few speakers marry portability, audio and sturdy design as well as this one – the Holy Trinity of portable audibles.”

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Design Reviews Tech 

The Bose SoundLink Mini 2 is a Paragon of Design

August 8, 2017December 19, 2017 Ankur Borwankar 2 Comments

“There’s very little room for complaint with the Bose SoundLink Mini 2.”

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Economy Policy Tech 

Ghost in the Machine

July 6, 2017November 5, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 1 Comment

By 2021, four out of every 10 jobs globally will be lost because of automation, and of these, a quarter will be from India. That sums up to 23% of job loss in India.

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Politics Space Tech 

Space Race or Space Rage?

June 6, 2017October 31, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0 Comments

“The Command Centre and Launchpad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, witnessed a turning point in the global space-race yesterday with the success of India’s GSLV Mk-III, placing the country at the heart of a space-industry valued at nearly $350 billion.”

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Economy Politics Society 

Aamsutra – The Right To Bare Aams

May 27, 2017December 22, 2017 Ankur Borwankar 2 Comments

“A crate of mangoes placed in the cargo-hold moments before take-off was laced with a poisonous gas that knocked out the pilots, clearly indicating sabotage.”

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Feature Policy Startups 

Uber: The Digital Titanic

May 14, 2017November 14, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 4 Comments

Criminally underpaid drivers, bitter employees, institutionalised sexual harrassment, evasion of law enforcement agencies, a delusional hack for a founder – Uber is a case-study in start-up oncology.

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FEATURES

Air pollution
Environment Feature Policy 

Central Pollution Control Board: A story of wasted potential?

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

The Central Pollution Control Board can be improved immensely if the Central Govt puts in enough effort to utilize its potential effectively, especially now, when we have only a few years left to reverse the effects of climate change.

One Stop Centres: A well intentioned Scheme gone awry?
Crime Feature Policy 

One Stop Centres for women: A well intentioned WCD Ministry Scheme gone awry?

December 11, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0
Developed countries benefited from carbon emissions, must repay debt: Javadekar at COP25
Environment Feature Policy World 

Developed countries that benefited from carbon emissions must repay debt: India at COP25

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 The ID Staff 0

THE LATEST

Rajnath at Defence Pensioners Adalat: OROP benefited lakhs of ex-servicemen
Defence Policy 

Minister Rajnath Singh chairs Parliamentary Committee meeting on Defence & BRO

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

DG BRO Lt Gen Harpal Singh gave a detailed presentation on the working of BRO, especially on maintaining operational road infrastructure for the Armed Forces in border areas.

National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Insts by BPRD concludes in Delhi
Government Law Policy 

National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Insts by BPRD concludes in Delhi

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0
Jitendra meets Maldives officials as their training by Centre for Good Governance concludes
Government World 

MoS PMO Jitendra meets Maldives officials as their training by Centre for Good Governance concludes

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0
Onion Crisis: Centre orders 6,090 MT from Egypt in Dec, sets ex-Mumbai price Rs 52
Agriculture Policy 

Erratic rains caused onion crisis, imports sanctioned to ease pressure: Govt

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

WORLD

Jitendra meets Maldives officials as their training by Centre for Good Governance concludes
Government World 

MoS PMO Jitendra meets Maldives officials as their training by Centre for Good Governance concludes

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

The Capacity Building Program was conducted by the National Centre for Good Governance from 6 to 13 December, and was attended by 15 Permanent Secretaries and Secretaries General of the Republic of Maldives.

PM Modi meets Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of Maldives
Policy World 

Prime Minister Modi meets Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of Maldives

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0
Prime Minister Modi meets Mohd Nasheed, Speaker of People's Majlis of Maldives
Politics World 

Prime Minister Modi meets Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of People's Majlis of Maldives

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0
India to host Int'l Geological Congress in March 2020 with Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Environment Science World 

India to host International Geological Congress in March 2020

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

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DEFENCE

Rajnath at Defence Pensioners Adalat: OROP benefited lakhs of ex-servicemen
Defence Policy 

Minister Rajnath Singh chairs Parliamentary Committee meeting on Defence & BRO

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

DG BRO Lt Gen Harpal Singh gave a detailed presentation on the working of BRO, especially on maintaining operational road infrastructure for the Armed Forces in border areas.

India ordered Anti-Tank Missiles from Israel: MoS Defence Shripad Naik
Defence World 

India ordered Anti-Tank Spike Missiles from Israel: MoS Defence Shripad Naik

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0
NAVARMS 2019: Naval weapon systems exhibition for Defence industry inaugurated by Adm Singh
Business Defence 

NAVARMS 2019: Naval weapon systems exhibition for Defence industry inaugurated by Admiral Singh

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 The ID Staff 0

AUTO

No closure of auto manufacturing units reported to Govt MoS Heavy Industries Meghwal
Auto Economy 

No closure of auto manufacturing units reported to Govt: MoS Heavy Industries

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 The ID Staff 0

Arjun Meghwal: The Government, as a policy maker, always attempts to keep and improve momentum of the economy through a package of measures for comprehensive and continued development of the industry as and when required.

5 Driving Training Centres to train commercial vehicle drivers approved so far: Gadkari
Auto Policy 

5 Driving Training Centres to train commercial vehicle drivers approved so far: Gadkari

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 The ID Staff 0
BS-VI vehicle emission norms effective April 2020 to curb pollution: Nitin Gadkari
Auto Policy 

BS-VI vehicle emission norms effective April 2020 to curb pollution: Nitin Gadkari

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Ankur Borwankar 0
Toyota Connected launches office in Chennai to research AI & ML tech in cars & mobility
Auto Tech 

Toyota Connected launches office in Chennai to research AI & ML tech in cars & mobility

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 The ID Staff 0

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