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The environmental costs of the conflict are likely to far outlive the fighting itself with Ukraine’s current claims of compensation for environmental damage standing at over $ 50 billion. As the first anniversary of the war between Russia and Ukraine arrives, the true costs of the war are slowly dawning upon the …

Enterprises require AI platforms that are designed to run on on-premises equipment and are also cloud-enabled. By offloading the naturally compute-intensive AI algorithms to advanced high-performance servers in the cloud, companies can free up their on premium capacity for more traditional EDA workloads. AI and ML workloads in EDA and …

Gordon Moore came up with Moore’s Law in 1965, suggesting that every two years; computational progress would become faster, smaller and more efficient. Today, as we stand amidst the digital revolution that has fundamentally altered the foundational concepts of the electronics industry, the hunger for more capabilities and higher performance …

After Singapore, the RBI is in talks with several countries, including Indonesia, UAE and Mauritius, for establishing a direct payment link of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with networks in these countries to enable quicker and cheaper fund transfers using mobile phones. Some Latin American countries have also shown interest. …

A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that the effect of the vaccine administered to protect children against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) tends to start waning after two years. It suggests administering a booster dose to all children in endemic regions to protect them against …

As Part Of The Military Outreach To Asean Nations An Indian submarine has, for the first time ever, docked in Indonesia, which is among the countries locked in a maritime dispute with China in the contentious South China Sea, as part of the continuing overall diplomatic-military outreach to Asean countries. …

Old vehicles of the Union and state governments would be scrapped under the vehicle scrapping policy. He also said the government has made a provision of ₹3,000 crore in the 2023-24 budget to encourage vehicle scrapping. Vehicle scrapping policy is an important part of the green growth strategy.  ‘Green growth …

Seeking to ensure green energy growth of India, stakeholders from across the globe, were invited to invest in renewable energy and related sectors, and said the potential of solar, wind and biogas in India is no less than any gold mine or oil field for the private sector. “The Budget …

On February 19, Burkina Faso announced an official end to the operations led by France in the country. France had signed a military agreement with Burkina Faso in 2018 to achieve stability against the threat of Islamist militant groups. France signed a series of similar agreements with other West African …

Fossils of an extinct species of animal that scientists reported in a sensational discovery from India’s Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in 2021 have been found to be belied hopes. Gregory Retallack, the lead author of the February 2021 paper that reported the discovery, has acknowledged to The New York Times that they are …

In the first visit by a top Indian official to China in more than three years, the two countries have discussed proposals for disengaging in the two remaining friction areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to create conditions to “restore normalcy” in relations. Joint Secretary (East Asia) in …

The Centre is expected to clarify, later this year, the specifics of a carbon trading market in India. An amendment to the Energy Conservation Act, passed in 2022 and, separately, approval by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change via the Paris and Glasgow agreements ensured that carbon markets (where …

The sum and variation of our biological wealth, known as biodiversity, is essential to the future of this planet. The importance of our planet’s biodiversity was strongly articulated at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada. On December 19, 2022, 188 country representatives adopted an agreement to “halt and …

India continues to remain a relative “bright spot” in the world economy, and will alone contribute 15% of the global growth in 2023, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. While digitisation pulled out the world’s fifth-largest economy from pandemic lows, prudent fiscal policy and significant financing for …

The Sansad Ratna Awards were instituted in 2010, inspired by the teachings of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who launched the first edition of the Award function in Chennai. They seek to recognise and felicitate the top-performing MPs on the basis of their work in the apex legislative body. So far, …

The recent US shooting of alleged Chinese spy balloons highlighted growing distrust between the two countries. How US shooting of alleged Chinese spy balloons? There has been a lot of speculation in the media about both the balloons and the US response. We’ve seen arguments that the balloon was an …

The first three day meeting of the G20 Culture Working Group began in Khajuraho on Wednesday, underlining India’s commitment to repatriating lost heritage to the country. Ahead of inagurating a specially curated exhibition of 26 repatriated artefacts including the 10th century stone sculpture of the ‘Parrot Lady of Khajuraho’, the …

A 4. 5 km-long tunnel planned to reduce traffic congestion on the approach road to Mussoorie has led to several residents expressing concern that the project, envisaged two years ago, could be an “ecological disaster” and pose a threat to the hill town. The concerns, which were raised even when …

Germany has sought India’s support for the resolution in UN General Assembly condemning Russia’s actions in Ukraine on the first anniversary of war. India can perhaps held find a solution at some stage to end the conflict. Russia-Ukraine conflict and China’s increasing assertiveness in the IndoPacific will be high on …

Noting the trauma and pain that a child has to undergo when his paternity is questioned in court by his own father, the Supreme Court has held that children also have right to privacy and not to have their legitimacy questioned frivolously in court which must refrain from directing DNA …