April 2019

INTERNATIONAL   UAE adopts National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031   The UAE Cabinet has adopted the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031.   Its aims at positioning the UAE as a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2031 and to develop an integrated system that employs artificial intelligence in vital areas in the country.   The … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   UAE adopts National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031   The UAE Cabinet has adopted the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031.   Its aims at positioning the UAE as a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2031 and to develop an integrated system that employs artificial intelligence in vital areas in the country.   The … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020, first in Arab world   Saudi Arabiawill host the annual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab  Japan will host this year’s G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June 28-29, as well as ministerial … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020, first in Arab world   Saudi Arabiawill host the annual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab  Japan will host this year’s G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June 28-29, as well as ministerial … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture: Taragarh Fort   Taragarh Fortor ‘Star Fort’ is the most impressive of structures of city of Ajmer in Indian state of Rajasthan. A rather ramshackle fort, with its overgrown vegetation, It was constructed in 1354 upon a steep hillside. There are three gateways to the fort, well known as Lakshmi Pol, Phuta Darwaza … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu to get new high-yielding sugarcane variety soon   The Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI) in Coimbatore has developed a new variety of sugarcane, which is expected to give better returns in shorter duration. Called Co 11015, the new variety has been found to have about 2% more sucrose content than Co 86032, the variety widely … Read more

TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu’s first solar-powered boat to begin operations soon   Tamil Nadu’s first solar-powered boat will soon operate at the Manimuthar Dam in Tirunelveli district. According to sources at the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, the boat will begin operations in the next 10 days.   Called Mahindra Odyssea, the 26-seater (including two crew members) boat … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture : Bhatner fort   The Bhatner fortis at Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, India, about 419 km northwest of Jaipur along the old Multan-Delhi route and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. The old name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means “fortress of the Bhatti Rajputs”.Believed to be 1700 years old, it is considered to be one of the oldest forts of India.   The … Read more

TAMILNADU Centre releases ₹58 cr. for colleges, varsities   The Human Resource Development Ministry has released ₹58.92 crore as part of grant to improve higher education institutions in the State.   The allocation is under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, which envisages improvement of infrastructure, faculty development, research and innovation and upgrade of degree colleges to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rs 350-crore flyovers to unclog Jaipur-Kishangarh stretch   The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a Rs 350-crore project to unclog the Jaipur-Kishangarh stretch. The authority has decided to construct flyovers on the route including Mahapura, Bhankrota, Mahindra SEZ, Mehla, Kamla Nehru Nagar and Bandar Sindri.   The Jaipur-Ajmer highway is the main national highway which connects Udaipur, Mumbai, … Read more