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The use of AI in drug development
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The use of AI in drug development

Science & Tech 17/05/24 06:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Drug development is an expensive and time-consuming process. However, the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has opened up a world of possibilities with respect to fast-tracking drug development. Read More...

Digital arrest
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Digital arrest

Science & Tech 17/05/24 05:51 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Following increasing reports of “digital arrests” by cybercriminals posing as law enforcement officers, the central government has collaborated with Microsoft to block more than 1,000 Sky Read More...

Three Indian literary works included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Regional Register
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Three Indian literary works included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Regional Register

Science & Tech 16/05/24 06:46 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Three Indian literary works, Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sah?dayaloka-Locana, were added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register during the tenth meeting of the Mem Read More...

Delhi’s mounting waste crisis
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Delhi’s mounting waste crisis

Science & Tech 16/05/24 06:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court’s recent criticism of solid waste management (SWM) in New Delhi highlights a critical issue.' The national capital has more than 3,800 tonnes of solid waste remaining untre Read More...

Draft Digital Competition Bill
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Draft Digital Competition Bill

Science & Tech 16/05/24 06:28 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India has proposed a new digital competition law that could stop tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon from self-preferencing their own services, or using data gathered from one company to b Read More...

Provisions of UAPA
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Provisions of UAPA

Science & Tech 16/05/24 06:14 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In invalidating NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest, the Supreme Court extended a key constitutional procedural shield against arrest to the stringent anti-terror legislation.' Th Read More...

The challenge of extra-pulmonary TB
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The challenge of extra-pulmonary TB

Science & Tech 15/05/24 13:19 PM IST
by Mahesh

'While the most common form of tuberculosis (TB), which is pulmonary TB, infects the lungs, some 20% of TB infections develop in the lymph nodes, brain, gut, eyes, or other organs.' Some of these Read More...

Chabahar port
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Chabahar port

Science & Tech 15/05/24 13:09 PM IST
by Mahesh

'India and Iran signed a 10-year contract recently for the operation of a terminal at the strategically important Chabahar port in Iran.' Chabahar is a deep water port in Iran’s Sistan-Baluch Read More...

India VIX Index rallies
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India VIX Index rallies

Science & Tech 15/05/24 13:02 PM IST
by Mahesh

'India VIX, which is an indicator of the market’s expectation of volatility over the near term, surged past the 21 mark recently.' The rise shows that fear among traders or market participant Read More...

GPT-4o AI model
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GPT-4o AI model

Science & Tech 15/05/24 12:55 PM IST
by Mahesh

'OpenAI livestreamed the launch of its new flagship AI model, the GPT-4o, capable of accepting audio and visual inputs and generating output almost flawlessly.' The ‘o’ in GPT-4o stand Read More...