The AIs don’t have it

India’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning industry faces talent shortage despite ranking second globally. As India’s technology industry continues to grow at a rapid pace, there is one significant challenge that stands in the way of the country’s progress. A report from Nasscom shows that there is a massive talent shortage in the Artificial Intelligence […]

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Sri Lanka stalls giving autonomy to its provinces

While minority communities like the Tamils and the Muslims want provincial autonomy, political parties in the country are against it. The Sri Lankan government has decided to indefinitely postpone provincial elections that were supposed to be held in early 2022. The 13th amendment which guarantees autonomy to the provinces has also not yet been implemented. […]

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Three new APMCs to merge with e-NAM

Karnataka has only two APMCs linked to the e-NAM platform despite it having the largest producer of agricultural products. It is now planning to integrate three new APMCs with e-NAM. Karnataka has the least number of Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platforms in the entire country, though it was the first to introduce an e-trading […]

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Vocational courses only in 2 percent of state schools

Student’s choices and opinions regarding vocational courses should be considered at the top while implementing the scheme, says official. Even if you are passionate about painting, photography, or are interested in makeup and hairstyling, not every government school offers such courses to you. Only 1.86 percent of government and government aided schools in Karnataka offer […]

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HOPCOMS losing out to online stores

Farmers say that their produce yields no profit at HOPCOMS. The Horticultural Producers’ Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd. (HOPCOMS) are running  out of profitability as customers prefer alternative options like online grocery stores and supermarkets farmers produce. Ramakrishna, Board Secretary at HOPCOMS said that, there are 280 HOPCOMS outlets in Bangalore, out of which […]

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Municipal bonds: few takers among investors and corporations

Only two states in India allow municipal corporations to borrow through municipal bonds. Experts say that greater awareness is needed for the public to invest in municipal bonds. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) revenue officials say that they are not even thinking of issuing municipal bonds for financing infrastructure projects. The BBMP presented its budget […]

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Cauvery Calling: Focus on Cauvery in manifestos

The BJP says that work on the Mekedatu project will start by 2023  The Cauvery river now finds a prominent place in the manifestos of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Janata Dal(Secular) (JD(S)) for the Karnataka elections in 2023. Most political parties in Karnataka, in their manifesto,  are promising […]

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