Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat have effective urban land records systems, but most cities struggle with old data & many agencies. A plan to digitise land records in 150 cities will help untangle the web.
Ashoka University’s archive is India’s first within a private university. It’s slowly becoming a favourite destination for eminent personalities looking to preserve their legacies.
Maharajas to mugshots, one of India’s oldest photo studios is reinventing itself & digitising over 20,000 artefacts from 1947-1967. ‘Fail to preserve history and narratives can be misappropriated.’
The transition to renewable energy, digitalisation of the economy and pressure to keep pace with developments in cutting-edge technology all hinge on a select few minerals.
An estimated 15% (4.5 crore pages) of the archives are in fragile condition and have turned black due to moisture and fungus, making it necessary to digitise them.
At D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture on agency's Raising Day, CJI says special CBI courts merely ‘new avatars’ of existing courts, adds that quick disposal of cases need of the hour.
In the UK, it has been estimated that 65% women and 44% men have clothing that they are yet to wear, while one survey found that many women consider garments worn once or twice as ‘old’
CIET has designed learning content — both virtual & augmented — for math, science, hindi, & environmental sciences for various grades. However, challenges in implementation remain.
Pandemic-driven enthusiasm around digitisation & technology drove companies to go on hiring spree, which came to screeching halt towards later part of 2022, as workforce reductions started.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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