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Government tests AI system to identify rural road defects from mobile videos

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The government is testing an artificial intelligence system that can identify potholes, cracks and other defects on rural roads from videos recorded on mobile phones, with a nat... Read More


Rapido operator fined rRs.r10 lakh, told to stop nudges asking consumers to pay more

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Ride-booking apps that prompt users to pay more -- with messages such as "Captains aren't accepting at Rs.x. Try adding +10, +20, +30" appearing while the app is still searching... Read More


PDS checks: Centre flags 262,000 govt staff availing of subsidised grains

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- In a rare move, the government has flagged 262,000 of its own employees in ongoing checks of public distribution system (PDS) records for possible wrongful benefits in terms of ... Read More


India's farm yields rise, but China continues to produce twice as much grain

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- India has the largest cultivated area among the BRICS nations, but its farms continue to produce far less grain per hectare than China, the bloc's biggest cereal producer, an an... Read More


25-year Sone river rift to end as Bihar, Jharkhand set to sign water pact today

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday will sign an agreement formalising the sharing of Sone river waters, resolving the dispute that has persisted since Jharkhand was carved out of Biha... Read More


After 25 years, Bihar and Jarkhand to ink Sone river water sharing pact today

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday will sign an agreement formalising the sharing of Sone river waters, resolving the dispute that has persisted since Jharkhand was carved out of Biha... Read More


Retail sugar prices fall for first time in a week after import move

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Retail sugar prices fell for the first time on Thursday after surging to a record Rs.65.06 a kg a day earlier, with the Centre's decision to allow duty-free imports of 1 million ... Read More


Centre allots full onion buffer stock for retail as procurement lags

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Union government will deploy its entire onion buffer stock through retail sales this year after procuring only about 120,000 tonnes - well short of its 200,000-tonne target -... Read More


Employment generation slowed under VB-G Ram G

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Employment generation under the Centre's flagship rural jobs programme has slowed sharply during what is typically its busiest period of the year, with official data tabled in Par... Read More


Onion procurement price hiked 6th time this season

New Delhi, July 31 -- The Union government has increased the onion procurement price for the sixth time this season as purchases for its buffer stock continue to fall short of the revised target, even... Read More