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First draft of Assam NRC

The first draft of an updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the State listed 1.90 crore names out of the 3.29 crore applicants. The updated NRC was published at midnight on December 31.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 2nd Jan 2018

National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 2017

The Bill in its present form was unacceptable and the IMA action committee has declared a “black day” on January 2.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 2nd Jan 2018

Core sector recorded a 13-month high growth

According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, activity in the eight core sectors of the economy accelerated to a 13-month high of 6.7% in November.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 2nd Jan 2018

Alternative drugs for mild infections

A study suggests that developing alternatives to antibiotics for small infections could prevent bacteria from developing drug resistance and help humans win the battle against superbugs.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 2nd Jan 2018

Google’s new AI system can articulate like humans

Google has developed a text-to-speech artificial intelligence system that has articulation skills similar to humans.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 2nd Jan 2018