Digital India Bill may help users seek algorithmic accountabilityEarly draft says users must be ‘informed of a significant technological decision’ made by cos
UAE: Want to plant a tree? Open a bank account or stay in a hotel roomDubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has announced its plan to plant a tree for every new customer who opens an account with the bank. DIB has partnere...
Fears of regulatory overreach emerge as tech rules overlapWhile experts are requesting the government to step in and create "harmony" between different legislations to ensure clarity and for ease o...
Infra projects worth Rs 500 crore and more to route through PM GatiShakti's NPGThe PM GatiShakti plan was announced last year with an aim to break departmental silos and bring in more holistic and integrated planning a...
Dubai bank's win in Abu Dhabi court to remain legal headache for NMCNMC, the largest private healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ran into trouble last year after the disclosure of more tha...
NMC sues Dubai bank in $6 billion UAE debt row: SourcesThe legal action by NMC's administrator against Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) comes after DIB filed lawsuits in neighbouring Dubai. The lawsuits...
Mainstreaming gender lens capital solutions for women-led SMEsGender Lens Investing (GLI), an approach to promote social and/or economic empowerment of women, in addition to financial returns has gaine...
Waterfield to launch development impact bondThe issue will raise around $15 million and is expected to gradually increase the size.
New technique based on AI finds 6k new craters on MoonResearchers have tried in the past to develop algorithms that could identify and count lunar craters but have remained unsuccessful.
New technique based on AI developed to locate, count craters on moonResearchers have tried in the past to develop algorithms that could identify and count lunar craters but when they were used on new craters...
Prince Charles launches education impact bond for IndiaThe new bond has been launched by the trust with the support of the UK government's Department for International Development (DfID), Comic ...
Blitz report junked crash theory about Netaji's death in 1949Blitz report said he was alive and waiting to return to his homeland. This is part of the files declassified on Friday.
India remains world's largest arms importerThe latest data on international arms transfers released by SIPRI shows India accounted for 15% of the global arms imports from 2010 to 201...
India’s defence imports 40 times its export basketThe total expenditure for the Army, Navy and IAF during the last five years stood at Rs 1,03,535 crore- Defence minister Manohar Parrikar
DIB: New financial instrument helping NGO Educate Girls fund social work in RajasthanEducate Girls has been working in Rajasthan since 2006-07, picking up three of the worst districts of the state in terms of girls' educatio...
- Defence offsets set to zoom past $4 bn mark
The country has already attracted over $4.27 billion through defence "offsets'' through arms contracts inked since October, 2007.
- India remains world's largest arms importer
The message is embarrassing but clear: with India failing to get its act together to build a strong defence-industrial base (DIB) unlike Ch...