Lifelines Beyond Farm Loan Waivers

Indian Economy

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-31 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Economy Topic: Agricultural Finance & Insurance Thousands of farmers participate in the six day long march, in Mumbai on March 12, 2018. Tens of thousands of farmers arrived in Mumbai demanding, among other things, a waiver of farm loans and fair prices for their produce as…

Ross Island Is Now Netaji Dweep

Prelims Specific News

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-31 OPINION Relevant for: Prelims Specific News Island sports:Narendra Modi interacting with sportspersons from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Car Nicobar.PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced renaming of three islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago as a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The Ross Island…

Connecting The Dots With AI

Science & Technology

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-30 OPINION Relevant for: Science & Technology Topic: Robotics & Artificial Intelligence The government has recently rolled out a national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) and identified five sectors (health care, agriculture, education, infrastructure and transportation) for its adoption. AI, in layman’s terms, is ‘prediction’ using algorithms and data. When…