Education

In what is probably a first, Shiv Sena-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be start an ICSE Board school in Mumbai's Mahim area and a CBSE board school at Poonam Nagar in Mumbai's Jogeshwari area, the party's BMC education committee member Sainath Durge said in a tweet. … [Read more...] about BMC schools to start teaching ICSE, CBSE Boards; ‘huge win’ for education system, says Aaditya Thackeray

In a setback for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi High Court on January 17 quashed the election of former Delhi Law Minister and AAP legislator Jitender Singh Tomar from Tri Nagar assembly constituency for  wrong declaration of educational qualification in his election affidavit. … [Read more...] about Delhi HC sets aside ex-Law Min Jitender Singh Tomar’s election in 2015 polls for false declaration

Facial recognition technology is spreading through society—used by police in cities like Detroit to identify suspects, for instance, and at retail stores to thwart shoplifters. The tech is also increasingly coming to high schools, spurred by fears of mass shootings and the promise to flag suspicious visitors before they can do harm. Facial recognition has barely made its way onto college campuses, though; and student activists are organizing a national campaign to keep it that way. … [Read more...] about ‘This is a racial justice issue’: Students organize to stop facial recognition on campus

A specific platform focused on upskilling and reskilling will be launched at this week's Annual Meeting. The initiative will create a more cohesive world by providing 1 billion people with new, more relevant skills for accessing decent jobs within the next 10 years.Get access to India's fastest growing financial subscriptions service Moneycontrol Pro for as little as Rs 599 for first year. Use the code "GETPRO". Moneycontrol Pro offers you all the information you need for wealth creation including actionable investment ideas, independent research and insights & analysis For more information, check out the Moneycontrol website or mobile app. … [Read more...] about World losing trust in climate science, Indians most-trusting: WEF survey

"The point is when you gather enough data on people, you get to know people better than they know yourself. Are we at the point where companies or governments can hack millions of people, that means they know my medical history, personal weaknesses?"Get access to India's fastest growing financial subscriptions service Moneycontrol Pro for as little as Rs 599 for first year. Use the code "GETPRO". Moneycontrol Pro offers you all the information you need for wealth creation including actionable investment ideas, independent research and insights & analysis For more information, check out the Moneycontrol website or mobile app. … [Read more...] about Atom bomb was biggest fear once, now there’s fear over AI: Huawei CEO