24,259 visit Holy Cave on Monday; total 2.75 lakh By: Umaisar Gull GanieSrinagar: The annual Amarnath Yatra is all set to cross the three-lakh pilgrim...

SRINAGAR, JULY 13: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Monday convened a meeting to evaluate the roadmap prepared by the Agriculture Production Department (APD) for promotion of commercial cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) in Jammu and Kashmir, aimed at unlocking the sector's vast economic potential and transforming the Union Territory to become a hub in high-value Himalayan medicinal plants. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Vice Chancellors of SKUAST-Kashmir and SKUAST-Jammu; Commissioner Secretary, Forests; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests; MD, HADP; Director Agriculture, Kashmir/Jammu; Representatives from CSIR-IIIM, Jammu; Senior Faculty from Agriculture Universities and other senior officers of the Agriculture Production Department, Forest Department. The Chief Secretary observed that Jammu and Kashmir...

Hyderabad: The government is considering launching a pilot project to establish sector-specific data trusts at IIT Hyderabad to make high-quality Indian datasets available for artificial intelligence (AI) development, while ensuring secure and responsible access, Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Speaking during an interaction with industry leaders here, Vaishnaw said the proposal emerged from discussions with industry representatives, who suggested setting up data trusts in Indian educational institutions. Welcoming the suggestion, the minister said the government could begin with a pilot project at IIT Hyderabad in partnership with industry. Under the proposed framework, the data trusts would securely host sector-specific Indian datasets with clearly...