When Covid-19 second wave may end in India
India is facing the second nationwide wave of Covid-19 pandemic, which has prompted some states to reimpose strict curbs, including partial and complete lockdowns, to tackle the contagion. But when is the Covid-19 second wave expected to end in India?
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UPDATED: April 8, 2021 17:49 IST
Passengers undergo thermal screening at Patna junction amid a surge in coronavirus cases. (File photo: PTI)
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? This was the
question that dominated almost the entire of 2020 for us only to learn from experts that while Covid-19 may be brought under control, the disease is here to stay for really long.
Preserving world-famous Ajanta Cave paintings using AI ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 13:46 IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): In an initiative that is unique in every sense of the word, artificial intelligence (AI) has now come to the aid of digitally preserving the world-famous, 2nd Century BC Ajanta cave paintings, so that they last for many lifetimes, safe from disasters of all kinds and for the benefit of generations to come.
This initiative by the Mumbai-headquartered Sapio Analytics, a data management company, for the restoration and preservation of Ajanta paintings with the help of modern technology is in tandem with efforts that have been in the process all around the globe.
88 students of IIT Roorkee test Covid positive
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Dehradun, April 8 : Nearly 88 students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in Uttarakhand s Haridwar district have tested positive for coronavirus, an institute official said on Thursday.
Sonika Shirivastva, a spokesperson of the institute, said all the 88 students have been kept in the Ganga hostel within the IIT premises which has been converted into a special Covid care centre. These students are being kept under the observation of the Haridwar medical officials, said Shrivastva.
Nearly five hostels have been sealed.
However, there is no disruption in the online classes of the institute, she said.
IIT Ropar
PATIALA: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, have developed a code to detect sarcasm in news headlines. The team studied two international news organisations-one with sarcastic headlines and the other without.
Their research paper was published in international journal, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), in November 2020. The researchers claimed that computer program can detect sarcasm with more than 86% accuracy. The sarcasm detector works using neural networks to understand how a computer learns the patterns of sarcasm. The project also consists of a deep-learning system that categorises a certain newspaper headline as either sarcastic or non-sarcastic, after being trained on similar examples.
Tribute: Kalaseva Ratna K.V. Murthy, a Multi-Dimensional Personality
April 8, 2021
A renowned Civil Engineer, Industrialist, Promoter of Performing Arts, Social Worker and a Munificent Donor all these and much more was Krishna Murthy Venkatesha Murthy K.V. Murthy for short.
Born on May 3, 1931, to Bhageeratamma and Krishna Murthy at Mysuru, Murthy, by sheer dint of diligence and hard work, rose to dizzy heights in his career as a Civil Engineer.
K.V. Murthy, B.Sc., BE., MIE, MIGS, had a distinguished Engineering Career for over 3½ decades and specialised in multifarious, Civil Engineering Constructions. He was associated with the construction work of Airports, Dams, Bridges and specially in Marine Structures like Docks, Wharfs, Jettys, Beacons and ‘Shell Roof’ for testing labs while constructing the Indian Institute of Technology, Pawai, Widening the shoulders of the airstrip at Santa Cruz Airport for landing of Boeing 707 in 1958 in the first time etc., all