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Insight - Fresh Prospects in Indian Mining: Mine Development & Operations

Recent changes in the Indian Government’s approach to mining has opened up opportunities for private sector involvement in the sector, including international METS firms.




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Insight - Fresh Prospects in Indian Mining: Mine Development & Operations

Recent changes in the Indian Government’s approach to mining has opened up opportunities for private sector involvement in the sector, including international METS firms.




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Indian university seeks academic and research collaboration partners for clinical, preclinical and health sciences

An Indian university in Mysuru, Karnataka seeks research collaborations across pharmacy, medicine, dental and life sciences. Opportunities also exist for short term training programs and fellowships abroad.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Telework Leads to Changes in India's 2020 Cybersecurity Policy

India is modifying its 2020 National Cybersecurity Policy to take into account the shift to teleworking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lt. Gen. (Retd) Rajesh Pant, national cybersecurity coordinator.




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Asia Report: Three Ways to Ensure India's Bright Solar Future

India's solar energy installed capacity has swelled from practically nothing to more than 2 GW in the three years since the creation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase 1 (JNNSM). Impressively, costs have come down rapidly (to roughly $0.12/kWh for solar PV, and $0.21/kWh for CSP) to be competitive with grid-connected solar PV in many other regions.




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Former Banker Will Now Oversee Renewable Energy in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed a former banker to oversee coal, power and clean-energy reforms in a move aimed at resolving fuel bottlenecks and chronic blackouts hampering economic growth.




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India to Sart Construction on German-backed $8 Billion Renewable Grid Project

India will begin construction this year on an $8 billion project backed by Germany’s development bank to upgrade its grid to handle a more than doubling of renewable power capacity by 2022.




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Canadian Spotlight

The latest hydropower industry news from Canada




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India Plans Renewables Splurge, But Will Not Commit to Carbon Plan

India, the world’s third-largest polluter, will spend at least $100 billion on climate-related projects but isn’t ready to follow China and the U.S., the top two emitters, in promising to limit its fossil-fuel emissions.




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India Clean Energy Investments Rose 13 Percent to $7.9 Billion in 2014

Clean energy investments in India increased to $7.9 billion last year and are expected to surpass $10 billion in 2015.




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India Renewables Boom Aided by International Funds

India said cheaper credit along with foreign investment will help the world’s third-largest polluter fund an ambitious renewable energy program that would build green power plants faster than China.




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NVIDIA and King’s College London Announce MONAI Open Source AI Framework for Healthcare Research

It’s never been more important to put powerful AI tools in the hands of the world’s leading medical researchers. That’s why we’re introducing MONAI, our latest initiative with King’s College London. This open-source AI framework for healthcare builds on the best practices from existing tools, including NVIDIA Clara, NiftyNet, DLTK and DeepNeuro. MONAI is user-friendly, Read article >

The post NVIDIA and King’s College London Announce MONAI Open Source AI Framework for Healthcare Research appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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NVIDIA Announces GTC 2020 Keynote with CEO Jensen Huang Set for May 14

Get Amped for Latest Platform Breakthroughs in AI, Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics and Professional Graphics




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NVIDIA Completes Acquisition of Mellanox, Creating Major Force Driving Next-Gen Data Centers

NVIDIA today announced the completion of its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., for a transaction value of $7 billion. The acquisition, initially...




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Letter From Jensen: Building the New NVIDIA Together

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang sent the following letter to our enlarged employee base when the Mellanox acquisition closed earlier this week: ​Hi everyone, I hope all of you and your families are well and safe during these extraordinary times. On March 11 last year, we announced plans to buy Mellanox, the world leader in Read article >

The post Letter From Jensen: Building the New NVIDIA Together appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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NVIDIA Sets Conference Call for First-Quarter Financial Results

NVIDIA will host a conference call on Thursday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ...




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NVIDIA Chief Scientist Releases Low-Cost, Open-Source Ventilator Design

NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally this week released an open-source design for a low-cost, easy-to-assemble mechanical ventilator. The ventilator, designed in just a few weeks by Dally — whose storied technology career includes key contributions to semiconductors and supercomputers — can be built quickly from just $400 of off-the-shelf parts, Dally says. Traditional ventilators, by Read article >

The post NVIDIA Chief Scientist Releases Low-Cost, Open-Source Ventilator Design appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Riding a Cloud: NVIDIA Acquires Network-Software Trailblazer Cumulus

Cloud data centers are evolving to an architecture that is accelerated, disaggregated and software-defined to meet the exponential growth in AI and high performance computing. To build these modern data centers, HPC and networking hardware and software must go hand in hand. NVIDIA provides the leading accelerated computing platform. Mellanox is the high-performance networking leader, Read article >

The post Riding a Cloud: NVIDIA Acquires Network-Software Trailblazer Cumulus appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Taking Point: IBM, NVIDIA Collaborate at the Network’s Edge

NVIDIA is expanding its long-standing collaboration with IBM to accelerate the deployment of edge networks. Businesses are deploying these networks around the world as they switch on IoT sensors and extract real-time insights from the masses of data they generate. Today, IBM announced new solutions for edge computing including the IBM Edge Application Manager on Read article >

The post Taking Point: IBM, NVIDIA Collaborate at the Network’s Edge appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely

Starting this month, NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute is offering instructor-led workshops that are delivered remotely via a virtual classroom. DLI provides hands-on training in AI, accelerated computing and accelerated data science to help developers, data scientists and other professionals solve their most challenging problems. These in-depth classes are taught by experts in their respective fields, Read article >

The post NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Around the World in AI Days: NVIDIA’s Keith Strier Talks AI Nations

As NVIDIA’s vice president of worldwide AI initiatives, Keith Strier is thinking on a global scale. He leads an initiative called AI Nations, a worldwide program that helps government leaders and stakeholders develop plans to implement AI to advance national priorities and drive economic growth. Strier spoke to AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about AI Read article >

The post Around the World in AI Days: NVIDIA’s Keith Strier Talks AI Nations appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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NVIDIA Chief Scientist Releases Low-Cost, Open-Source Ventilator Design

NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally this week released an open-source design for a low-cost, easy-to-assemble mechanical ventilator. The ventilator, designed in just a few weeks by Dally — whose storied technology career includes key contributions to semiconductors and supercomputers — can be built quickly from just $400 of off-the-shelf parts, Dally says. Traditional ventilators, by Read article >

The post NVIDIA Chief Scientist Releases Low-Cost, Open-Source Ventilator Design appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Riding a Cloud: NVIDIA Acquires Network-Software Trailblazer Cumulus

Cloud data centers are evolving to an architecture that is accelerated, disaggregated and software-defined to meet the exponential growth in AI and high performance computing. To build these modern data centers, HPC and networking hardware and software must go hand in hand. NVIDIA provides the leading accelerated computing platform. Mellanox is the high-performance networking leader, Read article >

The post Riding a Cloud: NVIDIA Acquires Network-Software Trailblazer Cumulus appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Taking Point: IBM, NVIDIA Collaborate at the Network’s Edge

NVIDIA is expanding its long-standing collaboration with IBM to accelerate the deployment of edge networks. Businesses are deploying these networks around the world as they switch on IoT sensors and extract real-time insights from the masses of data they generate. Today, IBM announced new solutions for edge computing including the IBM Edge Application Manager on Read article >

The post Taking Point: IBM, NVIDIA Collaborate at the Network’s Edge appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely

Starting this month, NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute is offering instructor-led workshops that are delivered remotely via a virtual classroom. DLI provides hands-on training in AI, accelerated computing and accelerated data science to help developers, data scientists and other professionals solve their most challenging problems. These in-depth classes are taught by experts in their respective fields, Read article >

The post NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Around the World in AI Days: NVIDIA’s Keith Strier Talks AI Nations

As NVIDIA’s vice president of worldwide AI initiatives, Keith Strier is thinking on a global scale. He leads an initiative called AI Nations, a worldwide program that helps government leaders and stakeholders develop plans to implement AI to advance national priorities and drive economic growth. Strier spoke to AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about AI Read article >

The post Around the World in AI Days: NVIDIA’s Keith Strier Talks AI Nations appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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EWC 50 Spotlight: Follow the EWC International Media Conference Online

EWC 50 Spotlight: Follow the EWC International Media Conference Online

More than 250 journalists and media experts from across the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. gathered in Hong Kong April 25-28 to discuss the latest news and media-industry issues in the region.




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Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community

Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community

In the latest issue of the East-West Dialogue, How (and Why) the United States Should Help to Build the ASEAN Economic Community , EWC Senior Fellow Michael Plummer calls for ambitious new initiatives, leading to a U.S.-ASEAN Economic Space that would develop a framework for expanding FTAs and a U.S.-ASEAN Partnership Fund to deepen civic and cultural ties. These ideas are elaborated on in commentaries by Scot Marciel (U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN), Kishore Mahbubani (former Singaporean Ambassador to the UN), and Chalongphob Sussangkarn (former Thai Minister of Finance).




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Spotlight on Seminars: Bangkok Media Conference 2008

Spotlight on Seminars: Bangkok Media Conference 2008

Fall 2007 Jefferson Fellows Johnny Brannon (Honolulu Advertiser), Dante Ramos (Boston Globe), and Christina Larson (Washington Monthly) interview Cambodians at a temple near Phnom Penh.

 

New Generation Seminar participant Kalolaine Moeaki of Tonga’s Ministry of Education (center) presents a gift to the principal (right) of Shanghai’s innovative South Dong Chang Middle School.

 




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EWC's Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellows Discuss Digital Strategy with White House Social Media Experts

APLP fellows gather with the White House social media team.On the first day of their Washington, D.C. field study, EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) fellows met with the White House Office of Digital Strategy (a.k.a. the Twitter Team). They discussed how for the first time, a U.S. President is using social media platforms to amplify the Administration’s message and directly interact with the American public. “Being from Indonesia, this is very new for me,” remarked Ismail Sulaiman, APLP fellow and head lecturer of communications at the State Islamic College Cot Kala in Aceh.  “Of course we are online, but this is actively exchanging information with the U.S.




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Students from India and Pakistan Meet Online in Cooperative Project on ‘Peri-Urban’ Development Issues

HONOLULU (Sept. 4, 2103) -- Graduate students from India and Pakistan participated in a two-way video conference last week as part of a cross-border East-West Center project, funded by the U.S. State Department, that brings together experts, scholars, young professionals and university students from both countries to explore development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside.




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In India, EWC Leadership Fellows Help Boost an Alumna’s Development Efforts for Women

Leadership fellows from the 2016-17 cohort of East-West Center’s Asia-Pacific Leadership Program, spent a week recently volunteering their technical assistance for the Parinaama Development Foundation in India's Odisha state.




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Student Journalists from Pakistan and India Meet in Nepal for Cross-Border Media Dialogue

Photos courtesy Kunda Dixit.

HONOLULU (Aug. 28, 2019) -- Journalism students from Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi and the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi met recently in Nepal for a two-day dialogue about cross-border media collaboration. The six Indian and Pakistani students were joined by three Nepali journalism students for the dialogue in Kathmandu, which was moderated by EWC media alumnus Kunda Dixit, Editor and Publisher of the Nepali Times.




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Clashes as Indian booze shops reopen

POLICE used batons to beat back thirsty Indians jostling to buy alcohol for the first time in 40 days as the government eased further the world’s biggest novel coronavirus lockdown. The government credits




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Gas leak claims at least 11 in India

A GAS leaked from an LG chemical plant in southern India early yesterday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee.




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Lawbite: Service Charge – Welcome Relief for Intermediate Landlords

Westmark (Lettings) Limited v Elizabeth Peddle and others [2017] UKUT 449 (LC) Here, the Upper Tribunal had to decide on the issue of when “relevant costs” are incurred for the purposes of Section 20(B)(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act ...




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Bank in focus as comedian’s feud fuels privacy row

A DISPUTE between a comedian and his former employer ignited social media yesterday when it turned into an issue relevant to everyone — privacy protection.




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Intolerance and Identity in India

Intolerance and Identity in India

New book by noted journalist Gautam Adhikari explores how intolerance threatens to overshadow the idea of a secular, liberal India

HONOLULU (March 4, 2011) – More than 60 years after its independence, after enduring the trauma of Partition and multiple religious conflagrations, India still struggles with issues of national identity, according to a new book by Gautam Adhikari, visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Washington and an internationally known journalist and commentator.




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East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue

East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue
HONOLULU (Jan. 19, 2011) -- The East-West Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program will be hosting a high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues January 25-26 at the Center’s campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.




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ASEAN Chief’s Media Conference Speech To Be Streamed Live Online

ASEAN Chief’s Media Conference Speech To Be Streamed Live Online
Media Contacts:

Derek Ferrar
East-West Center
Hong Kong Mobile: (+852) 6256-5774
Email: ferrard@eastwestcenter.org

Ms. Kylie Chan
HKU Journalism and Media Studies Centre
Mobile: + (852) 2219-4416
Email : kyliec@hku.hk




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Follow the “Reporting New Asia-Pacific Realities” International Media Conference Online

Follow the “Reporting New Asia-Pacific Realities” International Media Conference Online
Media Contacts:

Derek Ferrar
East-West Center
Hong Kong Mobile: (+852) 6256-5774
Email: ferrard@eastwestcenter.org

Ms. Kylie Chan
HKU Journalism and Media Studies Centre
Mobile: + (852) 2219-4416
Email : kyliec@hku.hk

HONG KONG (April 23, 2010) – More than 250 journalists and media experts from across the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. will gather in Hong Kong April 25-28 to discuss the latest news and media-industry issues in the region.




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Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22

Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22
Conference on “Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific” to be held in Hong Kong April 25-28

Shifting power dynamics and changing economic landscapes. China’s growing impact and Obama’s developing foreign policies. Challenges in security, climate and health . Emerging media models. Journalists today are faced with an astonishing range of new realities to report, and nowhere are these more evident than in the world’s most dynamic region -- the Asia Pacific.




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East-West Center Announces 2010 Media Conference in Hong Kong

East-West Center Announces 2010 Media Conference in Hong Kong
REPORTING NEW REALITIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Hong Kong
April 25-28, 2010
EastWestCenter.org/mediaconference

An East-West Center 50th Anniversary Event

As part of the East-West Center's 50th anniversary events, the Center's Asia Pacific Center for Journalists and local co-sponsor the University of Hong Kong Journalism and Media Studies Centre have announced plans for the EWC’s the  at the East-West Center's second biennial international media conference .