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- India Gazette
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy reaffirms Centre's full support for Mineral and Coal sector growth in North East
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy reaffirmed the Government's full support to the mineral- and coal-rich North Eastern states at the 2nd North-East Mining Ministers' Conclave in Guwahati. Addressing the gathering on Day 2 of the event, the Minister underlined the Centre's commitment to strengthening mining infrastructure, fast-track project approvals, and promoting sustainable mining practices in the region. He stated that the development of the North East is central to the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, with the eight states--Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim--rightfully celebrated as Ashta Lakshmi. The Union Minister highlighted that enhanced Centre-State coordination is key to generating employment, attracting investment, and driving inclusive economic growth through mineral and coal sector development. During the conclave, representatives from all eight North-Eastern states presented their roadmaps for advancing the mining and coal sectors. Ministers from Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim, along with the Advisor to the Chief Minister of Nagaland, outlined state-specific strategies, achievements, and plans. They shared progress in block auctions, exploration of critical minerals, revival of coal mines, development of minor minerals, and adoption of sustainable mining models. The discussions reflected a shared commitment to balancing environmental safeguards with economic growth. States also called for greater central assistance to overcome regional challenges and realise their full resource potential. Addressing the conclave, Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines, emphasised the need to significantly scale up exploration efforts across the country. He urged the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), and State Governments to work in close coordination and adopt modern, targeted, and time-bound exploration practices, especially for critical and strategic minerals. He added that the Government has provided unprecedented policy and budgetary support to boost exploration activities, and now is the time to translate that momentum into action on the ground. On the sidelines of the conclave, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the new regional office of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in Guwahati. The inauguration was held in the presence of Assam Minister for Mines, Kaushik Rai; Additionally, V L Kantha Rao, Secretary (Ministry of Mines), Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary (Ministry of Mines) with Piyush Sharma, Controller General, IBM, and senior officials from the Central and State Governments. The new IBM office is expected to play a crucial role in strengthening regulatory oversight, technical support, and facilitation services for the mining sector in the North East. The two-day conclave served as a vital platform for aligning regional mining strategies with the national agenda of sustainable development, energy security, and economic transformation under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Time of India
Master prompt engineering the fast way - what Google's 9-hour course teaches you in 10 minutes
Prompt engineering is the flavour of the era, and Google has now come up with a 9-hour course to master the modern art. AI is everywhere now — it helps us write, create images, answer questions, and work faster. ChatGPT made AI super popular and now many AI tools are being used all over the world. All these tools work based on how we talk to them — that's called prompting. Prompting means giving instructions to the AI in a way that it understands and gives the output we want, as per reports. Google course structure Start writing prompts like a pro. This teaches you how to write basic and clear prompts to get better answers. Design prompts for everyday work tasks. Helps you learn how to use prompts for your daily office work or school tasks. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like One of the Most Successful Investors of All Time, Warren Buffett, Recommends: 5 Books for Turning... Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Click Here Undo Use AI for data analysis and presentations. Shows how to ask AI to help you understand data and make slides or reports. Use AI as a creative or expert partner. Trains you to use AI as a teammate who can help you think creatively or give expert-like advice, as stated by The Indian Express report. Here are them Modules breakdown as mentioned by Medium: Live Events Module 1: How to write prompts like a pro This module teaches you how to talk to AI properly so it gives better answers. Google shares a simple 5-step method called T.C.R.E.I.: Task – Say exactly what you want. Context – Give background info to help AI understand better. References – Show examples to guide the AI. Evaluate – Check if the answer is good. Iterate – If it's not perfect, rewrite your prompt and try again. Fun memory trick: 'Tiny Crabs Ride Enormous Iguanas.' You also learn to break big prompts into short ones. Try different wording. Add limits or rules to get more focused replies. ALSO READ: 2 per 20: The viral blood sugar hack that doesn't involve exercise or diet overhauls Module 2: Use AI for daily work stuff This part teaches how AI can help with daily office or school work. Some things you can do: Write better emails (faster and clearer). Create content like blog posts, newsletters, or social media ideas. Brainstorm new ideas (like campaign slogans or product names). Summarize long documents into short bullet points. Just use the same 5-step method from Module 1 to get better results. Module 3: Use AI for data and presentations This module shows how AI can help with numbers and slides. For data analysis: AI can help read spreadsheets, find patterns, or do simple math. Example: 'Find the average sales per customer in this Google Sheet.' For presentations: AI can write outlines or make slides based on your points. Example: 'Create slides for our sales report with 3 main sections: numbers, wins, and goals.' Module 4: Use AI as a creative or expert partner This part is about using AI for big ideas or expert help. You learn special techniques: Prompt chaining – Ask AI questions step by step to build a big answer. Chain of thought – Ask AI to explain its thinking. Tree of thought – Ask AI to give multiple ideas/solutions. You also learn how to create AI agents — smart bots that act like a teacher, coach, or role-player. Example: A mock interview bot to practice job questions. Plus, there's meta-prompting — where you ask AI to help you write better prompts. FAQs Q1. What is prompt engineering in AI? Prompt engineering means giving clear instructions to AI so it understands what you want and gives better results. Q2. Why is prompt engineering important? Because AI tools work based on how we ask them questions. Good prompts = good answers.
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IBM deploys first quantum computer outside the US. Why it matters.
Earlier this week, International Business Machines said that it had deployed an IBM Quantum System Two at a research center in Japan, marking the first time such a device had left the U.S. It was a momentous occasion for the company, which has tweaked its business strategy numerous times since its founding in 1911. This doggedness has helped IBM grow into a quantum heavyweight, culminating in the development of the Heron processor, its best-performing quantum chip to date. 'IBM has been remarkably consistent in hitting its road map goals for building a fully functioning fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029, and this is another step," Mark Horvath, an analyst at research firm Gartner, told Barron's. Quantum computers use subatomic particles like photons and electrons to transmit information. To date, no company has been able to create a fault-tolerant quantum machine, or one that can perform accurate computations even in the presence of errors. IBM's coming Starling system is designed to catch and correct these mistakes as they occur. Horvath pushed back on IBM's assertion that the Heron chip powering the IBM Quantum System Two was 'the most performant quantum processor in the world." There's no objective way to test such claims, Horvath said. However, the processor has improved circuit depth as well as better error rates than previous generations. The IBM System Two will be installed in the RIKEN Center for Computational Science alongside Fugaku, a classical supercomputer, in what's commonly referred to as hybrid model. This approach will allow researchers to advance research on fundamental chemistry problems and other algorithms, IBM said. The company is moving toward a model that blends high performance computing (HPC) with quantum computing, 'which is generally the way utility quantum computing is going," Horvath said. As quantum has an advantage over classical devices on certain problems like optimization or graph coloring, the technologies can work together to solve problems. 'The classical HPC system will work on most of the problem, farming out parts of the work to the quantum computer where it has a chance at a better-than-classical answer, then combining that back with the ongoing HPC system," Horvath explained. 'This is the current way quantum computers are used in most cases." Quantum computers don't consistently show an advantage over classical devices, Horvath conceded. However, 'very compelling developments in noise reduction and error correction" over the past five years have helped machines return accurate results more consistently. The analyst believes these improvements will bring quantum computers into a more widespread use over the next few years. He likened the progression to artificial intelligence, which 'moved very rapidly from a niche technology into a dependable technology in a similar amount of time." Like other companies, IBM's goal is to build increasingly bigger and more precise machines with the hopes this will lead to wide-scale deployment of the technology. Speaking to Barron's earlier this month, Jay Gambetta, vice president of IBM Quantum, laid out the company's vision for quantum dominance. 'We've always focused on what we need to learn to be able to scale," Gambetta said. 'Our secret weapon is that we make a new device every 17 days. You focus on how you can increase the rate at which you can learn, and you get very disciplined at that." IBM hopes to pioneer a fault-tolerant device before the end of the decade. Gambetta is sure the company can meet its target. 'We always had a plan. I finally feel like we have an execution," the scientist said. 'I'm excited to bring this quantum computer into the world.
