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Hans India
7 days ago
- Health
- Hans India
CM for leveraging tech for welfare of people
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reiterated his commitment to leveraging technology to enhance public welfare during a review meeting with the Gates Foundation at the Secretariat on Wednesday. The meeting assessed collaborative programmes in agriculture, education, healthcare, environment, infrastructure, RTGS, Swarnandhra Vision-2047, and governance capacity building. Naidu emphasised that technology's true value lies in improving lives through accessible, efficient services. 'In today's digital age, technology accelerates service delivery, but it must reach every citizen, especially the underprivileged,' he said. By August 15, 95–97 per cent of government services will be online, with initiatives like WhatsApp Governance already in place. He stressed the need to equip citizens to use these services effectively, leveraging the Gates Foundation's global expertise. In healthcare, the Chief Minister highlighted rising costs and proposed technology-driven solutions like digitised health records, regular blood tests for early disease detection, and integration with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. He advocated promoting healthy lifestyles through exercise and yoga to prevent illnesses and early intervention for disabilities and nutritional deficiencies via the 'Care and Grow' model. In education, Naidu called for affordable, quality learning through technological innovation to secure students' futures. For agriculture, he emphasized real-time data for soil testing and crop sales to empower farmers with informed choices and fair prices. The Chief minister noted Andhra Pradesh's fourth-place ranking in government employee capacity building, aiming to extend training to the public. He highlighted the state's MedTech Zone for advanced medical equipment and plans for an AI University in Amaravati, seeking Gates Foundation support to realise this vision.
New Indian Express
03-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Minister Sridhar launches TGDeX to fuel AI innovation
HYDERABAD: IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu launched the Telangana Data Exchange (TGDeX) platform at T-Hub here on Wednesday. TGDeX aims to bring together high-quality 'AI-ready' datasets, subsidised GPU resources, open-source AI/ML models, and real-world problem statements into a single secure, scalable environment. The platform houses over 500 datasets contributed by several state departments and aims to host datasets from private enterprises and academic institutions in the future. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said, 'The launch of TGeDX is the first step towards building a digital bridge connecting data to decision making and bridging talent to opportunity. With TGDeX, we are launching a national blueprint for inclusive AI infrastructure.' He further revealed that the government will launch AI University to train around 2 lakh existing engineers and build the next generation intelligence force. He called upon startups to build institutions to experiment, departments to contribute datasets, mentors to guide innovators and civil society to co-create along with the government. Sridhar Babu said that the TGDeX platform is the first AI-integrated data exchange in India. He highlighted that over 480 datasets and more than 3,000 AI startups are already integrated into the TGDeX ecosystem. This platform will provide vital data for agri-tech startups to support farmers besides aiding the health department in developing AI models that enhance patient care. It will be a valuable tool for skilling students and empowering innovation, turning Telangana into a global hub for cutting-edge solutions. Special Chief Secretary (ITE&C Department) Sanjay Kumar also spoke at the event and called upon all innovators and think tanks to use data and find solutions to improve the lives of the people of Telangana. TGDeX was highlighted as a first-of-its-kind state platform to address longstanding challenges in AI innovation that include lack of access to clean, usable datasets, subsidised compute infrastructure and institutional pathways to scale beyond proof-of-concept. Developed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, TGDeX is supported by the Emerging Technologies Wing of the state's ITE & C Department, with strategic and technical input from JICA's Digital Transformation Lab (DXLab) and Boston Consulting Group.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Lokesh urges central support for HC bench, edu reforms in AP
Vijayawada: Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday urged Union minister for law and justice Arjun Ram Meghwal to help set up a high court bench at Kurnool. Lokesh met Meghwal on Wednesday as part of his Delhi tour and explained the necessity for a high court bench in view of the long-pending demand and practical difficulties faced by people from the Rayalaseema region. Lokesh also met several union ministers on the first day of his two-day visit to the national capital. In the meeting with Union minister for education Dharmendra Pradhan, Lokesh explained the structural reforms being brought for the Andhra model of education, with a special focus on learning outcomes. He also explained the Learning Excellence in Andhra Pradesh (LEAP) system, the one class one teacher initiative in 9,600 model primary schools, and the upgrading of 700 upper primary schools to high schools. To bring transparency into the system, legislation was introduced for teacher transfers, and star ratings are being given to schools based on performance. Lokesh said the state govt is planning to bring unified legislation for strengthening higher education in universities. He said that with the effective implementation of Swayam, Swayam+ Samarth programs, the gross enrolment ratio increased from 36% to 50% in higher education. The AI University, sports university, and international law university, which are to be set up, will further strengthen higher education in AP, he said. Lokesh also sought the Centre's cooperation in setting up food processing industries in the Rayalaseema region. In the meeting with the Union minister for food processing Chirag Paswan he explained that the Rayalaseema region is suitable for horticulture crops. Large cultivation of mango, tomato, banana, and other horticultural crops is done in the region, but farmers often find themselves at the losing end in the absence of processing units. Paswan promised to visit the region to explore opportunities for setting up new industries. Lokesh also met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union home minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues pertaining to the state.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trump Threatens California Funding Halt Over Trans Athletes
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California, accusing Governor Gavin Newsom of failing to comply with an executive order barring transgender people from competing in women's sports. UAE's AI University Aims to Become Stanford of the Gulf NY Wins Order Against US Funding Freeze in Congestion Fight Trump posted Tuesday on social media that he would speak to Newsom 'to find out which way he wants to go.' The US president said the athlete, whom he did not name, was competing in a 'State Finals' in a sport he did not specify. 'California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow 'MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN'S SPORTS,'' the president posted, using a derisive nickname for the governor. 'Please be hereby advised that large scale Federal Funding will be held back, maybe permanently, if the Executive Order on this subject matter is not adhered to.' Trump also said he was 'ordering' local authorities 'if necessary' to bar the person from competing in the event, a power he appears to lack. On Tuesday, the California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports, announced it changed its championship rules to allow any 'biological female student-athlete' who missed qualifying for the state track and field championships by one place to participate in the upcoming finals. The new policy, described as a pilot program, follows last weekend's section-qualifying tournament. 'CIF's proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness — a model worth pursuing. The governor is encouraged by this thoughtful approach,' said Izzy Gardon, the director of communications for Newsom's office. The president and his supporters have long used transgender rights as a political cudgel against Democrats, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations. Trump in February signed an executive order that aims to deny federal funds to schools that allow trans athletes who were assigned male at birth to compete in women's sports. Following Trump's order, the National Collegiate Athletic Association reversed its own participation guidelines. It now stipulates that only people assigned female at birth can participate in women's college sports. Earlier this year, Trump announced his administration would withhold $175 million in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania over the school's policies on athletes' participation. Despite the administration's focus on the issue, participation of transgender athletes in women's sports is relatively rare. Trump has long taken aim at California, which Democrats have governed for decades. He previously threatened to block federal aid in the middle of the state's efforts to battle vast wildfires unless it changed water management policies and approved voter-identification laws. (Updates with policy change in fifth paragraph, comment from governor in sixth.) Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back? Why Apple Still Hasn't Cracked AI Inside the First Stargate AI Data Center Millions of Americans Are Obsessed With This Japanese Barbecue Sauce How Coach Handbags Became a Gen Z Status Symbol ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NY Wins Order Against US Funding Freeze in Congestion Fight
(Bloomberg) -- New York won a court order temporarily barring the Trump administration from withholding federal approvals or funds for the state's transportation projects, as the president tries to end Manhattan's congestion pricing program. UAE's AI University Aims to Become Stanford of the Gulf Pacific Coast Highway to Reopen Near Malibu After January Fires NY Wins Order Against US Funding Freeze in Congestion Fight The administration has threatened to hold back the funds and permissions unless New York stops charging tolls to drive into the borough's tolled zone. US District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday granted a request by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to block such efforts by the federal government through June 9 while he considers whether the US has the legal right to terminate the toll. Liman's ruling means the program — meant to reduce gridlock and pollution and raise money to modernize the city's transit system — will almost certainly continue as the legal battle proceeds. It helps reduce uncertainty over how the nation's largest public transportation system will pay to modernize a more than 100-year-old network. The judge ordered the two sides to meet to decide how to speed up the process, saying there is a 'public interest in moving the case along.' The ruling is a win for local government as the Trump administration withdraws support for regional projects or takes over development. US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has cited subway system crime in wielding the threat of withheld funds, and announced in April that the federal government, instead of the MTA, would be in charge of renewing New York's Penn Station. Earlier this month President Donald Trump said the US wouldn't finance California's high-speed rail project, which suffers from delays and escalating costs. 'No More Coercive Threats' Outside court on Tuesday after Liman ruled, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber greeted the ruling as a welcome warning from the judge to the government. 'The message is he wants no more coercive threats and threats of punishment if we don't do what they say. That was pretty clear. So I don't think we're going to have another letter like that,' Lieber said of Duffy's threats. The judge 'wants the parties to come up with a schedule for this litigation that will put it behind us.' Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement that the court order is 'a massive victory for New York commuters, vindicating our right as a state to make decisions regarding what's best for our streets.' The judge found that the MTA had demonstrated that it was likely to succeed in its claims. He said it would probably suffer 'irreparable harm' without a temporary restraining order, noting that the government's effort to undo US approval of the congestion pricing program had already affected the value of MTA bonds. A spokesman for the US Department of Transportation had no immediate comment on the decision. Cloud of Uncertainty The program has operated under a cloud of uncertainty since it began almost five months ago, as Trump tries to stop it. The MTA sued Duffy after he sent a letter on Feb. 19 reversing US approval of the plan won under former President Joe Biden. The suit seeks a court declaration that the attempt to halt the program is illegal. Trump has said the congestion pricing plan will hurt the local economy, and Duffy in February called it 'a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners.' Hochul says the toll was urgently needed and has pointed to MTA data to show it is working. New York maintains it won't stop the tolls unless the court tells it to. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for the MTA, said accepting the US position 'would give the government the unilateral right to terminate any contract it enters into' and is a 'recipe for chaos' that would create an 'eternal fog of uncertainty.' Charles Roberts, a lawyer for the US, said the administration still hasn't decided whether the MTA is in violation of their contract or whether to implement any of the compliance measures it laid out in an April letter that ordered the state to shut down the program by May 21. 'Not Damocles' Sword' 'Obviously if we had said compliance measures begin tomorrow, that would be Damocles' sword,' he said. 'That's not Damocles' sword. That's an ongoing agency process that hasn't been consummated. They are not imminent.' The MTA runs the city's subways, buses and commuter lines and is implementing the new toll. Its $68.4 billion 2025—2029 capital program is counting on $14 billion of federal funding. Projects at risk in the near term include $2.2 billion of plans for subway and bus maintenance, along with railroad track work the state recently submitted for federal approval, according to court documents. Duffy had threatened to start withholding authorizations and federal money as soon as Wednesday if the MTA continues to charge drivers under the congestion program. Most motorists pay $9 during peak hours to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. The toll brought in $159 million in the first three months of the program and is on target to raise $500 million this year after expenses, according to MTA officials. The MTA anticipates borrowing against the revenue collections to finance $15 billion of transit upgrades that will renew train signals from the 1930s, add elevators to stations and extend the Second Avenue Subway to Harlem. The fee has helped ease traffic in the area. About 8.1 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan's central business district from the launch of the tolling on Jan. 5 through April, for a daily average decline of 11%, according to MTA data. While many drivers grumble at paying more to get to work, appointments and other events, support for the toll is growing as people experience faster commutes and less traffic. A Siena College Poll conducted May 12-15 found that 39% of registered voters in the state want the fee to remain, up from 29% in December who supported it. The case is Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Duffy, 25-cv-1413, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). (Updates with quotes, details and further context throughout, starting in second paragraph.) Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back? 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