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India has nurtured 40,000 start-ups in the last few years and 31 of them have achieved the ‘unicorn’ status, said Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan Technology summit between India and the Netherlands began in New Delhi on October 15, 2019. Photo: Twitter A two-day technology summit between India and the Netherlands began in …

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and drones, environmental reforms, infrastructure, gender parity, start-up unicorns, education and South Asia’s economic outlook will be on top of the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s 33rd edition of the India Economic Summit beginning October 3 in New Delhi. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will co-chair the Summit …

Ronald Crawford may be of an older music generation, but he knows how to connect with Philly kids and teens to broach difficult topics: through modern hip-hop. In the classroom of the Kingdom Life Church Ministries in Olney, Crawford played Philly rapper Meek Mill’s song “Trauma” through his iPhone and mini speakers. He instructed the …

Image copyright Getty Images The UN’s climate summit has closed amidst cautious praise for its achievements, and bitter condemnation for its failures. On the plus side, more than 60 nations announced they were working on or exploring plans to reduce greenhouse gas to virtually zero. And a similar number said they would definitely boost their …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMillions of people join the environmental strike led by schoolchildren across the world on Friday A special climate summit organised by UN Secretary General António Guterres is set to open in New York, but some key world leaders, including Donald Trump, will not take part. Mr Guterres …

A coal-fired power plant in central Poland. Global greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2018, and the world is on track for potentially catastrophic climate change in the coming decades. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Czarek Sokolowski/AP A coal-fired power plant in central Poland. Global greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2018, and the world is …

Healthcare leaders, policy makers, IT specialists and regulatory agencies will gather in Lafayette on Wednesday to discuss discuss how they can work together to improve health outcomes for Acadiana residents. The South Louisiana Community Health Summit, sponsored by Beacon Community Connections, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Heymann Performing Arts Center.  …

By Geri Wohltman, Farmweld A collaborative thinktank spotlighting swine product advancements would best explain the first ever Swine Innovation Summit, presented this week in Indianapolis by the Pork Checkoff’s Science and Technology Department. The day-long session centered around the collaborative efforts with other agriculture, biology, science, engineering and technology companies to develop products that will benefit …

Thousands of school students join protesters in a Climate Strike rally on Friday in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Mark Evans/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Evans/Getty Images Thousands of school students join protesters in a Climate Strike …

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Latest digital journalism trends, innovative technology-based initiatives and digital newsroom projects will be presented at Digital Journalism 2019, 7-8 October, Singapore. Leading Journalists to present latest journalism trends at Digital Journalism 2019 Summit. More Join global media and award-winning journalists as they present many case studies covering the latest …