Unemployment rate in urban areas for Jan-Mar 2020 rose to 9.1%

Unemployment rate in urban areas for Jan-Mar 2020 rose to 9.1%

New Delhi: Unemployment in urban areas rose to 9.1% in January-March 2020 from 7.9% in October-December 2019 from 8.4% in the previous quarter, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in the quarterly bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed on Thursday. Urban unemployment was 9.3% in the March quarter … Read more

Get Out: Nature Is the Fix for COVID-19 Stress

Get Out: Nature Is the Fix for COVID-19 Stress

Yellowstone National Park: “Yellowstone visitation statistics for October 2020.” Environmental Research: “Blue space, health and well-being: A narrative overview and synthesis of potential benefits.” Scientific Reports: “Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: “Effects of Walking in Bamboo … Read more

6 useful Amazon Echo tips you’ll use daily

6 useful Amazon Echo tips you’ll use daily

Alexa can help you set alarms and listen to music with one simple command. Chris Monroe/CNET Whether you just got a new Amazon Echo or you’ve had it for years, you’re probably already using it to play your favorite music and get updates on the weather — but there’s a whole world of skills that Amazon’s … Read more

New Year gift to Karnataka: Centre clears Rs 1702 cr for Tumakuru industrial node

New Year gift to Karnataka: Centre clears Rs 1702 cr for Tumakuru industrial node

The Centre has approved funding support of Rs 1702 crore to Karnataka to develop Tumakuru node as the next big industrial hub in what top officials described as a New Year gift to the state. Vasantha Narasapura industrial hub and its extensions under development form part of the Tumakuru industrial node. The area is about … Read more

Murray delays start to 2021 season

Murray delays start to 2021 season

Murray beat both British number one Dan Evans and number three Cameron Norrie in straight sets during December’s Battle of the Brits event Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray has pulled out of next week’s ATP event in Delray Beach – but not because of injury concerns. Murray had accepted a wildcard to start … Read more

Data-driven 2021: Predictions for a new year in data, analytics and AI | ZDNet

Data-driven 2021: Predictions for a new year in data, analytics and AI | ZDNet

Towards the end of each year, I receive a slew of predictions, from data/analytics industry executives and luminaries, focused on the year ahead. This year, those predictions filled a 49-page-long document.  While I couldn’t include all of them, I’ve rounded up many of this year’s prognostications, from over 30 companies, in this post. The roster … Read more

Microsoft Surface Duo Update Rolled Out

Microsoft Surface Duo Update Rolled Out

Microsoft Surface Duo just got an update that brings bugs fixes and app optimisations as well as improvements, as spotted in an update on Google Play. The Microsoft Launcher update is now rolling out for Android users and brings along improvements such as opening the feed page in landscape and concurrently with another app, screen … Read more

Mi 11 Pro May Just Be in the Works, MIUI App Code Tips

Mi 11 Pro May Just Be in the Works, MIUI App Code Tips

Mi 11 Pro has been tipped to be in the works once again, as a reference of the phone has been spotted in the code of the MIUI Gallery app. According to a report, the code for the updated version of the app — version 2.2.17.18 — mentions the Mi 11 Pro under the system … Read more