The world's first AI news anchor unveiled in China. It has a male image with a voice, facial expressions. He learns from live broadcasting videos by himself & can read texts. He was developed by Xinhua News Agency & Sogou.com (Search engine).
Baidu is a search engine of China.
Defence Minister inducted 3 major artillery gun systems, including the M777 American Ultralight Howitzers & the K-9 Vajra, into the Army. The 3rd gun system inducted is the 'Composite Gun Towing Vehicle' while K-9 Vajra is a self-propelled artillery gun.
In 2016, India entered into a pact with US for getting 145 M777s
The Cabinet approved a proposal to manage Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow & three other aerodromes at Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mangaluru under public-private partnership. This would be done through the PPP Appraisal Committee.
Guruprasad Mohapatra is the Chairman of AAI.
PM will inaugurate the first multi-modal terminal on Ganga river in Varanasi on Nov 12 under Jal Marg Vikas Project aimed at promoting inland waterways as a cheaper & more environment-friendly means of transport. IWAI is the project implementing agency.
It is being built on a 50:50 sharing btw India & World Bank.
According to the National Bureau of economic research, Bangalore is the most congested city followed by Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Kolkata. In another index of traffic speed, Kolkata was ranked as the slowest city followed by Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai.
Pune is the seventh most congested city in India.
Swati Chaturvedi was awarded the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Award for Courage. She works as a freelance journalist & won the award for her book I Am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Digital Army.
Award was given at Getty Images Gallery in London’s Fitzrovia.
Gujarat govt clarified that MSP procurement operations are more supportive for farmers than the PDP scheme. The govt has announced procurement of groundnut at MSP rates of ₹4890 per quintal set by the Centre along with the State bonus of₹110 per quintal.
Om Prakash Kohli is the governor of Gujarat.
Nokia has joined hands with Infosys to help enterprises digitalize their operations by applying the latest in AI, machine learning, & lean management coupled with the ubiquitous connectivity offered by mobile broadband and Internet of Things networks.
Rajeev Suri is the President and CEO of Nokia.
Harmanpreet Kaur became the first ever Indian woman to score a century in T20Is. She recorded a magnificent century in the very first game of the marquee tournament against New Zealand. She scored 103 runs in 51-balls including 7 fours & 8 sixes.
She got the prestigious Arjuna Award for Cricket in 2017.
Thoroughbred owner and innovative track executive Bob Levy, who campaigned two-time sprint champion House buster in 1990 & 1991 and with his family owned classic winner Bet Twice died. He was 87.
He was a noted philanthropist, civic leader & business executive