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Source: Maharashtra Times (Mumbai) dated August 20, 2019

More Indian companies are using smart technology to manage human resources, but with impact hard to quantify, budgets remain low Fifty eight per cent of Indian organizations will invest in technology to enable employees and managers to self-manage people processes this year, according to a new report by People Matters, a HR media platform founded in 2009. Based on the digital agendas of India Inc organizations titled State of HR Technology India 2019-20, the study highlights the understanding of automation levels in different aspects of talent management and also entails companies’ investment plans in HR technologies and how can they future-proof HR teams for digital transformation. ISTOCK According to the report, there has been a ubiquitous increase in the adoption of HR technology, which testifies the progression of Indian companies towards the age of digital disruption in the HR space as well. Communication & collaboration, employer branding observed a surge in HR technology ad...

TIFR Balloon Facility has developed sophisticated plastic balloons to float at the coldest part of atmosphere at edge of stratosphere. DEVENDRA OJHA, chairperson, TIFR-BF committee Read the full article at: https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/scientists-find-1st-evidence-of-high-altitude-pollution/story-H1AdEWbWBFflkUWTA71yxM.html  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

As part of my on-going series on  learning data science  and reviewing the latest tools, I ended up needing to work on data analysis with people in different countries. While big companies have their own internal tools for sharing code among teams, there were less available for students and freelancers. Fortunately, two such tools,  Google Colab  and  CoCalc , are emerging to help data scientists collaborate online ( Disclosure, I am a contractor with the tech policy nonprofit, Tech4America ).  Google's Colaboratory (Colab, for short)  began  as a research project with makers of the popular online programming notebook, Jupyter. The  features  have recently ramped up, as machine learning and other data science needs have become more commonplace. Read the full article at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregoryferenstein/2019/08/18/a-review-of-googles-colab-and-cocalc-for-collaborative-data-science/#7c6878a46f02  (Accessed on Aug...

The survey came out after Donald Trump pushed back against talk of a looming recession as a raft of US data reports last week showed a mixed picture on the economy The survey showed 38% economists expect a contraction of growth next year, while 34% don't see it until the following year To read the full article, please visit: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/us-economists-expect-recession-in-the-next-2-years-1566221076095.html  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

IT services major to add 90 acres to its 50-acre MIHAN campus HCL Technologies (HCL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) for expansion of its campus at the Multi-Model International Passenger and Cargo Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN), in line with its plan for Tier-II cities. As part of the MoU, HCL will acquire 90 acres of land to add to its existing 50-acre MIHAN campus. HCL started its business operations in Nagpur in April 2018 and already has more than 800 employees servicing global accounts. The MIHAN centre delivers a spectrum of services, including infrastructure management, application development, product engineering, BPO, IT services management and HCL’s internal enabling functions. The campus, when fully operational, will employ over 8,000 personnel, an HCL statement said. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hcl-signs-mou-with-madc-to-expand-...

Top industry leaders to deliberate on 'Building Digital Businesses for Bharat' at panel discussion To read the full article, please visit: https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/startups/et-startup-awards-2019-a-high-powered-panel-to-deliberate-on-building-digital-biz-for-bharat/70746026  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

The eight educational institutions from Uttar Pradesh are labelled as fake, while seven are from Delhi. Every year, UGC releases a list of fake universities ahead of the college admissions To read the full article, please visit: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/ugc-releases-fake-universities-list-up-delhi-has-the-most-ugc-ac-in-5845473/  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

UGC recognises 113 HEIs for ODL Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70737275.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Many have alleged that college managements are asking students to cough up a ‘fee’ for getting internships in companies. The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) made internships mandatory recently. While students have welcomed the move, many have alleged that college managements are asking them to cough up a ‘fee’ for getting internships in companies. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/now-there-is-a-price-for-engineering-internships/article29164418.ece  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured two luminescent galaxies at play. Catalogued as the UGC 2369, the galactic duo has been caught in an interaction resulting from the mutual gravitational attraction between them. Galaxies interacting is not uncommon, but two similarly sized ones merging is a momentous event - the image shows the galaxies distorting as they pulled closer and closer together. A thin bridge of gas, dust, and stars connecting the duo can be observed. The bridge was developed when the galaxies pulled their material out into space across the diminishing divide between them. To read the full article, please visit: https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/nasa-hubble-space-telescope-ugc-2369-galaxies-at-play-esa-2086503  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

The Chandrayaan-2 is presently in the Lunar Transfer Trajectory and in this Tuesday, the liquid engine of the spacecraft will be powered so as to get it inside the orbit of the Moon. To read the full article, please visit: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/just-days-from-entering-moon-orbit-heres-what-isro-chandrayaan-2-has-done-so-far-5912997/  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)

A team of scientists from Oxford University and IBM Research has managed to make and image a ring of 18 carbon atoms for the first time, which is a carbon allotrope-- cyclocarbon (C18). To read the full article, please visit: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/scientists-made-a-stable-cyclocarbon-ring-of-18-carbon-atoms-for-the-first-time-5915193/  (Accessed on August 20, 2019)