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As per the lastest report of World Health Organisation (WHO), 63 million people in Indian suffer from serious auditory impairment. Communicating with them depends on interpreters (through sign language), or through writing, which is not a perfect solution to the problem. To find a solution of the problem , a Pune-based startup, Glovatrix, has introduced gloves that leverage artificial intelligence to translate sign language into voice. For this purpose, the company has been training its own algorithm based on datasets that it is building from start. To train this unique dataset, Glovatrix, records a sign language gesture 50 times, then…

India forecast hotter-than-usual temperatures over the coming months, increasing the grave concern over the risk of water shortages, crop damages as well as rise in coal use to curtail power blackouts in the planet's most populous nation. The forecasting results comes at a time when the country is preparing for general elections between mid-April and early June - a period when the mercury often crosses 45C (113F). There could be a increased threat to human lives as heat strokes, which kill dozens of people every year in the South Asian nation, could hit participants at political rallies. Climate change is…

The auto major said that its electric mobility unit, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TEPM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) to establish 5,000 electric vehicle charging stations across India. The partnership will leverage HPCL's widespread fuel station network and TPEM's insights from over 1.2 lakh Tata EVs on Indian roads, to set up chargers at places frequently visited by Tata EV owners. Additionally, HPCL will collect insights on charger usage to enrich the customer experience.  The MoU between TPEM and HPCL focuses to explore teamwork between the two companies to motivate more customers to…

Gautam Adani's family has invested Rs 6,661 crore in Ambuja Cements in order to raise their stake in the company by 3.6% to attain 66.7% holding. This follows the investment of Rs 5,000 crore invested by the promoter of the company for exercising the warrants issuance approved by the board of the Company in October 2022.  "This strategic move underscores unwavering commitment to have robust capital management philosophy for the portfolio companies and the latest investment testifies the commitment by Adani family to boost future prospects and potential of cement vertical," Ambuja Cements said in a regulatory filing. "The additional…