 Jammu, Apr 22(ANI): Inmates of District Jail Amphalla made masks for distribution among the frontline workers fighting against Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly 500 to 1000 masks are being made by these inmates per day. The designing of this mask has also been done by the inmates, there is proper system in place for the production of these masks. The normal cloth mask is costing the authorities Rs 4, while the medicated ones cost them Rs 12. District Jail Amphalla's Jail Superintendent, Saleem Ahmad Beigh said, "Their commitment towards making the masks makes us believe that these people have a human heart."

Inmates of Jammu jail make masks for frontline workers amid COVID-19 outbreak

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The IT ministry is working on a mechanism to assess safety and trust elements in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions but does not want to start with a regulation as it may hurt innovation in the AI space, a top official said on Thursday.
Speaking at CII's Global Economic Policy Forum, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said the government has broadly addressed key regulations barring a couple of the issues like copyright and existential crisis.
He said under the IndiaAI mission, the government has tried to make a subtle distinction between responsible AI as defined by the West -- which is not expected to be regulated by the government -- and safe and trusted AI.
"Safe and trusted AI is when you do the innovation, try and be responsible about it but there would be an assessment. We will try and see that it is safe and trusted in a manner that works for everybody. That is the other space that we are working on right now. We don't want to start with regulation, and 

There is a need for regulation around harms from AI, misrepresentation and deepfakes in the AI domain and there are enough laws in the country to act on misrepresentation

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The government on Thursday gave letters of award to four entities, including BCGCL- a joint venture of CIL-BHEL - for availing fiscal incentives totalling Rs 4,150 crore for setting up coal gasification projects.
Letters of Award (LoAs) have been given to CIL-BHEL , a consortium of CIL-GAIL , Coal India Ltd and New Era Cleantech Solution Pvt Ltd.
"Ministry of Coal has reached a significant milestone in India's Coal Gasification Initiative with the issuance of LoAs to the selected applicants under Categories I and III of the Rs 8,500 crore Coal Gasification Incentive Scheme," the coal ministry said in a statement.
BCGCL has been awarded Rs 1,350 crore of financial incentive under the scheme for its coal gasification project in Lakhanpur, Odisha. With a total investment of Rs 11,768 crore, the project aims to produce 0.66 million tonne per annum of ammonium nitrate.
The CIL-GAIL joint venture project in Sonepur Bazari, West Bengal, has been awarded Rs 1,350 crore. This project, costi

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The 10th World Ayurveda Congress and AROGYA Expo began here on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the ancient Indian system of medicine has the potential to strengthen the global healthcare systems.
In a message read out at the inaugural function of the event, Modi also reiterated the government's commitment to promote Ayurveda.
Ayurveda has the potential to strengthen the global healthcare systems as it focuses on providing comprehensive remedies to various health problems and lays equal emphasis on prevention, nutrition and mental health, the prime minister said.
Modi expressed confidence that the four-day meet will expedite the promotion of Ayurveda at the global level and asked the delegates to come out with a new blueprint for the purpose.
The event is being attended by over 5,500 delegates, including about 350 overseas delegates from 54 countries.
Addressing the event, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the state government is working 

Ayurveda focuses on providing comprehensive remedies to various health problems and lays equal emphasis on prevention, nutrition and mental health, the prime minister said

Stakeholders from the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sought a reduction in GST, technology upgrade, and production-linked incentive scheme benefits for various segments in a pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
The meeting aimed to seek inputs and suggestions for the Budget for 2025-26, expected to be presented on February 1.
Members from the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka (AWAKE); Karnataka SC and ST Entrepreneurs' Association; Plant-Based Food Industry Association (PBFIA); Ambala Scientific Instruments Manufacturers' Association (ASIMA); Rajasthan Footwear Manufacturers' Association were among the participants at the meeting.
The All-India Plastics Manufacturers' Association; All India Manufacturers' Association; Gujarat Chamber of Small Industries Association; Federation of Associations of Cottage and Small Industries (based in West Bengal); Federation of Andhra Pradesh Small and Medium Association; and Laghu Udyog 

The meeting aimed to seek inputs and suggestions for the Budget for 2025-26, expected to be presented on February 1

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Inmates of Jammu jail make masks for frontline workers amid COVID-19 outbreak

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