• IMD has issued an advisory to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and the Lakshadweep over cyclonic storm 'Sagar'

• The storm lay centered over the Gulf of Aden, about 390 km east-northeast of Yemen's Aden city

• Fishermen have been advised not to venture into Gulf of Aden and adjoining areas during the next 48 hours

New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court today barred all high courts from entertaining any plea relating to an RBI circular prohibiting dealings in virtual currencies like the Bitcoin.

The apex court, which was hearing pleas seeking direction to the Centre to take emergent steps to restrain the sale and purchase of illegal crypto currencies or virtual currency like Bitcoins, also sought the assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in the matter.

Crypto currencies are "a stateless digital currency" in which encryption techniques are used for trading. These 'currencies' operate independently of a central bank like the RBI, "rendering it immune from government interference."

NEW DELHI: Artist and sculptor Uttam Pacharne was appointed the chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi today, the Culture Ministry said today.

Currently, he is member of the advisory committee, Kala Academy, Goa and member of advisory committee, P L Deshpande State Lalit Kala Academy and director, Janseva Sahakari Bank, Borivali.

He is the recipient of National Lalit Kala Award 1985, Maharashtra Gaurav Puraska 1985 from Government of Maharashtra, Junior National Award 1986 and Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar 2017 from Prafulla Dahanukar Foundation.

• The Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Suresh Prabhu launched the Intellectual Property (IP) mascot – IP Nani – at the conference on National Intellectual Property Rights Policy in New Delhi today. An anti-piracy video featuring Mr. Amitabh Bachchan was also launched by the Minister at the event.

  Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that protection of Intellectual Property Rights is critical for building a knowledge based society. Minister further said that mere legal provisions are not sufficient for protection of Intellectual Property Rights but their strict implementation is equally required. Piracy is a serious crime which should not go unpunished. Minister also called for creating awareness against stealing Intellectual Property Rights and stressed on the need for participation of society in the effort.

• Gujarat government will provide Rs. 50,000 for each victim of road accidents in its state limits

• The facility will be available for treatment within the first 48 hours after the accident

• Every individual, regardless of their income, can avail this treatment free of cost

The ITU, a United Nations telecoms arm, has adopted “Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All” as this year’s theme.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is taking centre stage with a lot of impact on people’s lives.

In recent years there has been significant progress in AI technology.

New Delhi: Guwahati now has India's first railway station run by solar power. The project of installing solar panels was commissioned last year in April 2017.

Around 2352 solar modules with a capacity of generating 700 kwp has been set up over the roof of the Guwahati railway station. Solar panels have been installed at the roof-top solar power plant.

With a view to strengthen security of women passengers in trains, the North Eastern Railway (NER) plans to deploy women police personnel on trains during night hours as well as install ‘panic buttons’ in coaches.

Since the railways is focussing on “women and child safety” this year, it plans deployment of women police personnel in sub-urban trains during night hours besides recruitment of women in the RPF among others, chief PRO of NER, Sanjay Yadav told PTI.

With reports of mishappenings with women travelling alone in trains, the railways also proposes to have ‘panic buttons’ in the coaches which will be linked with the guard coach, Mr. Yadav said.

The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) will announce its Class 12th board examination results tomorrow (18th May). Eligible students who appeared for the exams may check their results on the official board website, nbsenagaland.com.

According to a report on The Indian Express, around, 15,281 students had registered for the HSSLC (higher secondary school leaving certificate) board examination this year, of whom 11,339 were in the Arts stream, while 1,360 were Commerce students and 2,582 gave the Science exam.

The results of Swachh Survekshan 2018 are in, and Indore has once again emerged as India’s cleanest city, followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh, in the government’s cleanliness survey.

Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of State for Housing, announced the results on Wednesday, 16 May. The survey acts a quick fact-check to understand the level of cleanliness across all cities.