One Million Jobs loss due to Ban of Mining

One Million Jobs loss due to Ban of Mining. Bengaluru: Ban on mining  and exporting of iron ore has led to jobs loss for a million people in the two mineral-rich states of Goa and Karnataka, a joint study by an industry chamber and a private bank said on Thursday. "Export ban after the 2008 global meltdown resulted in drastic fall in mineral production, as export of iron ore from Goa and Karnataka plunged to 14 million tonnes last fiscal (2013-14) from 117 million tonnes in 2009-10," said the study conducted by the Associated Chambers...

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E-lerter App sends emergency alerts to your smartphone

E-lerter App sends emergency alerts to your smartphone An app, known as E-lerter, scans the internet for notices and emergency alerts like weather warnings and sends notifications directly to your smartphone. According to its developer Jamie Brandt from the Alberta-based firm Stony Plain, the notification banner will not vanish until it has been acknowledged."That means you will not miss any important warnings," he added.The app users can also specify which area to scan for emergency alerts so that they would only receive local-specific news. According to Brandt, E-lerter makes sense as people have...

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Gmail Blocked in China

Gmail Blocked in China; New Microsoft Browser; Stealing Fingerprints Topping tech headlines on Monday were reports that Gmail is blocked in China. Activity on Google's free email service dropped off significantly in the region over the weekend; a Google spokesperson said that nothing was wrong on their end. The shutdown was first reported by GreatFire.org, an organization that monitors online censorship in China, and it appears the blockade has also extended to Google Search. On Tuesday, however, the FT reported that Gmail access appeared to be returning in China. In other news, Microsoft is reportedly working on a brand new...

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