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RBI guv tells banks to build meaningful human oversight into AI Banks must ensure that humans remain accountable for decisions made with the help of artificial intelligence, Reserve Bank governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Tuesday, warning lenders against treating algorithms or technology vendors as responsible for their actions.Speaking at the annual Fibac event in the financial capital, Malhotra said banks adopting AI must ensure that the technology supports human judgement rather than simply replacing it. He also asked lenders to build “meaningful human oversight” into AI systems from the design stage itself.”For a bank’s decision, the ultimate responsibility has to…

Efraín Gallego does not lose faith that his brother will be found alive, although when he speaks about him, trapped beneath the rubble of a building, his voice breaks and he swallows hard until he regains his composure.”You feel anguish. Every time there is an alert about someone being alive, hope is reborn that we will find him,” Gallego tells me emotionally.His 80-year-old brother was buried along with his wife when the Torres del Limonar building collapsed in Cali.This city in south-western Colombia is one of the hardest hit by the earthquake.The building has become a symbol of the tragedy…

According to NASA, the programme envisages building humanity’s first outpost on another celestial body near the lunar South Pole. | Photo Credit: Antranik Tavitian National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to be part of its Moon Base programme.At the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), held in Bengaluru recently, the formal invitation for India to join the programme was made by the U.S. space agency.“NASA invited ISRO to join its Moon Base program, building on the two countries’ partnership under the Artemis Accords. The two sides also…

Phuket flight incident pushes DGCA to seekways to make dope rules more stringent NEW DELHI: Trouble mounted for the pilot-in-command (PIC) of last Tuesday’s badly rattled Phuket-Delhi Air India flight after it emerged that he had failed the confirmatory dope test and was found to have consumed marijuana. Besides, the cabin crew of the flight, AI 2379, has filed a complaint with the airline against the “high” PIC’s onboard behaviour.The pilot also faces criminal action beyond DGCA rules — which require such a pilot to be sent for de-addiction and allow him to resume flying after being certified drug-free.The young…

The police chiefs from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland also called for greater consideration of victims when prisoners have their sentences altered – such as with the government’s early release scheme, which was designed to reduce prison overcrowding.Under changes to the Sentencing Act made this year, Cole and Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020, will become eligible for release from custody after serving half of their sentences.In the letter, released on Tuesday evening, police chiefs said the early release of PC Harper’s killers, and that of anyone involved in the death of an officer,…

Thane: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), on Tuesday, constituted a committee to probe allegations by the family of a minor girl that three pregnancy tests conducted at the Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli without their consent tested positive, while subsequent tests outside the hospital were negative, thereby pushing them and their daughter to immense trauma.The girl was admitted to the hospital last month after being diagnosed with low haemoglobin. According to her family, doctors conducted a random urine pregnancy test without informing them. The test reportedly returned positive. When the family questioned the result, a repeat test was conducted, followed…

New Delhi: The Delhi govt has asked Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to begin integrating its municipal services with DigiLocker and Entity Locker, a move to make verification and issuance of civic certificates faster and more secure.The department of information technology of the Delhi govt, in a letter dated Aug 7, directed MCD, along with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board, to initiate the integration following a communication from the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).The proposed system could allow citizens to get municipal documents verified digitally instead of relying…

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Karnataka is under renewed pressure to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Tuesday directing it to release 12,000 cusecs daily for 15 days from Aug 12, despite weakening rainfall and falling reservoir levels.The directive sparked protests across the Cauvery basin, with farmers planning a major demonstration near the Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) dam in Mandya on Wednesday and a Karnataka bandh on Thursday.Reacting to the latest directive, chief minister D K Shivakumar and water resources minister Ramalinga Reddy said the govt was examining all legal options, including approaching the Supreme Court.…

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association on Tuesday met chief minister A Revanth Reddy and thanked the state govt for enacting the Advocates Protection Act.The association, led by its president, S Surender Reddy, also submitted representations to the chief minister, emphasising the need to prioritise candidates of Telangana origin for elevation as high court judges and for appointments as special govt pleaders, govt pleaders, assistant govt pleaders and standing counsel representing the state govt in high court.The association also urged the CM to allocate an additional ₹200 crore to extend health insurance coverage to all eligible advocates, including those…

Chennai: PWD minister Aadhav Arjuna on Tuesday questioned the legitimacy of AIADMK under general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, in the wake of an exodus of senior functionaries, triggering a heated exchange between TVK and AIADMK in the assembly.The debate began when Palaniswami flayed the defection of a few MLAs soon after winning elections. “It takes at least 6,000 party workers to ensure the victory of an MLA. When an MLA resigns and quits the party immediately after the election to join another party, the hard work of party cadres goes waste,” he said.Responding, Aadhav said TVK did not recognise the…