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India ranked low 103rd out of 130 countries surveyed on World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Human Capital Index (GHCI) 2017. In the previous edition India ranked 105th.

American startup Planet Labs, that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, has announced its acquisition of Google's 'Terra Bella' satellite business. As part of the agreement, 60 Google employees will join the startup founded by ex-NASA scientists. Terra Bella, was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million and that time it was known as Skybox Imaging.

Indian business magnate Mukesh Ambani topples Jack Ma as Asia’s richest person as he positions Reliance Industries to disrupt the e-commerce space in India.

The chairman of India’s refining-to-telecoms conglomerate, Ambani was estimated to be worth US$44.3 billion in July 2018 with the share price of Reliance Industries rising 1.6 per cent to a record 1,099.8 rupees (US$16.05), according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Jack Ma’s wealth stood at US$44 billion at the close of trading on the sameday in the US, where the company is listed.

The land breeze is a coastal breeze at night blowing from the land to the ocean. It is caused by the difference in the rates of cooling of the land and of the ocean. Once again, the bigger the difference in temperature between the two, the stronger the wind.

Silvassa is in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.Kavarati is capital of Lakshadweep. Itanagar is capital of Arunachal PradeshThese three were originally included in smart city list.Assam government has sent a proposal for Jorhat to be included in smart city list. But it has not yet been included.