Bangalore,  Mar 30:  Aalekh Arts & Culture Foundation presented Shades of Grey, a contemporary art exhibition featuring works by artist Divyaman Singh, from 26th to 28th March 2026 at Sabha Gallery, Bangalore. The exhibition is being held during the month of International Women’s Day, celebrating the layered emotional landscapes of womanhood through abstract contemporary landscapes.

 The exhibition was inaugurated by Santosh Lad as a Chief Guest.

Shades of Grey brings together a series of evocative oil-on-canvas works where the artist explores the nuanced emotional spectrum of women through atmospheric landscapes rendered in tonal greys, textures, and shifting horizons. Rather than depicting the female form, the works create contemplative spaces where emotion is suggested through movement, depth, and abstraction.

The exhibition also carries a social purpose. It is being organised as a fundraiser, with a portion of the proceeds supporting vocational training programmes for women, enabling skill development and livelihood opportunities through initiatives supported by Aalekh Arts & Culture Foundation.

Dr. Rennie Joyy, Founder of Aalekh Arts & Culture Foundation, said

 “At Aalekh, we believe that art must not only inspire reflection but also create meaningful social impact. ‘Shades of Grey’ explores the many emotional landscapes of womanhood  those spaces that exist beyond binaries. Presenting this series during Women’s Day month, while raising support for women’s vocational empowerment, reflects the foundation’s commitment to both cultural dialogue and community transformation.”

Artist Divyaman Singh added

“In this series, the landscape becomes an emotional terrain. The greys are not an absence of colour but a spectrum of feeling  restraint, memory, resilience, and quiet strength. Through these abstract horizons, I attempt to capture the inner tides that often shape a woman’s experience but remain unseen.”

The exhibition also marks Aalekh Arts & Culture Foundation’s cultural engagement with Bangalore, bringing together art, dialogue, and social purpose through a thoughtfully curated presentation.

Bhubaneswar, March 29: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Sunday emphasized the crucial role of value-based education in shaping a peaceful and progressive society, urging teachers to focus on character development alongside academic knowledge.

Addressing the inauguration of the value education programme for teachers at the Ramakrishna Mission’s Vivekananda Hall, the governor quoted Swami Vivekananda, saying that education is not merely the accumulation of information but the manifestation of inner perfection, strength, and character.

He lauded the Ramakrishna Mission for its long-standing contributions to education, social service, and spiritual growth. “Inspired by the ideals of Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Swami Vivekananda, the mission has consistently promoted a balanced system of education that nurtures intellectual, moral, and spiritual development,” he added.

Highlighting India’s rich civilisational heritage, Governor Kambhampati noted that traditional education emphasized values such as truth, righteousness, peace, love, and non-violence. “These are not just ideals but principles to be practiced in daily life,” he remarked.

Referring to today’s global challenges marked by conflicts and instability, he stressed the importance of fostering understanding, tolerance, and dialogue. The governor concluded by underlining the pivotal role teachers play in shaping students into ethical, responsible, and socially conscious citizens.

A new research partnership between the University of Glasgow and Lloyds Banking Group is setting out to explore the potential of AI to support software and data engineering.

Over the next four years, the partners will explore how large language model-based coding tools called agentic AIs could support and enhance the work of software and data engineers at Lloyds Banking Group.

Agentic AIs are software tools which act as semi-autonomous ‘agents’ to complete tasks of varying complexity. In software and data engineering, they are already being used to write and debug code, solve technical problems, and perform a variety of project management tasks.

As the UK’s largest digital bank, Lloyds Banking Group is investing significantly in developing new digital software and services, alongside training and new skills for colleagues, to support
its 28 million customers.

The University’s research team and Lloyds Banking Group will work together to design experiments that test the efficacy of agentic AI for high priority activities in individual software
teams. The team will use a variety of empirical software engineering research techniques to gather evidence, such as data mining.

The project will help Lloyds Banking Group implement an agentic AI approach to software and data engineering and measure the impact across their organisation. At the same time, it will provide software engineering researchers at the University with a rare opportunity to study and contribute to a large-scale transformation to software and data engineering
practice.

The collaboration will create a PhD and a Masters of Research position at the University, along with a post-doctoral research associate post to work with Lloyds’ software engineering
teams.

Dr Tim Storer, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Computing Science, will lead the University’s side of the partnership along with colleague Dr Peggy Gregory.

Dr Storer said: “Agentic-driven software engineering is a fast-developing sector with the potential to enable human engineers to work more efficiently by automating some tasks and allowing them to focus their skills on higher-level work.

“However, there has been relatively little research in industry on how integrating agentic AI into software engineering practices can be done effectively in large-scale organisations. “We’re delighted to be partnering with Lloyds Banking Group on this groundbreaking project. Together, we will enable the Group’s plans to increase their software development capacity, produce high-quality research for the benefit of all, and influence national policy and industry standards.”

Lloyds Banking Group’s contribution will be led by Dr Shane Montague, Head of Research Engineering, with executive sponsorship from Professor Andrew McDonald, Enterprise Data Provisioning, Technology Platform Lead.

Dr Shane Montague said: “Lloyds Banking Group’s mission to Help Britain Prosper means leading innovation that genuinely improves how engineering gets done, with a focus on delivering enhanced digital services for our customers.

“We’re excited to partner with the University of Glasgow to gather rigorous, real-world evidence from day-to-day engineering work, so we can understand what really works and how agentic AI can be applied effectively and responsibly at scale.”

Each quarter, the partnership will task Lloyds Banking Group’s software and data engineers in Bristol, Manchester and Hyderabad to work with their agentic AI counterparts on a different type of task with the aim to measure the impact on quality and speed of delivery.

As the partnership continues, the Group will develop and improve their understanding of how to harness the benefits of agentic AI. Successful projects will be rolled out across the Group’s wider data teams, and eventually to all software and data engineering teams.

At the same time, Glasgow researchers will work alongside the teams to gather evidence on each project’s impact on efficiency, workflow and the day-to-day work of the teams.

Together, the partners will publish regular research papers documenting their work and develop best-practice documents to help organisations of all scales integrate AI into their software and data product development processes.

Bhubaneswar, March 30, 2026 – The Odisha Khadi Fair 2026 concluded in Bhubaneswar after seven days of celebration, highlighting the pivotal role of khadi in generating rural employment and driving economic growth.

The 7 day long Odisha Khadi Fair–2026 concluded in Bhubaneswar, highlighting khadi’s key role in rural employment and economic growth.

Organized by the Odisha Khadi and Village Industries Board, the fair onboarded 50 artisan groups to ONDC, promoting digital inclusion. With 75… pic.twitter.com/hdfgBiBnOd

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Organized by the Odisha Khadi and Village Industries Board, the fair provided a platform for over 50 artisan groups to onboard onto the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), advancing digital inclusion for traditional crafts. With 75 stalls featuring products from Odisha and other states, the event facilitated business worth approximately ₹1.2 crore, strengthening market connections and supporting artisan livelihoods.

The fair emphasized not only commerce but also the preservation of handloom traditions, creating opportunities for small-scale producers to reach wider audiences while promoting sustainable, locally-made products.

Bhubaneswar, March 30, 2026 – Odisha has completed a year of significant progress under the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana, a flagship program focused on providing safe and dignified housing for the State’s most vulnerable families. The initiative has reached thousands of households, including in remote districts such as Kalahandi, ensuring that marginalized communities have access to secure homes and improved living conditions.

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The scheme goes beyond building houses, fostering stability, security, and dignity for families that have long faced economic and social challenges. With effective implementation across the State, Antyodaya Gruha Yojana has become a model of inclusive development, demonstrating how targeted social welfare programs can transform lives and strengthen communities.

Foreign investors have withdrawn a record ₹1.14 lakh crore (around USD 12.3 billion) from Indian equities in March, marking the largest monthly outflow in the country’s history. Rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia, a weakening rupee, and concerns over high crude oil prices affecting economic growth have driven the sell-off.

With one trading session left in the month, analysts expect outflows could climb even higher, breaking the previous record of ₹94,017 crore set in October 2024. So far in 2026, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out ₹1.27 lakh crore, showing sustained caution amid global and domestic uncertainties.

Market experts say the withdrawals reflect how sensitive foreign capital remains to both international developments and domestic macroeconomic signals. “While India’s fundamentals are strong, investors are closely monitoring currency volatility and external risks before committing more funds,” noted a senior market strategist.

The coming months will be crucial to see whether foreign inflows stabilize or continue, potentially influencing market sentiment and liquidity.

Andhra Pradesh is making waves in the ‘Make in India’ initiative with the laying of the foundation stone for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS), the massive Rs.1.36 lakh crore greenfield steel plant here on March 23. The project is billed as the largest in India and has an annual capacity of 17.8 million tonnes of finished steel and the potential to generate over 1 lakh jobs, fueling industrial growth and employment in Andhra Pradesh.

The foundation ceremony was attended by Indian and global dignitaries including Union Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, global steel magnate and owner of ArecelorMittal, Lakshmi Mittal, and his son Aditya Mittal, signaling Andhra Pradesh’s emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse. Additional MoUs for skilling programs were also signed to ensure sustained job growth for locals.

But the project has been caught in political debate. Recently, YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy claimed that his government planted the seeds through preliminary discussions with global leaders, including a 2022 Davos meeting with Aditya Mittal and preliminary MoU talks. However, despite these claims of initial talks, there had been no advancement in the project whatsoever, and no land was allotted or clearances given during that period. As a result, the project remained a stillborn one without any sign of progress.

When the TDP government returned to power through its alliance with the Janasena Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), CM Naidu’s governance took up this initiative and finalized the deal through direct talks and in just 21 months, clearances were obtained, four-lane links were built to NH-16, provided dedicated utilities were provided, transforming early discussions into a shovel-ready reality.

The AMNS project reflects the Andhra Pradesh government’s renewed drive to turn big ideas into tangible results. While early engagements laid the groundwork, the project’s rapid progression to on-ground implementation underscores a decisive governance approach focused on speed, infrastructure readiness, and investor confidence. As the state positions itself as a key manufacturing hub under Make in India, this development signals not only economic momentum but also long-term employment generation and industrial growth for the region. And this will stand as a shining example of industrial and economic growth for the entire country.