The Daily Populous

Saturday March 31st, 2018 evening edition

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India's publicly owned railway network says it has received 28 million online applications for its biggest ever recruitment drive, which ends on Saturday.

The Times of India reported that railway officials expect the number of applicants for the 90,000 positions to climb even higher as the deadline approaches.

The jobs advertised include 26,502 train driver and technician posts, and 62,907 vacancies for less-skilled positions including trackmen, welders and porters.

The world's eighth largest employer, Indian Railways has some 1.4 million staff and has begun a massive modernization program costing some €105 billion ($130 billion).

Modi was elected in 2014 on a promise to reignite growth in the world's seventh largest economy and create 100 million jobs.

Indian Railways operates 121,407 kilometers (75,439 miles) of track and carries more than 23 million passengers daily, who connect through 7,172 stations.

Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. »

Pornhub Won April Fool's Day With a Cruel, Cruel Joke

Authored by menshealth.com

According to the article, any time a user clicked on a video on Pornhub's site on April 1st, this message appeared on their screen:.

No need to manually share your video to your friends and family ever again because this new revolutionary feature does it for you!

One thing is for sure, it makes you wonder how many social media accounts were deleted after this. »

Doctor Finds Leonardo da Vinci Sebastian Drawing

Authored by time.com

The drawing appears to be an expressive study of the martyred St. Sebastian, depicting the muscled saint bound hand and foot, eyes pleading toward heaven, according to the New York Times.

The back of the drawing harbors a few scientific sketches and some writing snippets, helping tip curators off to the piece’s provenance.

On the other hand, the curators called in to authenticate the work were fully enthused. »

AI-driven unemployment in Hong Kong can be offset by a tax on profits generated by robots

Authored by scmp.com
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In the 2018-2019 budget, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po vowed to spend more money to boost innovation and development.

Any responsible government must address the gap between the interests of potentially displaced workers and those of shareholders and corporate management.

Governments should be thinking about how to deal with the potential upheaval as a result of massive unemployment. »

E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient

Authored by nytimes.com

Put forth in 2012, they would have required automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

The rules also would have put the United States, historically a laggard in fuel economy regulations, at the forefront worldwide in the manufacture of electric and highly fuel efficient vehicles.

A shift among car buyers toward larger cars and trucks is already impeding progress in fuel economy. »