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Education

AIM, NITI Aayog & Snap Inc to drive AR Skilling

March 8, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on AIM, NITI Aayog & Snap Inc to drive AR Skilling

Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog today announced their partnership with Snap Inc. to drive Augmented Reality (AR) skilling among the Indian youth. Snap Inc. is a global camera company and Snap’s camera plays a transformative role in how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world, with all that’s available to them in the digital world. […]

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National Logistics Portal to be integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform

February 28, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on National Logistics Portal to be integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform

National Logistics Portal (NLP) to be integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) to make the Multi Modal Logistics Ecosystem more Efficient; ULIP will provide real time monitoring of cargo while ensuring data confidentiality with end-to-end encryption, comprehensive reduction in logistics cost – Dr Sanjeev Ranjan, Secretary, MoPSW […]

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DRDO and IIT Delhi scientists demonstrate Quantum Key Distribution

February 23, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on DRDO and IIT Delhi scientists demonstrate Quantum Key Distribution

A joint team of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, for the first time in the country successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of more than 100 kilometres […]

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Indian Army Conducts First Ever Hackathon

February 10, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on Indian Army Conducts First Ever Hackathon

In a bid to promote proficiency and expertise in the use of emerging technologies, and showcase the technological side of the Indian Army, a first-of-its-kind Hackathon was conducted at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow under the overall guidance of the Shimla based Army Training Command (ARTRAC).

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Ammunition stock to have RFIDs

February 9, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on Ammunition stock to have RFIDs

The Indian Army commenced implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging of its ammunition inventory today. The first consignment of RFID tagged ammunition, comprising three lots of 5.56mm ammunition was despatched from Ammunition Factory Khadki to Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) Pulgaon […]

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New materials that can make computers more efficient

January 31, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on New materials that can make computers more efficient

Prof. Mayank Shrivastava from IISc Bangalore, a recipient of Swarnajayanti fellowship 2020-21, is working on applications of emerging materials that can help computers mimic functions that the brain can perform rapidly. It can help computers perform cognitive functions, identify people from a crowd, distinguish smell as well as learn and take decisions. […]

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Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy at IITD

January 31, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy at IITD

A virtual function was held to mark the launch of the Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad (IITDh), Karnataka on Friday, 28th January 2022 in the presence of, Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India. […]

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India US discuss on space radiation environment

January 28, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on India US discuss on space radiation environment

Domain experts and students from India and the USA discussed issues ranging from characterizing the space radiation environment to astrobiology and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in it at the Indo-US Workshop on “Space Radiation Workshop: Radiation Characterization from Sun to Earth, Moon, Mars and Beyond” held from 24 – 28 January 2022.tec […]

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Ministry of Electronics & IT releases 2nd Volume of Vision Document on Electronics Manufacturing

January 24, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on Ministry of Electronics & IT releases 2nd Volume of Vision Document on Electronics Manufacturing

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in association with ICEA, released a 5-year roadmap and Vision Document for the electronics sector today, titled “$300 bn Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing & Exports by 2026.” This roadmap is the second volume of a two-part Vision Document – the first of which titled “Increasing India’s Electronics Exports and Share in GVCs” was released in November 2021. […]

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FAHD ministry launches innovation grand challenge

January 13, 2022 News Desk Comments Off on FAHD ministry launches innovation grand challenge

The Department of Fisheries, Government of India in association with Startup India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry inaugurated the “Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge” on 13th January 2022. The challenge has been launched with an objective to provide a platform to start-ups within the country to showcase their innovative solutions within the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector. The event was graced by the presence of Shri Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Dr. L. Murugan, Minister of State, Hon’ble Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. […]

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Indian Army Launches in-House Messaging Solution

December 23, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on Indian Army Launches in-House Messaging Solution

The Indian Army, today launched a contemporary messaging application named, ASIGMA (Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application) which is a new generation, state of the art, web based application developed entirely in-house by team of officers of the Corps of Signals of the Army. […]

Education

Govt issues caution against Ed-tech Companies

December 23, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on Govt issues caution against Ed-tech Companies

Given the pervasive impact of technology in education, many ed-tech companies have started offering courses, tutorials, coaching for competitive exams, etc. in an online mode. In this background, the parents, students and all stakeholders in school education have to be careful while deciding on opting for online content and coaching being offered by a host of Ed-tech companies […]

Agriculture & Commodities

SOPs for use of Drone in Crop Protection released

December 21, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on SOPs for use of Drone in Crop Protection released

Union Agriculture Minister releases Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for use of Drone in Pesticide Application for Crop Protection and for spraying Soil and Crop Nutrients; Drone Technology is useful for Agriculture and will benefit Farmers: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar […]

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AIM, NITI Aayog & UNCDF announce first AgriTech cohort

December 21, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on AIM, NITI Aayog & UNCDF announce first AgriTech cohort

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) rolled out their first AgriTech Challenge cohort for its ambitious innovative Agri-tech program that aims to help smallholder farmers across Asia and Africa to address their challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. […]

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India- Vietnam signs agreement to extend cooperation in the field of Information Technology

December 17, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on India- Vietnam signs agreement to extend cooperation in the field of Information Technology

H.E. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister for Information and Communications, Vietnam today visited the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India and met Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar.They exchanged views on various initiatives being taken by the two countries to boost digital economy and agreed to further enhance ICT Trade & cooperation between the two sides. […]

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Farmers to get a UID

December 14, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on Farmers to get a UID

Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare, Government of India is in the process for creating unique ID of farmers of the country. The unique identifier of the farmer will link the farmer profile with all the agricultural schemes, which have been availed by the farmer. […]

General

Main Bhi Digital 3.0 under PM SVANidhi Scheme

December 9, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on Main Bhi Digital 3.0 under PM SVANidhi Scheme

Digital onboarding and training of Street Vendors (SVs) is an integral part of PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme.Lending Institutions (LIs) have been instructed to issue a durable QR Code & UPI ID at the time of disbursement and train the beneficiaries in conduct of digital transactions. […]

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India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021 commences

December 1, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021 commences

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have commenced India-ITU Joint Cyberdrill 2021. This Cyberdrill is intended for Indian entities especially Critical Network Infrastructure operators. It is a four days virtual event starting from 30 November to 3 December 2021. […]

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NITI Aayog Pushes for Online Dispute Resolution

November 29, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on NITI Aayog Pushes for Online Dispute Resolution

NITI Aayog today released the report ‘Designing the Future of Dispute Resolution: The ODR Policy Plan for India’, to scale dispute avoidance, containment and resolution online. The roll out of the stated recommendations in the reportcan help make India a world leader in using technology and innovation through Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for effective access to justice for every individual. […]

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India-Israel Women in STEM conference held

November 26, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on India-Israel Women in STEM conference held

Experts from India and Israel highlighted the need for changes in the socio-cultural environment while deliberating on ways of achieving gender parity in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the conference on India-Israel Women in STEM on November 24, 2021. […]

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India and UK discuss Green Energy collaboration

November 25, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on India and UK discuss Green Energy collaboration

At India-UK Ministers on S&T cooperation, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, joint research programme has gone from an almost zero base prior to 2008 to close to £300-400 million now

Newton Bhabha MoU takes India UK S&T Cooperation to the next level in areas like energy security, food and agriculture, water, health, climate change: Dr Jitendra Singh
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ISRO’s 5-day Technology Conclave-2021 begins

November 22, 2021 News Desk Comments Off on ISRO’s 5-day Technology Conclave-2021 begins

Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh inaugurates ISRO’s 5-day Technology Conclave-2021, where Futuristic and Disruptive Technologies will be showcased; Says, spin-off applications of the futuristic technology must be implemented in government flagship programmes to touch the life of every citizen […]