Prez Kovind gives Digital India Awards 2020; Ravi Shankar Prasad, MeitY Secy Sawhney attend
For the first time, the Digital India Awards were conducted online, from nominations to screening to the final awards ceremony.
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PM Modi flags off India’s first fully automated driverless train on Delhi Metro Magenta Line, Nat’l Common Mobility Card
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed Monday’s event as an attempt to make urban development future-ready.
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DGT-MSDE inks pact with Microsoft, Nasscom for digital upskilling of 1.2 lakh young Indians
1.2 Lakh students in 3,000 ITIs across India can benefit from this digitised e-learning module via the Bharatskills portal.
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Home Secy Bhalla, NCRB Director Pawar address 2nd Meet on Good Practices in CCTNS & ICJS
NCRB Director Pawar: ICJS components such as eForensics, eProsecutions, ePrisons have all been expanded.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad, Sanjay Dhotre attend India Post Meghdoot Awards, DakPay app launch
The Meghdoot award is given every year for excellence in postal service.
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India Post Payments Bank launches DakPay app for UPI, banking, utilities & bills, digital services
DakPay app allows users to create a UPI ID and link multiple accounts across banks in a single mobile app.
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Cabinet approves telecom spectrum auction; Winners to pay bid amount plus 3% AGR
Spectra will be offered for assignment for validity period of 20 years.
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CCTNS in 95%+ police stations: MoS Home Reddy, NCRB Director Pawar discuss ICJS at Conference
CCTNS data is being consumed electronically in courts in 28 states & UTs, and in prisons in 32 states & UTs.
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Vision 2035 India paper: NITI Aayog suggests strengthening public health surveillance system
‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ is a continuation of the work on strengthening health systems.
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eSanjeevani telemedicine crosses 1 Mn teleconsultations, used in 550+ districts: Health Ministry
MoHFW: The public has started preferring telemedicine over OPDs for consulting a doctor.
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2,927 Court complexes digitally connected by high-speed WAN under e-Courts Project: Law Ministry
The Department of Justice (DoJ) along with BSNL is working on connecting the remaining sites.
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IMC 2020: Ericsson says 5G key to innovation, economic growth; Vi, Facebook talk AI, IoT, Data Privacy
IMC 2020 Day 2: Discussions on 5G, AI, IoT, data privacy, automation with key announcements in the telecom industry.
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PM Modi inaugurates IMC 2020: Ambani, Mittal, KPMG, Ericsson, Airtel, Vi talk 5G & telecom tech
Day 1 of the Indian Mobile Congress witnessed a congregation of renowned industry leaders.
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HIL Launches online customer payment portal with Union Bank of India
This will help customers to pay dues in a by any debit card, credit card, net banking, UPI, or online wallet.
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UN & ITU plan ‘AI for Good’ Summit in Sep 2020 for tech-led solutions to global problems
XPRIZE CEO Anoushesh Ansari: With 10 years remaining to achieve the United Nations SDGs, AI is an invaluable technology to accomplish these critical goals designed to ensure a more sustainable & equitable future.
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New ITU standard aims for 45% reduction in ICT greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
ITU L.1470 puts forward emission-reduction trajectories for operators of mobile networks, fixed networks, and data centres, requiring the Information and Communication industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030.
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Govt plans ‘RAISE 2020’ AI Summit in April, consults Intel, AWS, IBM, CII, FICCI; Startup challenge opens
RAISE 2020 is India’s first artificial intelligence (AI) summit to be organized by the Government in partnership with industry & academia, and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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FPI Minister Badal launches MIEWS Web portal for farmers, policy makers to monitor crop prices
The portal will disseminate all relevant information related to tomato, onion & potato crops such as prices and arrivals in an easy-to-use visual format.
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18 Lakh FASTag defaulters fined double tolls, Rs 20 Cr collected
Over 1.55 crore FASTags have been issued so far, and FASTag transactions have crossed a landmark count of 4 million per day.
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Wipro acquires US-based ‘Rational Interaction’, a digital marketing & CX co.
The acquisition will scale Wipro Digital’s offering for CMOs, connecting Rational Interaction’s ability to map and orchestrate the customer journey with Wipro Digital’s ability to design & build experiences at global scale.
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