Artificial Intelligence introduced as subject in CBSE Class 8 & above: HRD Minister Pokhriyal
Ramesh Pokhriyal: Decision to introduce Artificial Intelligence in the States and UTs will have to be taken by the respective Boards.
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Facebook 'Going Online As Leaders' program launched to mentor youth: MoS Tribal Affairs
The GOAL initiative has been designed to identify and attach one mentor – who is an expert in their respective fields – to four tribal youth who will be trained.
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Piyush Goyal inaugurates Public Procurement Conclave, says GeM to be open for all in future
Commerce Minister: In the future GeM will also be open for all citizens of India to procure their necessities so that the common man may benefit from lower cost of products and services that are available on GeM.
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GeM orders worth Rs 34,968 Cr placed so far: Commerce Min Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal: As on 27 November 2019, there are 40,626 registered buyer organisations, and 3,03,151 registered sellers and service providers on GeM.
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Multiple steps taken to curb cyber threats over national power grid: MoS Energy
To secure transmission assets of POWERGRID, communication from equipment of Substations to control centres are done over dedicated optical fiber network owned by POWERGRID without any connectivity to external networks.
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National Conclave by GeM, CII to discuss role of MSMEs, startups, women in public procurement
Exhibitions of various products and services that are available on the Government e-Marketplace platform will be showcased during the Conclave.
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Govt promotes e-agriculture via mKisan digital portal, satellite data, courses for farmers: Agri Min
Government is also using satellite data and (Geographic Information System) GIS Technology for crop production estimation, horticultural inventory, site suitability analysis for crop expansion and drought assessment.
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CSIR & C-DAC sign MoU to upgrade tech of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library for medicine
Through this cooperation, CSIR and C-DAC shall jointly work towards updating and modernizing the CSIR-TKDL Information & Communication Technologies infrastructure to align with the demands of the time.
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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant cyber security audit recommends internet restrictions
Measures for immediate and short term implementation have been recommended, and several measures have been taken for further strengthening of Information Security in administrative networks.
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Transport Min: FASTag Sales up 330%, over 70 lakh issued so far, 560 toll plazas accept FASTag
As per a Government Gazette notification, any vehicle without a FASTag entering into a FASTag lane at an NH fee plaza will have to pay a fee equivalent to two times the fees applicable to that category of vehicle.
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Delhi to get 75 Electric Vehicle charging stations, first 18 points in next 6 months: SDMC & EESL
SDMC and EESL shall jointly work to expedite the adoption of e-mobility in Delhi by installing around 75 public charging stations in the SDMC area.
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Railway Min Piyush Goyal: 2,654 trains get ISRO-RTIS realtime tracking, 6,000 more sanctioned
RTIS devices were installed in 1,594 passenger locomotives and 1,055 goods locomotives till 20 October. Additional funds for the installation of RTIS in 6,000 more locomotives were sanctioned this year.
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Railway Min: 5,400 WiFi-enabled stations aid digital revolution, RailTel celebrates 20th Foundation Day
Goyal congratulated RailTel for its glorious journey and said that it is truly a millennial PSU with a short history behind and a long future ahead.
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Odisha Govt signs MoU with Nilekani’s eGov Foundation for digital Municipal services
Under the MoU, eGov Foundation will provide a full stack of municipal services applications along with its flagship DIGIT Platform (Digital Infrastructure for Governance, Impact & Transformation) for Urban Governance.
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TCS sets up Microsoft Business Unit to grow enterprises with AI, ML & Cloud
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) says its new unit will help enterprises leverage the power of AI, Machine Learning and Cloud to pursue their growth and transformation agenda using Microsoft technologies.
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TCS & Qualcomm launch Innovation Hub in Hyderabad to develop 5G, AI, IoT solutions
The new ‘Innovation Hub’ will utilize TCS’ expertise in digital technologies, along with Qualcomm’s depth in 5G, edge AI and edge devices to build solutions to new use-cases.
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Cyber attack on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, malware infection denied control access
The investigation concluded that the malware infection was limited to the administrative network of KKNPP.
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5,495 Electric buses sanctioned for 64 cities, 100 e-buses for Delhi Metro connectivity
Centre has sanctioned electric buses to 64 Cities and State Transport Corporations for intracity operation, and 100 electric buses for last mile connectivity to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation under the FAME India Scheme.
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Smriti Irani at Facebook South Asia Safety Summit: Need to create safe homes & neighbourhoods
To make police stations more accessible for women and children, women’s help desks are being set up in each police station across the county, said WCD Minister Smriti Irani.
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Toll plazas to go cashless, FASTags mandatory from Dec; 2x Toll penalty for not having FASTag
To boost digital payments and bring in enhanced transparency, the Ministry has mandated to declare all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as ‘FASTag lanes’ by December 1, 2019.
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