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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Entries open for 5G Hackathon, prizes up to Rs 2.5 Cr: DoT
The 5G Hackathon will be spread across three phases beginning 21 February, and culminating in a grand felicitation ceremony at India Mobile Congress on 16 October.
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Indian Railways IRCTC chatbot ‘AskDisha’ now in Hindi
Since its initial launch, more than 150 million users have benefited from AskDisha, with 10 billion interactions for seeking help on topics like ticket reservation, cancellation, refund, PNR and train running status.
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Indian Railways launches HRMS app for employees
All employees of Indian Railways can now see data related to their service on the HRMS app, and communicate with the administration for any changes.
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Indian Railways customer grievance portal ‘RailMadad’ gets DARPG e-Governance Award
RailMadad is now the single portal for grievance, inquiry, and assistance for all railway customers – passenger, freight, and parcel. Customers can also give their suggestions on RailMadad.
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Int’l Heritage Exhibit shows true essence of Incredible India: Sci-tech Minister Harsh Vardhan
The exhibition is a display of digital preservation work undertaken in India using augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
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Indian, French scientists develop low-cost technique to speed up encryption & decryption
The new technique can be used for encrypting and decrypting images, surveillance, navigation under poor visibility, optically imaging through tissues, and underwater vision.
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Over 95% public grievances disposed under Modi Govt: Jitendra Singh launches CPGRAMS reforms
MoS PMO Jitendra Singh: Public grievances have increased from 2 lakh in 2014 to 19 lakh at present with more than 95% disposal of cases. The Govt in 2019 has received 18.7 lakh public grievances and disposed of 18.1 lakh of them.
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FASTag to be available free of charge for 15 days
To search for the nearest NHAI FASTag point-of-sale locations, one may download the MyFASTag App, visit the IHMCL website, or call the 1033 NH helpline number.
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Govt e-Marketplace outreach, feedback & portal awareness program 'GeM Samvaad' begins
Through this outreach program, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) expects to make the actual users aware of new features and functionalities of the portal, and collect feedback, which is the first step towards GeM’s ‘Voice of Customer’ initiative.
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Modern Train Control System to be installed on Indian Railways, 4 pilot routes sanctioned
To reduce travel time from existing 18 hours to 12 hours on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah high density routes, Modern Train Control system shall be implemented on these two routes separately.
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FASTag TV commercial starring Akshay Kumar released by Nitin Gadkari
Akshay Kumar has received much criticism lately for his actions on Twitter from Indians who oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and condemn the violence against student protestors at Jamia Milia Islamia.
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Govt e-Marketplace (GeM) partners with Bank of Maharashtra & UCO Bank for payment services
Integration for payments and various banking services is one of the priorities for GeM towards the goal of a paperless, contactless and cashless system.
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Infosys launches blockchain-powered apps for Govt services & other domains
The Govt Services Distributed Application enables various govt organizations to establish inter-departmental interaction to fulfill citizen-centric service requests through a single window.
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