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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Internet data consumption grew 1,120% in 5 years across mobile & broadband: Govt
Perhaps the highest growth in these was in broadband subscribers, who grew 530% according to the data, from 99.2 million subscribers in 2014, to 625.42 million subscribers in 2019.
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All Indian villages to receive 50 Mbps broadband internet by 2022 under Govt Mission
The vision of the NBM is to fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure, bridge the digital divide, facilitate digital empowerment and inclusion, and provide affordable and universal access of broadband to all citizens.
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Govt e-Marketplace launches national outreach program 'GeM Samvaad'
Through GeM Samvaad, the marketplace is looking to receiving feedback from users which will be used for making improvements and advancements in the system.
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Railways to start free Wi-Fi 'RailWire' at 6,471 stations by March 2021: Piyush Goyal
During the month of October 2019, a total of 1.51 crore unique users logged into free Wi-Fi services provided at Railway Stations of Indian Railways.
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Govt drafting rules for online drugs & medicine sales, e-pharma ads & complaints: Health Min
It has been noted that there are certain online portals selling medicines. Some concerns have been raised by certain stakeholders against online sale of medicines.
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IISc & CMC scientists design brace & app for kids with clubfoot, promising freedom from disability
Whereas existing braces fix both lower limbs of the child together and do not allow free mobility, Padma Pada allows free mobility of the lower limb and provides comfort to the child.
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UNESCO & Dell to train 4,000 school teachers in India with AI-powered digital tech
The proposed engagement between Dell Technologies and UNESCO MGIEP will be spread across three phases. In the first year of engagement, teachers across Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka will be trained.
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