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NITI Aayog inks SoI for with Oracle collaboration against counterfeit drugs in India
NITI Aayog has singed Statement of Intent (SoI) with Oracle to pilot real drug supply-chain using blockchain distributed ledger and Internet of Things (IoT) software to fight growing problem of counterfeit drugs in India. Strides Pharma Sciences and Apollo Hospitals ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Bondi: World Bank launches world’s first blockchain bond
The World Bank launched world’s first public blockchain bond named bond-i created, allocated, transferred and managed by using blockchain technology. Bond-i is an acronym standing for Blockchain Offered New Debt Instrument and also refers to tourist famous Bondi Beach in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Telangana, Tech Mahindra ink MoU for India's first Blockchain District
Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tech Mahindra to launch India’s first Blockchain district. The MoU was signed at International Blockchain Congress 2018 held in Hyderabad. Blockchain district It will be centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
NITI Aayog, GNFC ink SoI for research on Blockchain Technology for fertilizer subsidy management
NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SOI) with Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) to work together for implementing Proof-of-Concept (PoC) application for fertilizer subsidy management using Blockchain Technology. Key Facts Under this collaboration, NITI Aayog and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
TRAI proposes use of blockchain technology to curb spam calls, texts
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its draft Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018 has proposed use of blockchain technology to check menace of Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) or spam calls and messages. This will be for ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
RBI constitutes inter-departmental group to study launching of fiat digital currency
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an inter-departmental group to study and provide guidance on feasibility to introduce fiat digital currency backed by it. It will be submitted by end-June 2018. Fiat currency is currency that a government ..