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NITI Aayog signs pact with Oracle to curb distribution of fake drugs using blockchain

NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with cloud services provider Oracle to curb the distribution of fake drugs using new technologies. Apollo Hospitals and Strides...

September 29, 2018

Ajay Data becomes first Indian to be appointed a council member of ICANN panel Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Dr. Ajay Data from Jaipur, the Founder and CEO of Data XGen Plus, has become the first Indian to be appointed a council member of ICANN panel Country...

August 7, 2018

Telangana government signs pact with Tech Mahindra to establish India’s first Blockchain district

The Telangana government has signed pact with Tech Mahindra to establish the Blockchain district in Hyderabad, a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence for Blockchain. The MoU was signed during...

August 7, 2018

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launches a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ for converting any scanned or printed Indian language documents into a fully editable text...

August 2, 2018

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launches ‘GST Verify’ app to protect interest of consumers

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched a mobile app ‘GST Verify’ to protect interest of consumers. It is an android app to verify...

July 6, 2018

cVigil launched by Election Commission of India (ECI) for people to report model code violations

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched user-friendly android app “cVigil” for citizens to report any violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during elections. The unique...

July 5, 2018

NITI Aayog and GNFC Ltd sign SOI to use Blockchain in Fertilizer Subsidy Disbursement

NITI Aayog and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to implement fertiliser subsidy disbursement through Blockchain Technology. Both will...

July 2, 2018

ReUnite app launched by government in June 2018 to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India

Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has launched a mobile application called ReUnite; helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India. It also uses Amazon Rekognition, web...

June 30, 2018

Union Government launches mobile application “ReUnite” to track and trace missing children

On June 29, Suresh Prabhu, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, launched a mobile application “ReUnite” in New Delhi to track and trace missing...

June 29, 2018

Punjab government launches smartphone application ‘i-Hariyali’ to increase green cover across state

The Punjab Government has launched a smartphone application ‘i-Hariyali’, which aims to inspire people to plant more saplings to save the environment from pollution. It will ensure clean,...

June 21, 2018

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