Tapan Ray RBI committee to strengthen Core Investment Companies (CIC) framework

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a 6-member committee, under the chairmanship of former secretary of MCA Tapan Ray, to strengthen the corporate governance framework of systematically important Core Investment Companies (CICs). These are Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) which have their assets predominantly as investments in shares for holding stake in group companies ..

Topics: CICs • Computing • Corporate Governance • Digital technology • IBM software • Non-bank financial institution • Software

ICANN and Nasscom collaborates to develop identifier technology

Global internet body Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Indian IT industry body Nasscom has collaborated to develop identifier technology that can be used for managing devices and infrastructure using internet. Under the collaboration, both the bodies will focus on updating Internet of Things (IoT) devices using Domain Name System (DNS) even ..

Topics: Digital technology • Domain name • Domain name system • ICANN • Information and communications technology • Internet • Internet of things • Namespace • Non-profit organizations based in California • Technology

BSNL becomes first operator to start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama with launch of ‘Bharat Fibre’

State-owned telecom firm BSNL has become the first operator to start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama with launch of ‘Bharat Fibre’. This is the first such FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) service deployment in the (Kashmir) Valley under this unique revenue share model. The Bharat Fibre services are provided on the optical fibre right up to ..

Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited • Broadband • Digital technology • Fiber to the premises by country • Fiber to the x • Fiber-optic communications • Information and communications technology • Internet access • Local loop • Network architecture • Telecommunications

Learning Coinis launched by IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) have jointly launched a project called “Learning Coin”. It is a private blockchain-based coin and only accessible within IMF and the World Bank to help both multinational agencies learn about the merits of blockchain. The coin project has been launched in order to conduct research ..

Topics: Bitcoin • Bitcoin Attackers • Blockchains • Computing • cryptocurrencies • Decentralization • Digital currencies • Digital technology • Ethereum • Technology

Google launchs a new open platform “Anthos” to run and manage apps from anywhere

Google has introduced a new open platform called Anthos to run and manage apps from anywhere. It is based on the Cloud Services Platform and would let users run applications on existing on-premise hardware investments or in the Public Cloud. Anthos not only allows customers to deploy Google Cloud in their own data centres but ..

Topics: Anthos • Citrix Cloud • Cloud computing • Cloud infrastructure • Computing • Digital technology • Google Cloud Platform