Google launches Bolo to tutor children to read Hindi and English

Tech giant Google has unveiled a new app ‘Bolo’ that aims to help children in primary school learn to read in Hindi and English. Bolo App It is free to use app and can be accessed through the Google Play Store. The app uses Google’s speech recognition and text-to-speech technology. Through an animated character Diya, the app ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Bolo • Diya • English • Google • google play store • Hindi • Speech recognition • text-to-speech technology • Uttar Pradesh

France introduces GAFA Tax on Global Internet, Technology Firm

France has recently introduced a new “GAFA tax” – named after the large internet and technology companies viz. Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global giants pay a fair share of taxes on their massive businesses in Europe. The so-called GAFA tax targeting major digital firms comes into force on 1st January ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Amazon • Apple Inc. • Companies • Computing • Corporate tax avoidance • Economy • Facebook • Google • International taxation • Internet tax • Tax avoidance • Universal Windows Platform apps

#LooReview Campaign: Government and Google launch campaign to review public toilets

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has partnered with Google to launch Loo Review campaign on Google Map. The joint campaign has been launched under aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM–U). It will run throughout October and November 2018 in an effort to increase awareness and ease of locating public toilets across India. ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Topics: Google • LooReview Campaign • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • National • Swachh Bharat Mission

#LooReview Campaign launched by Union Government in partnership with Google

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U), has partnered with Google to launch Loo Review campaign to encourage all local guides in India to rate and review public toilets on Google Maps. This campaign is part of a feature which allows all citizens ..

Topics: Alphabet Inc. • Bathrooms • Google • Google Maps • hygiene • Public health • Public toilet • sanitation • SBM • Swachh Bharat Mission • Toilets • Water supply and sanitation in India

Government launches Rail heritage digitisation project in collaboration with Google

Union Railway Ministry has launched Rail Heritage Digitisation Project in collaboration with Google Arts and Culture Association. It can be accessed at “https://artsandculture.google.com/project/indian-railways”. It is first-of-its-kind project that aims to showcase India’s rail heritage to the national and international audience in an online story-telling platform. It is also largest cultural heritage digitisation project in India ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Topics: Google • Indian Railways • National • Rail heritage digitisation project