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Unified District Information System for Education plus (UDISE+) Report

The Union Education Ministry released the detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2021-22 on school education of India. About UDISE Unified District Information...

November 5, 2022

Kozhikode is launching a campaign titled ‘Childline se Dosthi’

Childline Kozhikode is launching a week-long campaign titled ‘Childline se Dosthi’ in connection with Children’s Day on 14 Nov. A marathon titled ‘Run for Safe Childhood’ is being...

November 14, 2019

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

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

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

The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project of India becomes world’s first trusted digital repository

The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project of the Ministry of Culture has become the world’s first Trusted Digital Repository as per ISO 16363:2012 standard, which is granted...

March 21, 2018

IIT Delhi to host Blockchain summit and hackathon

The think tank NITI Aayog in collaboration with Proffer, a blockchain startup founded by graduates of MIT and Harvard, will organise a ‘Blockchain Summit’ and hackathon at IIT...

November 9, 2017

Official Secrets Act Versus Right to Information Act

Recently, West Bengal Government has declassified certain documents related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The government in that state is further planning to digitize the records of the...

November 28, 2015

Cabinet clears 3 Bills

The Union Cabinet 3 Bills: The Universities for Research and Innovation Bill, 2012 Copyright (Amendment) Bill National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2012 The Universities...

May 14, 2012

BSNL increases minimum broadband download speed to 512 kbps

State-run telecom operator BSNL has increased the minimum broadband download speed to 512 kbps from 256 kbps for most of its existing wire-line customers at current tariffs. BSNL...

April 20, 2012

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