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Nirbhaya funds: IP based video surveillance in railways & Fast Track Courts
The Indian Railways has enhanced security in major railway hubs by installing IP based video surveillance system. The surveillance has been installed in parking areas, entrance and exit platforms, waiting hall and over bridges. Highlights The surveillance system is to be installed in 983 stations at a budget of Rs 250 crores. The budget is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: e-Surveillance Mechanism: • Internet • Nirbhaya Fund • Nirbhaya Fund Scheme • Railway Modernisation • Women Empowerment • Women Safety
CCI report on E-Commerce Market of India
On January 8, 2020, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) released its report on “Market Study on E-Commerce in India: Key Findings and Observations”. The market study for the report was initiated in April 2019 by CCI. According to the report, the number of internet users have increased from 445.96 million in 2017 to 665.31 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Competition Commission of India (CCI) • Consumer rights • Data protection • E-commerce • e-commerce platform • Food industry • Internet
Artificial Intelligence introduced as a subject in CBSE schools
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has introduced Artificial Intelligence in classes VIII, IX and X in CBSE schools. The study materials have already been provided to the schools through official CBSE website Highlights The CBSE has collaborated with several organization like Microsoft, Intel, IBM and so on in order to create the module ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • CBSE • Education • Internet • School
Kerala’s plan for free Internet roll-out
Kerala’s plan for providing free Internet access to the poor has been roll out. Recent report by the Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), shows that Kerala is already halfway to its goal of 100% coverage. Kerala Fibre Optic Network project, pegged at ₹1,548 crore, would provide Internet to every household in the State. The ..
Topics: Cultural globalization • Digital technology • Information and communications technology • Internet • Kerala • Media technology • Technology • Telegraphy
Freedom on Net 2019 report-China the worst abuser of internet freedom
The Freedom of Net report 2019 titled “The Crisis of Social Media” was released by the The Freedom House, an international watchdog. The report recorded an overall decline in global internet freedom status between July 2018 and May 2019. India obtained an overall score of 55 and was reported to be “partly free”. Highlights Pakistan, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Cyber-security • freedom on net report • Internet • Internet security • Internet Usage