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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India upholds net neutrality
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI ) has upheld the basic principles of an open and free internet in its recommendations on net neutrality. Net neutrality means that telecom service providers must treat all internet traffic equally, without any ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Facebook’s Internet drone Aquila passes first full-scale test
Social networking giant Facebook’s Internet drone named ‘Aquila’ has passed first full-scale test. This was the first time using the full-scale drone. The flight test was undertaken in Yuma, Arizona (US) and was only meant to last for 30 minutes. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson passes away
Internet pioneer and e-mail inventor Raymond Tomlinson passed away in Washington, United States. He was 74 years old. Tomlinson invented direct electronic messages between users on different machines on a certain network in 1971. Key pioneering inventions First email system: ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Maharashtra tops in Internet Readiness Index: IIRIS report
As per recently released Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States (IIRIS) report, Maharashtra has topped in terms of the overall Internet readiness index. The report has been compiled and published by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Project Loon
Google has started the pilot project to provide internet connectivity to remote parts of India. As part of ‘Project Loon’, Google works with the government of India. Government of India has formed a committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, DEITY ..
Union Government gives in principle approval to Google's Loon project
Union Government has given in principle approval to work on Loon project of internet search engine giant Google for providing Internet connectivity by using large balloons. The announcement was made by Google CEO Sunder Pichai in New Delhi after meeting ..