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PARAM Yuva II: India’s no.1 and ranked 44th among most power efficient supercomputer in the world

As per Green500 List announced at the Supercomputing Conference (SC 2013) in Denver, Colorado, in the US, India’s PARAM Yuva II supercomputer built by the Centre for Development...

January 7, 2014

Survey by Trend Micro: Bitcoin malware, India among top targets

As per a survey conducted by the IT security firm Trend Micro, Bitcoin mining malware is infecting millions of computers globally and extending the threat of cyber security...

January 1, 2014

PNB opens first hi-tech branch of Punjab in Kharar

Punjab National Bank (PNB) which is India’s second-largest bank opened its first hi-tech branch at Kharar, Punjab. Salient features of the first hi-tech branch The self-services system of...

December 31, 2013

Year 2014 to bring 8.5 lakh new jobs: Report

As per a survey by recruitment platform year 2014 MyHiringClub.com  augurs well for job seekers as more than 8.5 lakh new jobs are expected across various sectors, including FMCG...

December 28, 2013

e-Pramaan would make SMSs a valid documentary proof

Soon, SMSs will be acceptable as “documentary proof” for a variety of citizen-services ranging from making payments to registrations. The Department of electronics and information technologY (DeitY), a...

December 26, 2013

Mobile makers should install "SoS" button for women safety: Finance Minister

On the first anniversary of December 16 brutal act that jolted the country, the Centre approved several proposals for improving women’s safety under the Nirbhaya Fund. Finance Minister...

December 18, 2013

US and UK spying on virtual world, online games

As per the secret documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, in an effort to identify terrorist threats, US and British spies have reportedly penetrated the massive communities playing...

December 13, 2013

Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic

In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need...

December 6, 2013

Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest-ever cyber-security exercise held in Estonia

NATO held Cyber Coalition 2013: Largest-ever cyber-exercises to practise averting large-scale, simultaneous cyber attacks on member states and their allies. The drill was hosted by National Defence College...

December 1, 2013

RBI directs banks to charge for SMS alerts on actual usage basis

As per a notification by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks have been directed charge customers for transaction SMS alerts on the basis of usage, instead of imposing...

November 28, 2013

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