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“Email Miles”- Tracks how far our email has traveled
Email miles is a new GPS based system that tells us how far our email has travelled. This new technology uses Global Positioning System (GPS) and internet tracking to calculate the number of miles an email has travelled before reaching an ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Acenture study: India ranked 8th in demand for digital governance
As per new comparative study by Accenture, India ranked eighth in the list of ten countries in terms of digital governance. Singapore topped the list, followed by Norway and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As indicated in the report, high-performing ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
NRIs set up first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA
The Indian-American professionals from many IT companies viz. Microsoft, Cisco, Apple, eBay, Oracle, etc. set up the first NaMo tea stall in Silicon valley, USA. Objective: To extend their support to BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for the Lok ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
RBI released draft Report on Enabling PKI in Payment System Applications
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft report on enabling Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in payment system applications. Public Key Infrastructure enabled electronic payment systems that has been introduced by the RBI are – RTGS, NEFT, CBLO, FOREX Clearing, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Chip-and-PIN cards
With an aim to minimize frauds, RBI has mandated that Banks must adopt Aadhaar as additional authentication or move to EMV (Euro pay MasterCard Visa) chip and pin technology to ensure security in card-based payment transactions. The apex bank made ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Apple India re-launched production of iPhone 4
Apple India re-launched the production of iPhone 4 in India, Indonesia and Brazil. This is the first time that the American technology giant Apple has resumed the production of a discontinued phone. The company prides itself on pushing the design ..