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PM Modi launches “Ghar Tak Fibre” scheme in Bihar
On September 21, 2020, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine highway projects and Optical Fibre Internet Services in Bihar. The optical fibre services are being provided under the scheme “Ghar Tak Fibre”. Highlights The Highway projects are to construct 350 km of road. The roads are to be built at a cost of Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Common Service Centres • Digital India • Indian National Highways • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • national highways • Rural Development
Software Technology Parks of India
The centre recently announced a 4 months rental waiver for IT companies operating from the STPI centres in light of the COVID-19 crisis. About the Rental Waiver The government announced a waiver of rental payment for small IT firms operating out of STPIs in India. Most of these firms are technology MSMEs and start-ups and ..
Topics: COVID-19 • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • Software Technology Parks of India
An Online Hackathon, “Hack the Crisis” launched to work solutions for COVID-19
The Minister of electronics and IT & HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched “Hack the Crisis- India”. It is an online hackathon that aims to work on solutions for COVID-19. Highlights The initiative is being organized by “FICCI Ladies Organization” and “Hack a Cause-India”. The initiative is supported by Ministry of Electronics and IT. The Hackathon ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Hack the Crisis • lock down • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • Online Technology • Startup
RAISE 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is to organise the first Global AI Summit in India (RAISE 2020). The AI summit was postponed to October 5-6, 2020 due to the rising number of cases of Covid-19. It was initially scheduled to be held in the month of April. The summit is to be attended ..
Topics: Artificial intelligence • Coronavirus • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Union Cabinet approves elevation of BISAG as BISAG(N)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the elevation of Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG) as Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG(N)). The institute located in Gujarat is placed under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY). This step is expected to expand ..
Topics: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • PM Narendra Modi • Union Cabinet