‘Harit Path’: mobile app launched to oversee plantations along National Highways

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Sh. Nitin Gadkari launched a mobile app named ‘Harit Path’ to conduct monitoring operation of the plantation along the national highways through Geo-tagging and web-based GIS-enabled tools. Key Highlights In the virtual meeting on the context of ‘New Green Highways Policy (Plantation)’, the road transport ministry also discussed ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Afforestation • Ministry of Road Transport and Highway • Mobile app • National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) • Nitin Gadkari

“Air-Venti” app launched to provide information on ICU beds, ventilators in Mumbai

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has launched a mobile application “Air-Venti” to help the city’s residents to get information about the availability of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and Ventilators in both the government and private hospitals around them. This app aims to save lives that are endangered in search for hospitals ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Topics: Coronavirus • Mobile app • Mumbai

Andhra Pradesh Launches the COVID Pharma App

The Andhra Pradesh government has launched a mobile app to detect COVID-19 cases by surveillance of people’s pharmaceutical purchases. About the App The COVID Pharma is a mobile app launched by the Andhra Pradesh government to detect cases of COVID-19 by assessing the OTC drugs purchased by people. Purchase of medicines for cough, cold and ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • COVID-19 • Mobile app • OTC Drugs

Kisan Rath App

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the Kisan Rath mobile app to enable easier transportation of agricultural produce. About the App The Kisan Rath app is a mobile app for farmers to help transport their produce in times of the lockdown. The app launched by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers ..

Topics: Agriculture • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare • Mobile app • Transportation

Governments use surveillance to fight COVID-19

Several governments across the world have resorted to various surveillance technologies to monitor the COVID-19 patients in their countries. Israel’s Hamagen App Israel has launched the Hamagen app and it has been downloaded by about 1.5 million Israelis in a week. The Hamagen app (from Hebrew word meaning ‘the shield’) was developed using open source ..

Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Disease Surveillance • Mobile app