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What is a Deccahorn?
Deccahorns are private firms whose value exceeded over ten billion USD. Recently Swiggy has become the fourth Indian company to earn the tag. The other three companies that hold the tag already are Paytm, a FinTech, Oyo (a hotel aggregator) ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022
The World Economic Forum recently published the Global Cyber security Outlook 2022. Key Findings In 2021, the ransom ware attacks have increased by 151%. Each organization faced 270 cyber-attacks on an average. A successful organization that breached cyber-attacks spent 3.6 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
U.S. passes bill to address China Tech Threat
The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to approve a “sweeping package of legislation” in a bid to boost USA’s ability to compete with Chinese technology. China, while responding to vote, objected to being cast as an imaginary U.S. enemy Key Points ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
US bans transactions with TikTok and WeChat
The US President has issued a couple of executive orders that would ban any US transactions with the Chinese companies that own TikTok and WeChat as the country is interested in aggravating the measures in the interest of national security. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
TikTok banned on Government Devices in the US
The US Senate Panel has approved a bill with the condition that the US Federal employees will not be allowed to use the China-owned mobile video application, TikTok, effective immediately. The bill coming from Senator Josh Hawley was passed unanimously ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
GoI bans 59 mobile applications
On June 29, 2020, Government of India banned 59 mobile applications that are prejudicial to integrity and sovereignty of India. Highlights The Ministry of Information Technology with its power under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocked 59 mobile ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Google launches short-video making application – ‘Tangi’
Technological major Google has recently launched a short-video making application called ‘Tangi’, which is similar to the popular application TikTok. The application has been launched initially on the web and iOS platforms. Users have to post a short-video on a ..
2019 edition of World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)
The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) is observed every year on 15th of July to generate awareness and discussion about skill development for the youths to have a better livelihood. The 2019 theme is “Learning to learn for life and ..