Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corp signs agreement for BharatNet project implementation. The project aims at providing 1 Gbps bandwidth connectivity to all Gram Panchayats. About BharatNet: BharatNet Project was originally launched in 2011 as the National Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) and renamed as Bharat-Net in 2015. It seeks to provide...
Pakistan will continue to be on the ”Grey List” of the FATF as it needs to “further demonstrate” that action is being taken against UN-designated terrorists like India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, and groups led by them. What next? On the action plan of Pakistan, Paris-based FATF...
First virtual summit of the foreign ministers of the US, India, Israel and UAE was recently held. At the end of the meet, the four nations agreed to form a new international economic forum to utilise the “unique array of capabilities, knowledge and experience” that each...
Goa CM has clarified that the Bhumiputra Bill won’t be sent to Governor. What’s the issue? The Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, 2021 that was passed in the Goa Assembly on July 30 had since been at the centre of a political storm. The Bill was aimed at giving the...
The Centre has rechristened Mount Harriet, a historical tourist spot in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, as ‘Mount Manipur’. What is Manipur’s connection to Mount Harriet? After the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891, several Manipuris who had fought the British in the war, including Maharaja Kulachandra Dhwaja Singh, were exiled to the British...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport. The airport in eastern UP, the third international airport in the election-bound state, will mainly service the Buddhist tourism circuit. The Sri Lankan Airlines flight carrying monks and dignitaries was the first to land at the airport. Historical significance...
Statistics Day is observed all over the world on October 20 every five years. World Statistics Day highlights the achievements of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. World Statistics Day was created by the United Nations Statistics Commission and was marked in the year...
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)will be hosting a Hackathon titled "Aadhaar Hackathon 2021". This is the first-ever event being conducted by the Aadhaar team. A hackathon is an event, usually hosted by a tech company or organization, where programmers get together for a short...
Recently, NITI Aayog launched a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) based Geospatial Energy Map of India. Earlier in July 2021, the Association of Geospatial Industries released a report titled Potential of Geospatial Technologies for the Water Sector in India. About: It is developed by the NITI...
Vidyut Mohan, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, won the inaugural edition of The Earthshot Prize. He won it for his innovative technology that recycles agricultural waste to create fuel. About: It is an award set up by Prince William and the Royal Foundation, the charity founded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and...
