IT Ministry to host first Internet Governance Forum in the country India will host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country from October 20 this year. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Inclusive Internet for Digital India”. With this announcement, the Indian chapter of the United Nations-based forum i.e. Internet Governance Forum has…
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The Pegasus spyware, developed by Israeli software company NSO Group, has targeted globally more than 50,000 phone numbers, including 300 in India, for surveillance. Several editorials across the world called out the NSO Group and its clients for using Pegasus spyware. They also called for greater transparency in the private spyware industry. Spyware is any…
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DRDO successfully test-fires surface-to-air missile Akash-NG Recently, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested the new generation Akash missile (Akash-NG) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha. The Akash missile system was developed by DRDO’s laboratory in Hyderabad in collaboration with other wings of the premier Defense Research…
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Sirisha Bandla was born in Tenali, a town in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He was raised in Houston, USA. Recently, Indian-origin Sirisha Bandla became the second woman of Indian origin to fly in space on July 11, 2021. She flew to the edge of space aboard billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight…
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Jio and Google Cloud collaboration on 5G technology Recently, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Google Cloud are starting a broad, long-term strategic relationship with the goal of empowering 5G in enterprise and consumer segments across the country. In addition, it will also leverage the scalable infrastructure of Reliance and Google Cloud, which is expected to…
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Recently Microsoft officially launched its new Windows operating system ‘Windows 11’. It is being called the “next generation” of Windows. The current latest Windows operating system ‘Windows 10’ has been released almost six decades after its launch in July 2015. Windows 11 is special because it focuses on a new user interface, a new Windows…
Now Google Pay users will be able to transfer money from the US to India, Singapore Recently, Google of Alphabet Inc. launched its U.S. An international money transfer partnership with Remittance Firm Wise and Western Union Company has been launched for the payment app users. Google Pay users in the United States can now transfer…
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Recently, Wipro has regained its position as the third-largest Indian IT services company with a market capitalization of Rs 2.65 trillion, pushing the market capitalization of HCL Technologies to Rs 2.62 trillion. However, TCS topped the list after Infosys with a market capitalization of Rs 11.51 trillion. IT company Wipro has announced its commitment…
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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates India’s first 3D printed house at IIT-M Indian Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the first 3D printed house in India at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M). The concept of this 3D printed house was conceived by former IIT-M alumni. The single-story house is built in just five days on…
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The Sputnik V vaccine was developed in Russia last year by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. RDIF claims effectiveness of 91.6 percent for the SPUTNIK V vaccine. Recently, the central drug regulator, DCGA has been approved for the emergency use of the Russian vaccine, Sputnik V. This is the third vaccine…
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