The Jammu and Kashmir administration will create a database of all families living in the Union Territory and allot them a unique alpha-numeric code, PTI reported on Sunday, citing officials. The database – JK Family ID – will be used to determine eligibility of beneficiaries of various social welfare schemes. Prerna Puri, the commissioner secretary of the Information Technology Department of Jammu and Kashmir said “Once the data in the JK Family ID database is authenticated and verified, a beneficiary will not be required to submit any more document to…
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The rise of the start-up ecosystem in India
On 16th January of 2016; the Indian government launched the Start-up India initiative with the purpose of supporting the Indian startup ecosystem and encouraging the innovative and creative minds of our nation. The plan was put into action by following these three strong pillars: handholding and simplifying Funding, Support, and Incentives Industry-Academia Partnership and Incubation To reduce the dependence of Indian startups on foreign sources, the government implemented the Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS) and the Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS). It was to provide investments to startups that…
Read MoreMeitY and Google to help 100 Indian startups scale their app businesses
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Startup Hub and Google have joined to support the Appscale Academy program, which trains early to mid-stage businesses to build high-quality apps for the global market. According to the company, the Appscale Academy Class 2022 helped one out of every three apps quadruple their installation count and visitor base by focusing on enhancing the user experience, security, user base, rating, and engagement rates. The Appscale Academy Class 2023, according to the company, will assist 100 more startups from Tier 1, Tier 2,…
Read MoreDigiYatra avaialble at Delhi T3 airport
DigiYatra is a digital service for passengers travelling via flight. The service uses facial recognition technology to process air travellers during boarding service. DigiYatra is currently available at Delhi T3, Bengaluru, and Varanasi airports. The IGI airport is witnessing an increase in daily passengers because of the holiday season. As a result, travelers are facing long queues on boarding, checking, security stops, and disarray during rush hour. To control the situation, airport authorities and airlines have requested air travelers to come 3 hours before their flight departure. Yet things will…
Read MoreIndia will be first to hold satellite spectrum auction: Trai Chairman
India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication said telecom regulator Trai chairman PD Vaghela said on Tuesday. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon make recommendations to make permissions required for satellite communication from various ministries. India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication, and it should be designed to attract investments in the sector, telecom regulator Trai chairman PD Vaghela said on Tuesday. Vaghela stated at a Broadband India Forum summit on SatCom that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of…
Read MoreDeepMind launches new AI tool, Dramatron, to write film scripts
DeepMind Technologies introduced Dramatron, a new AI film writing tool, on December 9th, amid the ongoing fascination with ChatGPT’s script-writing ability. DeepMind is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, which recently announced this tool for writing screenplays and professional scripts on Twitter. The company also mentioned the experts’ thoughts on this tool in another tweet. What does it offer? This new tool allows writers to rewrite, re-edit, compile, and draft their story by using an Open-AI OPI and Perspective API that detects and filters hate speech on the…
Read MoreJava Capital Launches Rs 75 crore Seed Stage Fund
Java Capital has launched its first fund with a corpus of Rs 75 crore. The Fund has achieved its first close at Rs 30 crore and expects to do a final close in the next six months. Java Capital, a SEBI-registered Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) focused on seed-stage investments, has launched its first fund with a corpus of Rs 75 crore, including a greenshoe option of Rs 25 crore. The Fund, according to the firm, has completed its first close at Rs 30 crore and expects to complete its final…
Read MoreAdobe to begin selling AI-generated stock images
Adobe has announced that it will sell images generated by AI-powered tools Rapid advancements in generative AI systems have increased their popularity over recent months. Adobe has announced that images generated by AI-powered tools such as DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and Mid journey will be sold. In recent months, rapid advancements in generative AI systems have increased their popularity. Shutterstock announced in October that it was expanding its partnership with DALL-E creator OpenAI. Shutterstock will offer DALL-E images to customers as part of the expanded partnership. Concerns have been raised about the…
Read MoreNew Google Chrome update lets users login without typing passwords
Google launches passkeys for Chrome. The new passkeys feature is available with the Chrome Stable M108. Passkeys are better than passwords as it eliminates the need to remember passwords. Google has introduced passkeys for Chrome users. Google integrated the password-less secure login process into Chrome Stable M108 after a testing stage that began in October. The new passkey feature will work on both desktop and mobile Windows 11, macOS, and Android devices. Furthermore, Google allows users to sync their security key from Android to other devices while using Chrome, either…
Read MoreAICRA Signs MoU with USI to reaffirm Atmanirbharta in the Defense sector.
The All India Council For Robotics & Automation has signed an MoU with the United Service Institution of India (USI), a national security and defense services think tank based in New Delhi to collaboratively work towards exploring and studying new technology offerings to the Indian Defense sector. This MoU also signifies the unwavering commitment of both Organizations in supporting the technology startups and Defense (Army, Navy, Airforce) for research and supplies to develop indigenous equipment and weapon systems in line with Atmanirbharta in Indian Defense. Maj. General Pawan Anand from…
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