During the 25 Years of Mobility in India – Desh Ki Digital Udaan webinar conducted by COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India), Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi left a message about all the possibilities of mobile connectivity and how the country has progressed over the years. “When the first mobile call was made in India on 31 July 1995, very few would be have known the possibilities that it could be usher in. Indeed, reality has painted the picture of a digitally connected world better than we could have…
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Reliance Jio announces Q1 2020 results, adds over 15 mln new customers despite pandemic !!
Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the results for the first quarter of 2020. In its quarterly report, the company said that its profits is increased by the 182.8% from ₹891 crores in the first quarter of 2019 to ₹2,520 crores in the first quarter of 2020. The company also announced that it had added 15.1 million new customers despite the Covid-19 pandemic and that its total customer base at the end of June 30, 2020, stood at 398.3 million. Reliance Jio, in its quarterly report, also revealed that its wireless…
Read MoreNew Education Policy 2020 Highlights: School and higher education to see major changes !!
New Education Policy was launched on Wednesday, July 29. Earlier, in the afternoon the Union cabinet approved the policy that aims to overhaul the country’s education system. Union Ministers for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar and Human Resource Development (HRD) and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, made the announcement on the NEP- 2020. Earlier on May 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reviewed the NEP- 2020, for which draft was prepared by a panel of experts led by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Kasturirangan. The NEP 2020 aims at making “India…
Read MoreRafale fighter jets to be part of India’s oldest air base in Ambala, Haryana !!
Ambala: The Ambala Air Force Station, the country’s oldest airbase, will be the home to Indian Air Force’s newest induction, the Rafale. The aircraft flew out from the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux and it will cover a distance of nearly 7,000 km with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop in the United Arab Emirates before arriving at Ambala airbase on Wednesday. The history of the airbase goes back to 1919 when 99 Squadron of the Royal Air Force with Bristol Fighters was established here. Later it…
Read MoreInternational Tiger Day 2020: History, significance and the India story !!
New Delhi: Global Tiger Day or International Tiger Day is observed on July 29 every year to raise awareness about the declining the population of the wild cats and making that efforts to conserve them. Since the start of 20th century, there was a sharp decline in the number of wild cats globally. However, the situation has improved considerably with the increase in their number. History of International Tiger Day: The Global Tiger Day came into being during the signing of Saint Petersburg declaration by 13 tiger range countries in 2010 in…
Read MorePM Modi to address grand finale of Smart India Hackathon on August 1 !!
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the grand finale of Smart India Hackathon on August 1 during which over 10,000 students will compete to solve 243 problem statements from government departments and industries, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Monday. The HRD minister chaired a high-level meeting to give the final shape to the plan for the finale of the hackathon event scheduled from August 1-3.Smart India Hackathon is an initiative to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for solving the challenges faced by…
Read MoreAfter Amazon, Flipkart takes a shot at instant delivery service, launches Flipkart Quick in India !!
Flipkart on Tuesday announced the launch of its hyper-local delivery service in India, Flipkart Quick. The company is piloting the service in select localities in Bengaluru starting today. The list includes Whitefield, Panathur, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Banashankari, KR Puram and Indiranagar. In the first phase of the launch of the Flipkart Quick, the Indian e-retailer will deliver more than 2,000 products from the various categories such as grocery, dairy, meat, mobiles, electronics accessories, stationery items and home accessories. Consumers can either be choose to order in the next 90 minutes or…
Read MoreIntel’s chief engineering officer is leaving the chipmaker !!
Intel ousted Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala, the executive in charge of the company’s vast chip-design and manufacturing organisation, less than a week after saying it has fallen further behind rivals in production technology. The executive will leave August 3, and his organisation will be split up and led by other leaders. Intel said it was making the changes “to accelerate the product leadership and improve focus and accountability in process technology execution,” according to a company statement on Monday. Renduchintala’s departure marks an escalation of the pressure on Intel’s leadership…
Read MorePUBG Mobile announces Global Extreme Challenge: All you need to know !!
PUBG Mobile on Monday revealed that it will be hosting a new edition of its Global Extreme Challenge on July 30. The company has partnered with celebrities, influencers and players in different regions to present an online PUBG MOBILE match. PUBG Mobile community members can watch the match via the company’s official Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels on July 30 at timings specified for their region. These timings are: 12:00-14:00 UTC for Southeast Asia, 16:00 – 18:00 UTC for South Asia and Middle East, 18:00 – 20:00 UTC for North America…
Read MoreIndia’s second digital strike on China: 47 more Chinese mobile apps banned !!
New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday banned 47 more Chinese apps, after 59 China-based apps were banned in June-end. These 47 apps were acting as clones of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned earlier, Times Now’s Mohit Bhatt reported. The development is just come days after the Indian government warned the makers of the banned 59 apps of Chinese origin, strictly comply with the ban order. The government said that those violating the order would face serious action, as per sources. The government had issued the order to ban 59 apps…
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