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Indian govt bans employees from using VPN, Google Drive, and Dropbox

Indian govt bans employees from using VPN, Google Drive, and Dropbox

The Indian government has prohibited its employees from using non-government cloud platforms such as Google Drive and Dropbox. Employees of the government are also prohibited from using virtual private network (VPN) services. Some of the most popular VPN service providers, including NordVPN and ExpressVPN, recently announced the removal of networks in India. The move comes after the country’s new VPN policy was announced. According to multiple media reports, the order was issued by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and distributed to all ministries and departments. The authorities have ordered that…

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India Stem Summit & Awards to be conducted on June 22nd & 23rd,2022

India Stem Summit & Awards to be conducted on June 22nd & 23rd,2022

All India Council for Robotics and automation is going to host the 4th season of INDIA STEM SUMMIT AND AWARDS, a super ecosystem event designed to showcase the diverse array of STEM by providing professional learning opportunities and embrace the collaboration and investment opportunities with the overarching collective goal to improve robotics and automation in India. The two-day event is to be held at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2022. It will engage participants around the globe to share and discuss their…

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AICRA to establish Center of excellence for AI in Karnataka

All India Council for Robotics & Automation (AICRA) announced the establishment of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Bengaluru at the India first tech startup conclave & awards 2022. With a corpus fund of Rs 100 crore, the CoE will focus on building an ecosystem for embracing entrepreneurship in the AI sector to help them start, sustain and do R&D. An MoU was signed for the establishment of the CoE with Boston India Pvt Ltd. Organized by the All India Council for Robotics & Automation (AICRA)…

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IFTSC 2022: That’s a Wrap for India’s most influential startup event.

IFTSC 2022 witnessed Startup presentations, keynote sessions, and new product launches. AICRA signed MoU with Boston India Pvt ltd and AISECT. India’s largest and most influential startup event, “India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022” organized by the All India Council for Robotics & automation under the India startup mission winds up its second chapter in the Silicon Valley of India- “Bengaluru”. The event kicked off on the 8th of June with more than 100 exhibitor companies including emerging tech startups that featured several innovative products and services. The…

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Government issues high-risk warning for Google Chrome, Mozilla users in India

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) of the Indian government has identified many vulnerabilities in Chrome and certain Mozilla products. According to CERT-In, these vulnerabilities allowed hackers to access all of the users’ data and even execute arbitrary code by circumventing all security protections. CERT-In rated the vulnerabilities as ‘high’ risk since they affected Chrome OS versions prior to 96.0.4664.209. It has vulnerabilities identified by Google as CVE-2021-43527, CVE-2022-1489, CVE-2022-1633, CVE-2022-1636, CVE-2022-1859, CVE-2022-1867, and CVE-2022-23308. The tech titan acknowledged the problems and stated that they had been resolved. To avoid…

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Pristyn Care acquires Tiger Global-backed health-tech firm Lybrate

Pristyn Care, a healthcare provider, has acquired health-tech firm Lybrate for an unknown sum in order to strengthen its operations and expand into primary care. Pristyn, which became a unicorn in 2021, offers innovative secondary care operations through a nationwide network of over 800 hospitals. Lybrate will be used to drive synergies with the company’s existing activities, according to the company. “Given the increasing demand for online health services, Lybrate makes a compelling strategic fit to give access to primary care to our patients via online consultation services. We truly…

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Garuda Aerospace eyes plantation of 75,000 seeds

Start-up for drones Garuda Aerospace announced on Saturday that it will plant 75,000 seedlings to commemorate the country’s 75th anniversary of independence. Garuda Aerospace launched a statewide drone seed planting program on June 5 to commemorate World Environment Day, according to a company statement. The company’s recently introduced ‘Vriksh Vaahan’ drone was used for the task. The drone is a simple approach to boost productivity while avoiding environmental impact, according to the report. “The ‘Vriksh Vaahan’ drones will spray seeds directly over fields on the desired spot with the help…

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Highlights of India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022 : Bengaluru chapter

The Indian startup ecosystem is entering a new era. The unicorn population has increased by leaps and bounds in the last year, driving our country to third position in the globe. The All India Council for robotics and automation is exploring the spread and depth of our startup ecosystem by organizing the Bengaluru chapter of the INDIA FIRST Tech startup conclave & awards this June. The conclave is a 2-day event that is being conducted on the 8th & 9th of June 2022. The event’s goal is to provide an…

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Apple likely to launch its own search engine to take on Google

Apple and Google are the two dominant forces that currently rule the market. The Cupertino-based behemoth may now compete with Google in another area dominated entirely by the latter, namely the search engine. No other search engine comes close to Google’s popularity, but Apple may soon make things tough for Google. According to sources, Apple is planning to launch a new user-centric online search. However, Apple intends to wait until January 2023 before launching the search engine. Tech blogger Robert Scoble has detailed the list of things that Apple is…

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Ruraltech startup Hesa raises $2.3M in a pre-Series A round led by Venture Catalysts

Hesa, a rural tech startup located in Telangana, has secured $2.3 million (Rs 17.8 crore) in a pre-Series A fundraising round headed by Venture Catalysts, with participation from Venture Catalysts US Chapter, Faad, Inflection Point Ventures, WFC, and other significant angel investors. The firm, founded in 2019 by Vamsi Udayagiri and Hema Nandiraju, will utilize the funds received to grow its geographical reach, develop its technological platform, and extend its capabilities in agri-fintech and commerce. Hesa allows for many API interfaces to deliver online, round-the-clock services in major sectors such…

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