Category: Science and Technology

India’s 1st NPNT compliant Drone flight auspiciously completed

July 7, 2020

• India’s First No-Permission No-Takeoff (NPNT) acquiescent drone flight on the A200 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has been performed successfully by Quidich Innovation Labs and Asteria Aerospace.

Vice President of India to release Elyments, first Indian Social Media Super App

July 5, 2020

• Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu is to release Elyments, the first Indian Social Media Super App, on 5th July 2020. More than 1000 IT experts jointly designed the indigenous first social media super-app.

Researches discover Jupiter like planet:TOI-849b, first-ever planetary core

July 4, 2020

• The researchers found first-ever planetary core Jupiter-like planet, TOI-849b, 39 times larger than the Earth, orbiting around a distant star with temperature lower than the Sun, the planet is placed around 730 light-years away from Earth.

IIT Kanpur prepares Virtual Classroom support, ‘Mobile Masterjee’

July 4, 2020

• The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)  Kanpur has prepared virtual classroom assistance,  ‘Mobile Masterjee’ to support rural schools to overcome the teaching and learning difficulties created by the pandemic.

IRDAI makes group to find space for selling Surety Bonds led by G. Srinivasan

July 3, 2020

• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed a nine-member working committee to see at the chance of Indian non-life insurers offering Surety Bond to contractors.

Intel Capital invests Rs 1894.50 crore in Jio Platforms

July 3, 2020

• Reliance Industries has verified that Intel Capital has done an investment of Rs 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms. This investment turns into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms, with an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise cost of Rs 5.16 lakh crore.

HDFC Bank starts ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ App for Farmers

July 2, 2020

• HDFC Bank starts ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers. HDFC Bank on 1st July declared the release of ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers all over India. Through this app, the farmers will be able to access a bouquet of services, both banking and agriculture, by their mobile phones.

Swiggy starts digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ in partnership with ICICI Bank

July 1, 2020

• Bengaluru-based food tech unicorn Swiggy on 30th June declared the release of its own digital wallet ‘Swiggy Money’ to facilitate a ‘single-click checkout experience’ on its platform.
• The digital wallet in partnership with ICICI Bank will allow Swiggy users to store money and be used for all food orders on Swiggy.

IIT Madras starts the world’s first online BSc degree in Programming and Data Science

July 1, 2020

• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on 30th June declared that it has started the “world’s first” online BSc degree course in Programming and Data Science.
• The course will be available to everyone who has passed class 12 with English and Maths at class 10 level and joined any on-campus undergraduate course.

Kiren Rijiju starts NADA app to assist athletes to stay updated on banned substances

June 30, 2020

• Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on 30th June released National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app to give data about banned substances and their inadvertent use, calling the initiative a significant step towards dope-free sports.