About: The project aims at initiating the process of commencing operations of the Seaplane services, on the select routes, under a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) framework through prospective airline operators. The project execution and implementation would be through Sagarmala Development …
Recently, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Light House Projects (LHP) under Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) across six States. Significance of Technology in Urban Transformation As of now, Urbanisation in India is around 31% whereas Global urbanisation …
NEWS The Wistron incident (recently its workers rioted at its iPhone factory outside Bengaluru) is an example of how exploitative labour practices could accompany businesses moving to India. BACKGROUND Apple has decided to place its Taiwanese supplier- Wistron Corp., on …
What’s in the news? NITI Aayog has released ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’. About: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India is a continuation of the work on health systems strengthening. It contributes by suggesting mainstreaming of surveillance …
National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) NEFT is a nation-wide centralised payment system owned and operated by the Reserve Bank of India. It facilitates funds transfers from one bank account to another. One can access this service either by using Internet …
NEWS The novel coronavirus pandemic has created pressure on the education sector. Response to this pressure has reflected poor systemic capacity to adapt to unforeseen situations. In this situation online education has come to the rescue of the cause of …
NEWS The Union Cabinet has approved the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM WANI) scheme, which aims to bridge that divide using wireless. CONTEXT The proposed scheme seeks to set up Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators …
About: RE-INVEST 2020, themed ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’ aims to accelerate the worldwide effort to scale up development and deployment of renewable energy and connect the global investment community with Indian energy stakeholders. The summit is organised by the …
About NIIF National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is an Indian-government backed entity established in 2016 to provide long-term capital to the country’s infrastructure sector. The Indian government has 49 per cent stake in NIIF with the rest held by …
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech about digitalisation and its role in human life at the Bengaluru Tech Summit. Highlights of PM’s speech India- a digital nation Affordable smartphones and Internet access have made India a digital nation with an …