Month: May 2023

IIB faces largest ever Ransomware attack

Manish Kumar

Insurance Information Bureau Of India Hit by Ransomware Attack. Govt organizations should now wake up that they are custodians of public information. Security is their prime responsibility. The attack left nearly 30 server systems encrypted, rendering the agency’s data inaccessible. The Insurance Information Bureau of India (IIB) fell victim to a ransomware attack on April 2, 2023. The hack of the IIB’s data is a serious incident. It is important for policyholders to be aware of the risks of data breaches and to take steps to protect their personal information. Indian…

4th National Water Awards To Be Conferred On 17th June, 2023

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The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti will be organizing the Award Distribution Ceremony for the 4th National Water Awards on 17th June, 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar has been requested to be the Chief Guest at the Ceremony. 41 winners, including joint winners, have been selected for the 4th National Water Awards, 2022, covering 11 categories including ‘Best State’, ‘Best District’, ‘Best Village Panchayat’, ‘Best Urban Local Body’, ‘Best School’, ‘Best Media’, ‘Best Institution for…

PM Modi meets Australian business leaders in Sydney; invites investments in India

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Modi met business leaders of top Australian companies here and called for enhancing cooperation with the Indian industry in areas such as technology, skilling, and clean energy.  In a meeting with Schroder, he said that India is one of the most preferred major economies for foreign investments in the world and invited Australian Super to partner with India.  The Indian economy is growing at a healthy pace and reached about USD 3.5 trillion and there are plans to take it to USD 32 trillion in the next 25 years.  During…

HMD Global launches Nokia C32: Fashionable Design, Powerful Imaging, and Android 13!

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·         A refined design with a toughened glass for a premium feel in three eye-catching dual tone colours –          50MP Dual camera and stellar imaging algorithms take picture quality to new heights, day or night ·         Powerful three-day 5000 mAh battery1 lets you do more without the need to stop and charge ·         Android 13TM delivers the most personalised software to date for a modern smartphone experience Mumbai, 23 May 2023 – HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today launches the new Nokia C32, the first smartphone in the popular C-series range with a…

Mr. Pranit Parekar Co-founder & CTO, V-TRO Motors Pvt lt

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Mr. Pranit Parekar, a well-known name in the EV industry is considered to be an entrepreneur with a disruptive force led by his deep passion for consumer insight led innovation. He has a passion for solving complex algorithms and creating efficient solutions and believes that the core idea for product innovation should seed from the intent to improve or enhance the life of the customer. To do so, one needs to go deep into consumer insights and explore possible solutions to build products that disrupt. Riding on this mantra, Pranit…

“100 Smart Cities-real incubators of the New Urban India” ~Shri Hardeep S. Puri

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Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas apprised the members of the consultative committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs about the progress of Smart Cities Mission. He further stated that the implementation of the Mission at city level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), playing an instrumental role in monitoring the projects to utilize the full potential of this path-breaking mission. The Minister stated that India’s urban future will draw heavily from the innovations being nurtured in…

India makes tests mandatory for cough syrup export after overseas deaths

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India will make tests mandatory for cough syrups before they are exported, a government notice showed.  This came after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan.  India’s $41 billion pharmaceutical industry is one of the biggest in the world but its reputation was shaken after the World Health Organization (WHO) found toxins in cough syrups made by three Indian companies.  “Cough syrup shall be permitted to be exported subject to the export sample being tested and production of a certificate of…

fake photograph of an explosion at the Pentagon goes viral and caused markets to briefly dip

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A fake image of an explosion near the Pentagon in Washington DC briefly went viral on social media. The US stock markets dipped by around 0.26% due to the fake image but recovered within minutes.  The image that circulated on social media showing an explosion at the Pentagon was likely generated by artificial intelligence.  The force tweeted: “There is NO explosion or incident taking place at or near the Pentagon reservation, and there is no immediate danger or hazards to the public.”  Thousands of Twitter accounts spread the image and…

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal announces ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’ at the end of MoPSW’s Chintan Shibir

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Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal made FIVE major announcements focusing green shipping and digitisation of the ports at the end of the ministry’s second Chintan Shibir held in Munnar, Kerala today. The Minister was joined by Shripad Naik, MoS, MoPSW & Tourism, Shri Shantanu Thakur, MoS, MoPSW, Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, MoPSW and others including Chairpersons of all major ports, heads of the other organizations/PSU’s of the Ministry and senior officials. The minister underlined how these initiatives poised to make India a global leader…

Also unveils Draft National Strategy for film tourism

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and the Development of the North Eastern Region, Shri G Kishan Reddy today addressed the side event on ‘Film Tourism for Economic Growth and Cultural Preservation’ during 3rd Tourism Working Group Meeting at SKICC, Srinagar. Speaking during the occasion, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the youth of Kashmir is highly aspirational, sensitive and forward looking who can see the enormous opportunities unfolded by PM…