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FILE PHOTO: Activists affiliated with 'Human Rights and Peace Society Nepal' holding placards protest against the alleged encroachment of Nepal's border by India in the far west of Nepal, near the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo … [Read more...] about Nepal parliament approves new map as land row with India escalates

On their website, the Breton brothers — who are known for their abstract approach to design — explain, “We have been working on a second generation for the SERIF TV, originally designed for Samsung four years ago. Technology is a matter of evolution and this new release was focused on making it more affordable and exploring wider screens. Making the sets wider created an interesting problematic which proved a positive evolution. The new televisions keep the original building but a number of slight evolution made them very light and elegant... The Serif is another take to the world of TVs, it remains that its core competence is a natural adaption to contemporary interiors.” … [Read more...] about Samsung brings The Serif television to India; prices start at ₹83,900

The external affairs ministry has squarely blamed China for the standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), saying China had massed troops along the disputed frontier since May, violated a recent understanding to disengage in Galwan Valley and disregarded all mutually agreed norms for border patrols. … [Read more...] about In Ladakh, India gave a befitting reply to those coveting our territories: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat

In another digital push, the Union government’s flagship programme Digital India and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) have joined hands with Telangana government’s digital initiatives for startups T-Hub to help the Internet of Things (IoT) startup ecosystem across the country. According to the Telangana government, T-Hub will lead Digital India’s Scale Up programme for hardware and IoTstartups across India. The new initiative also looks to help scale up opportunities to the startups and make them ready in terms of product, investment and new market access.Under the programme about 10-15 startups with leading-edge solutions in mobility, energy, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, consumer, healthtech, medtech, smart cities and logistics and supply chain sectors will be shortlisted.The call for application for the program will commence in July 2020, and startups will be shortlisted after an extensive screening process, it added.“India … [Read more...] about Digital India, MeitY partners T-Hub for hardware and IoT startup programme

CSC e-Governance Services India, a special purpose vehicle under Digital India programme, is all set to celebrate its ‘CSC Diwas’ falling on July 16, 2020.To mark the special day, a week-long activities are being planned to push e-governance services across the country in a big way. As part of the plan, Bal Diwas (July 12), Mahila Diwas (July 13), Aarogya Diwas (July 14), Kisan Diwas (July 15) and Grameen e-store Diwas (July 16) will be observed while promoting relevant e-governance services on these days.As many as 3.80 lakh village level entrepreneurs (VLEs), who are part of the CSC India Network are expected to take part in the celebration and also promote e-governance services in all the states. The Common Service Centres (CSCs) Scheme is one of the successful e-governance projects.Activation of Aadhaar demographic updateMeanwhile, as part of ongoing expansion of its G2C services, CSC India has activated ‘Aadhaar demographic update service’ for the benefit … [Read more...] about Digital India: CSC India to celebrate its ‘CSC Diwas’ on July 16