https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCuoCDDx_GU&list=PLVOgwA_DiGzoqQsGjmamTu6f453RWpm_I&index=11 The Union Civil Aviation ministry released the draft of the national drone policy, making it significantly easier for people and companies to own and operate drones, while also streamlining the certification process for manufacturers, importers and users.
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Space Technology – A Modern Tool for Supplementing, Improving and Expediting Infrastructural Development
There has been widespread application of Space Technology in fields like Agriculture, Soils, Water Resources, Land Use/Land Cover, Rural Development, Earth and Climate Studies, Geosciences, Urban & Infrastructure, Disaster Management Support, Forestry and Ecology and Using Geospatial Technology as a tool for enabling Decision Support Systems. Space technology is being utilized as a modern tool … Continue reading Space Technology – A Modern Tool for Supplementing, Improving and Expediting Infrastructural Development
Technology Trends During COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J41YtPvgQUk Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19) has disrupted the normal life of people from almost all angles. However, in these testing times, technology has come up as a boon and offered a number of solutions to fight back. Watch this episode for a discussion and analysis on various digital technologies which have helped us in the … Continue reading Technology Trends During COVID-19
Digital Technology and Panchayats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRyTdN5ZS-s Watch this video to understand how digital technology is being used by Panchayats for several purposes. The video also analyses what more needs to be done to bridge the gaps and the benefit of newly launched platform e-Gram Swaraj and Swamitav scheme.
Governance & Digital Technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYYdbw63XjM Watch this video for a discussion and analysis of various ways in which Digital Technology is being harnessed for better governance during Covid-19 crisis and how the lessons learnt now can be used in future.
Healthcare and Technology.
Summary - The Hindu - A prescription for the future. Author: Suneeta Reddy The most impactful transformations in human life have happened in healthcare. Time’s cover three years ago showed the picture of a child with the headline, “This baby could live to be 142 years old”. That is the extent of the breakthrough in longevity … Continue reading Healthcare and Technology.
Technology and road traffic management in cities.
Relevant data: As per a report by Boston Consulting Group, traffic congestion during peak hours in four major cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata — costs the economy Rs 1.47 lakh crore annually.The anticipated average journey speeds in major corridors in major cities are expected to reduce from about 12kmph presently to less than … Continue reading Technology and road traffic management in cities.
The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) has been envisaged as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to leverage the potential of ICT, in teaching and learning process for the benefit of all the learners in Higher Education Institutions in any time any where mode. This was expected to be a major intervention … Continue reading The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
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