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22471. Budget 2022: How Government Wants to Help Farmers With Drones
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman kickstarted her Budget 2022 speech by stressing on the importance of drones in the farming sector and as well as how drones could help boost startups in India. Betting on the agriculture sector, drones could be used for assessment and fertilisation, according to the government.
- Kisan Drones is said to be entrusted in deployment of drone technology in the sector, which also includes providing special monetary benefits that allows purchase or hire of drones for such purposes.
- The primary objectives of bringing drones into the sector is to reduce manpower, increase the efficiency of crop protection with chemicals, reduce the amount of water used for farming, and prevent humans from getting exposed to harmful pesticides.
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22472. IISc Bangalore's Swarnajayanti awardee is researching on materials to make computers more efficient
- A Swarnajayanti fellowship 2020-2021 from the Indian Institute of Science(IISc) Bangalore, Mayank Shrivastava is working on applications of upcoming materials that can help computers imitate those functions that the brain can perform in a very short duration.
- It can assist computers in performing cognitive processes, such as recognising people in a crowd, distinguishing smells, and learning and making judgments.
- The research group plans to work on novel devices which can emulate brain-like behaviour. This will ultimately aid in developing a few-atom thick neuromorphic circuit capable of several complex problems which a brain can easily solve, but are difficult for a conventional computer to solve in real-time. The work being undertaken will also help in paving the way for bridging critical gaps.
22473. THESE satellite pictures compare how India looked at night in 2012 and 2021
- Economic Survey of 2021-22 talked about the usage of satellite and geospatial data and shared satellite pictures showing how India looked in the night in 2012 and 2021.
- The satellite pictures showing the 'Night-time Luminosity' show the electricity usage and supply has spread across the country," Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal said.
- Last year, the Economic Survey was tabled two days before the Budget on January 29, as February 1
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22474. Space Tech Startup Agnikul Unveils Its Second Stage Assembly Of Made-In-India Rockets
- India is trying to make its own mark in the world of rockets, and thanks to this Indian startup, that might be a reality soon
- India is trying to make its own mark in the world of rockets, and thanks to this Indian startup, that might be a reality soon
- Founded in 2017 by Srinath Ravichandran, Moin SPM & SR Chakravarthy (from IIT-Madras), Agnikul is building India’s first private small satellite launch vehicle - Agnibaan, a rocket that enables plug-and-play configuration and is capable of carrying up to 100 kg of payload to low Earth orbits.
22475. Rail Budget 2022: 2,000 km of rail network to be brought under indigenous tech 'KAWACH' says Sitharaman
- Rail Budget 2022- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2022 said that 2,000 km of the rail network will be brought under the indigenous world-class technology KAWACH, as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
- As a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat, 2,000 km of the rail network will be brought under the indigenous world-class technology KAWACH, for safety and capacity augmentation in 2022-23," Sitharaman said while presenting her fourth Budget in the Parliament.
- 'Kawach' is an indigenously developed anti-collision device to prevent accidents to achieve railways its goal of zero accidents.
22476. Circulate Capital commits $19 million investment in 4 waste management cos in India
- Circulate Capital on Thursday said the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF) has committed to invest USD 19 million (about Rs 140 crore) in four companies that are using technology and innovation to transform India’s waste management and recycling value chain.
- The four companies selected are Srichakra Polyplast, Rapidue Technologies (Recykal), Deeya Panel Products (Ricron) and Dalmia Polypro Industries, a statement said. Circulate Capital is a Singapore-based investment management company focused on preventing plastic from leaking into the ocean and advancing the circular economy.
- Established in partnership with PepsiCo (its first investor), Procter & Gamble, Dow, Danone, Chanel, Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company and Chevron Phillips Chemical, CCOF is the world’s first investment fund dedicated to combat ocean plastic in south and southeast Asia.
- CCOF’s portfolio includes seven companies in the waste management and recycling industry, including six in India and one in Indonesia.
22477. Artha Venture Fund launches programme to invest in Indian startups
- 1. Venture capital firm Artha Venture Fund on Thursday announced the Artha Access programme to make early-stage investments in Indian startups from its recently closed fund of Rs 225 crore.
- 2. Under the Artha Access programme, select startups will have an opportunity to secure funding upwards of Rs 18 crore in follow-on rounds from AVF.
- 3. Artha claims to have backed six unicorns and 15 startups cumulatively, valued at over Rs 2.95 lakh crore.It has invested in startups like OYO Rooms, Purplle, Tala, Coutloot, Karza Technologies, Mobilewalla, Interstellar, among others.
22478. भारत में लंबे काल के लिए निवेश करने पर ध्यान: फेसबुक
- सोशल मीडिया कंपनी फेसबुक भारत में लंबे समय के लिये निवेश करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है
- कंपनी के मुख्य राजस्व अधिकारी डेविड फिशर ने पीटीआई-भाषा से कहा कि कंपनी ने भारत में निवेश किया और कुछ ऐसे अनोखे सौदे किए जो उसने दुनियाभर में कहीं नहीं किए। उन्होंने कहा, ‘‘भारत के बारे में जो एक बात सबसे अलग उभर कर आती है वह है नवोन्मेष की गति और यहां हो रहे बदलाव एवं उनका असर
- फिशर ने कहा कि भारत अकेला ऐसा देश है जहां फेसबुक ने मीशो और अनअकैडमी जैसी कंपनियों में अल्पांश हिस्सेदारी ली है ताकि डिजिटल नवोन्मेष को बढ़ावा दिया जा सके। अप्रैल में फेसबुक ने रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज के जियो प्लेटफॉर्म्स में 5.7 अरब डॉलर यानी 43,574 करोड़ रुपये का निवेश की घोषणा की।
22479. Startup India Ecosystem Gets Big Boost By DPIIT
- The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry is celebrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Week from the 20th of September 2021 to the 26th of September 2021.
- Startup India is coordinating with the below States and Union Territories to organize/participate in startup events.Uttarakhand,Meghalaya,Andaman & Nicobar Islands,Telangana,Gujarat,Karnataka,Jammu & Kashmir,Haryana,Assam.
- The above states are at different stages of the Startup ecosystem, i.e., ranging from emerging ecosystem to best performing ecosystem.(
22480. [Sustainability Agenda] Meet the startup curating eco-friendly travel experiences
- 1. With an aim to create immersive experiences, which focus on ecology, heritage, and indigenous culture, Suman, who is based in Goa, founded Knowhere Travel Co. in 2019.
- 2. Knowhere Travel Co. has partnered with 70 homestays across states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
- 3. Bangalore-based startup HappyCredit - an instant cashback rewards
- 4. All of these are carefully audited by us. We visit them in person because we don’t want to send someone if we ourselves haven’t seen how clean, comfortable, and well maintained it is.
- 5. By supporting local communities and making people more conscious about their carbon footprint, Knowhere Travel Co. hopes to make people rethink the way they gain new experiences in new places.