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#SecurityCheckKiya launched by Google India to safeguard internet users
Google has launched new online security campaign #SecurityCheckKiya in India to promote security awareness among general public. The purpose of the campaign is to protect young and first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and ..
Tez: Google’s UPI-based digital payment service launched
Tech Giant Google’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based digital payment service Tez (meaning fast in Hindi) was launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. With this, Google become latest international giant to enter into India’s fast growing ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
EU slaps Google with 2.42 billion euros Fine
The European Union’s competition watchdog has fined Google a record 2.42 billion euro for breaching the anti-trust rules by illegally favouring its shopping service. The European Commission regulates EU competition rules. Salient Highlights According to the European regulators, Google has abused its ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Google launches My Business and Digital Unlocked tool for small and medium businesses
Internet giant Google launched two new initiatives My Business and Digital Unlocked to train and help small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India capitalise on the digitisation wave faster. These initiatives were launched by Google CEO Sundar Pichai in New ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Google Doodle pays tribute to India's social reformer Savitribai Phule
Search engine giant Google honoured India’s 19th Century social reformer Savitribai Phule on the occasion of her 186th birth anniversary (3 January 2017) by dedicating a doodle on its webpage. The ‘doodle’ had a narration by New Delhi-based NGO Zubaan, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Google India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs tie up for Digitally Safe Consumer campaign
Google India has partnered with the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs to launch nationwide Digitally Safe Consumer campaign to raise awareness among consumers about online safety and better protect consumer interest online. The campaign is expected to be rolled out ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Alphabet shifts self-driving cars into Waymo
Google parent company Alphabet Inc., is shifting its self-driving car project into a new business called Waymo. The company has been developing vehicle technology as part of its X research lab for the past six years. Now, a standalone business ..
TeamIndus to launch India’s first private moon mission in 2017
TeamIndus, a private aerospace starup company is planning to send a spacecraft to the moon aboard an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) rocket on December 28, 2017. It will be India’s first private moon mission to be launched. It will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Facebook tests Express Wi-Fi in India
According to facebook, the company’s “Express Wifi” is live in India. Express Wi-Fi is part of Facebook’s larger Internet.org mission. It aims to bring internet connectivity throughout the world, especially in the remote areas. The company has been testing Express ..
Google ties up with ASI for virtual tour of monuments
Technology giant Google has tied up with Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the country. ASI has given its permission to Google for creating the virtual tour of the monuments which would ..