Infosys Launches Cyber Defence Center in Romania

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Infosys launches Cyber Defence Center in Romania


The Europeancountry is an established leader in the European cybersecurity talent market
thus became a natural choice for Infosys to invest in and development.

Infosys announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest,
Romania.The Defence Center is an expansion of services delivered through
Infosys DigitalInnovation Center which opened in Bucharest. They will provide end-to-end,
real-time, 24/7 cyber security monitoring and protection services to support European and
global businesses on their digital transformation journey. They including security monitoring,
management and remediation, threat hunting, security analytics, incident discovery, and
response will be delivered by certified and highly skilled cyber security professionals. The
services offered comply with country-specific regulatory requirements. Infosys is expanding
its current team in Romania by recruiting local talent and investing in advanced training for
both its current employees and new hires. Vishal Salvi, chief information security officer &
head of cyber security practice, Infosys, said, “Our Infosys cyber defence centers help
enterprises prevent, detect and respond to advanced cyber-attacks enabling them to scale This
Cyber Defence Center is the latest addition to our global network of Security Operation
Centers across theworld and enhances our ability to provide end-to-end cyber security
solutions to our clients.
Romania
Romania is an established leader in the European cyber security talent market and is a natural
choice for us to invest in and develop our cybersecurity research and innovation potential.
The Cyber Defence Centers by helping enterprises Prevent, Detect and Respond to advanced
cyber-attacks will enable them to scale securely in their dig. The European country is an
established leader in the European cybersecurity talent market thus became a natural choice
for Infosys to invest in and development.

RajyaSabha passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill


The RajyaSabha has passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019. The
Bill aims to introduce a mechanism that will curb the ponzi schemes.

RajyaSabha passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill


The RajyaSabha has passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019. The
Bill aims to introduce a mechanism that will curb the ponzi schemes. It will protect the
interest of depositors. The Bill was passed by the LokSabha on July 24, 2019. The Bill will
now replaced the Ordinance promulgated on February 21, 2019.
Provisions of the Bill:
The bill curb the menace of illicit deposit-taking activities in the country. It provides strict
administrative measures to dupe gullible people of their hard-earned savings.
Under the Bill, the centre and state is allowed to frame rules accordingly.
The Bill ensures to protect the genuine businesses or individuals who borrow money from
their relatives or friends for personal reasons or to tide over a crisis.
Ponzi scheme:
Ponzi scheme is a form of fraud which attract the investors and pays profits to earlier
investors by using funds obtained from more recent investors.
Centre to conduct the 22nd National Conference on e Governance
The Centre is to organize the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 on 8-9th
August, 2019 at Shillong, Meghalaya. The Theme of the 22nd National e-Governance
Conference is Digital India: Success to Excellence.
Centre to conduct the 22nd National Conference on e Governance
Centre is to organize the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 on 8-9th August,
2019 at Shillong, Meghalaya. For the first time ever, the event is being organized in North-
Eastern region of the country. The Conference will be co-ordinated by the Department of
Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) with Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India and the State Government of
Meghalaya.

Aim:
The national conference aims to spread the knowledge on effective methods of designing and
implementing sustainable e-Governance initiatives. The conference will focus on various
initiatives which includes end-to-end Digital Services, exchange experiences in solving
problems, mitigating risks, resolving issues and planning for success.
Theme:
The Theme of the 22nd National e-Governance Conference is “Digital India: Success to
Excellence”. Under the theme, the discussion will focus on:

♦ India Enterprise Architecture (INDEA)

♦ Digital Infrastructure

♦ One Nation – One Platform

♦ Emerging Technology for Practitioners

♦ Secretariat Reforms

♦ National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA)


Participants: Over 450 delegates are expected to attend the Conference. Delegated from 28
States and 8 Union Territories have confirmed their presence in the conference.

IIT Madras introduces Smart agricopter for spraying pesticides


Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a Smart agricopter. The
innovation aims to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides in agricultural fields.

IIT Madras introduces Smart agricopter for spraying pesticides


Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a Smart agricopter. The
innovation aims to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides in agricultural fields.
As the manual pesticide spraying remains an extremely hazardous activity as it affects the
health of the farmers' and laborers' in a massive overuse of toxic chemicals. The Cost
estimation of the agricopter is to be around Rs 5.1 lakh.

Smart Agricopter:

The Smart Agricopter is a hexacopter drone with the capacity to carry 15 liters of
pesticide. Agricopter will allow spraying pesticides ten times faster and with 100% precision.
It has multispectral imaging camera which provides smart analysis of crop health. It also
ensures that the entire spraying process is completely autonomous and that the farmer is
never exposed to the pesticide.

Singapore Tops Asia In Dell Global Women Entrepreneur Cities Index


2019, Bengaluru Top Indian City

Indian cities Bangalore(Karnataka) and Delhi ranked 43rd (7th in Asia) and 50th (10th in
Asia).The ranking measures a citys ability to attract and support high potential women
entrepreneurs. And it is constructed using five pillarsThey include market, talent, capital (all
3 under operating Environment), culture and technology(under Enabling Environment).San
Francisco Bay Area topped the list.They secured63.7 pointsIt is followed by New York(62.9
points) and London(3rd )

Singapore Tops Asia In Dell Global Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2019, Bengaluru Top
Indian City
According to the latest “Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2019”, sponsored by Dell and
conducted by London-based global information provider, IHS Markit, The Singapore tops in
Asian city ranked at 21st position.Indian cities Bangalore(Karnataka) and Delhi ranked 43rd
(7th in Asia) and 50th (10th in Asia).The ranking measures a city’s ability to attract and
support high potential women entrepreneurs. And it is constructed using five “pillars” They
include market, talent, capital (all 3 under operating Environment), culture and
technology(under Enabling Environment).San Francisco Bay Area topped the list.They
secured 63.7 points It is followed by New York(62.9 points) and London(3rd ).

Ranking List

Delhi achieved the 26th rank globally and is improved in terms of the increasing availability
of funding to women entrepreneurs.

In terms of representation of women on corporate boards, Paris performed better with 44% of
the representation.As per the World Bank, women were not benefited equally from India’s
rapid economic growth even though they make up 48% of the Indian population.
Around 65% of women are literate as compared to 80% of men
India is the lowest female labor force participation rates in the world(Less than a third of
women (15 years /older) are working or actively looking for a job.
To help rural women set up, scale up their enterprises.
The World Bank together with UN Women (a United Nations entity dedicated to gender
equality and empowerment of women), and Small IndustriesDevelopment Bank of India
(SIDBI) launched a five-year tenor ‘women’s livelihood bond(WLB)’ to raise Rs.300 crore.

Central government aims to achieve 100% digitization of waqf properties


in 100 days
The conference is held at the National Conference of State and Union Territories Waqf
Boards organized by the Central Wakf Council, held in New Delhi. The award was around 8
mutawalli under the QaumiWaqf Board Taraqiati Scheme for better management of waqf
properties

Central government aims to achieve 100% digitization of waqf properties in 100 days
Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi examined center government set a
target to achieve “100% Digitization of Waqf properties across the country in its 1st 100
days. The conference is held at the National Conference of State and Union Territories Waqf
Boards organized by the Central Wakf Council, held in New Delhi. The award was around 8
”mutawalli” under the “QaumiWaqf Board Taraqiati Scheme” for better management of waqf
properties. Geographic Information System (GIS)/ Global Positioning System(GPS) mapping
is being used on a war footing with the help of IIT Roorkee and the Aligarh Muslim
University to achieve the target.

Aim: To improve the infrastructural and financial conditions of waqf boards can be used for
the welfare of the Muslim community, and encroachment of such properties be prevented.
There are over 6 lakh registered waqf properties across the country.The government
providing 100 % funding to develop various educational and developmental programs on
waqf land under Pradhanmantri Jan VikasKarykram (PMJVK).
Central Waqf Council

waqf means endowment of moveable or immovable property by Muslims for the welfare of
the poor and the needy and for maintaining properties dedicated to mosques, tombs,
orphanages, shrines and the like. The waqif (settler), in his deed, appoints a mutawalli
(custodian of waqf properties) for the administration of the waqf

Reserve Bank of India fines Rs 25 lakh fine on Mobikwik, Hip Bar for
violating norms
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a total penalty of around Rs 25 lakh on two online
payment solutions providers One Mobikwik System and Hip Bar.

Reserve Bank of India fines Rs 25 lakh fine on Mobikwik, Hip Bar for violating norms
The Reserve Bank of India imposed a total penalty of around Rs 25 lakh on two online
payment solutions providers One Mobikwik Systems and Hip Bar.
Mobikwik Systems Private Limited slapped a fine of Rs 15 lakh while Hip Bar Pvt Ltd faced
a fine of Rs 10.85 lakh. These two prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuers levied monetary
penalty for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines.
MobiKwik
It is an Indian company founded in 2009 provides a mobile phone-based payment system and
digital wallet. Customers add money to an online wallet that can be used for payments.
Reserve bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is India's central banking institution which controls the issuance
and supply of the Indian rupee. The Monetary Policy Committee established in 2016, it also
controlled monetary policy in India.

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