Indian Railways launches web portal ‘Rail Sahyog’

  • The Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal, has launched a web portal called Rail Sahyog. The website is www.railsahyog.in.
  • The web portal will provide a platform for the Corporates and PSUs to contribute to creation of amenities at and near Railway Stations through Corporate Social Responsibility funds.
  • The portal will provide an opportunity for Industry/ Companies/ Associations to collaborate with Railways.
  • The portal will not only be beneficial for passengers but also for neighbourhood of Railway vicinity.

NITI Aayog, Intel and TIFR join hands to set up international centre for AI

  • NITI Aayog, Intel and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) are collaborating to set up a Model International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI).
  • The aim is to develop and deploy AI-led application-based research projects.
  • The Model ICTAI will be set up in Bengaluru.
  • It will conduct advanced research for solutions in three important areas – healthcare, agriculture and smart mobility.

Uranium reactor ‘Apsara-upgraded’ becomes operational again at BARC

  • Asia’s first research reactor named Apsara-upgraded has become operational once again, at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
  • The Apsara reactor first became operational in August 1956, but was shut down in 2009.
  • Now, the swimming pool type research reactor has been upgraded to higher capacity.
  • The indigenously made reactor uses plate type dispersion fuel elements made of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU).

TCIL, MEA signs agreement to provide e-health and education in Africa

  • Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) have signed an agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for the implementation of e-VBAB (e-VidyaBharati and e-AarogyaBharati).
  • The project aims to continue providing tele-education and tele-medicine services from elite Indian Universities and Super Specialty Hospitals to African nations over the Internet.

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