Make IMC 2023 a virtual event for a wider reach, Ashwini Vaishnaw says
The Hindu
India has already done $2 billion of telecom manufacturing under PLI scheme and need to scale it up 10 times, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT
India has already done $2 billion of telecom manufacturing under PLI scheme and need to scale it up 10 times, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT, said on Wednesday at the curtain raiser of the 7th edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) in New Delhi.
The Union IT Minister said that India has to be a technology developer, telecom manufacturer and exporter.
Mr. Vaishnaw stressed on having a virtual IMC so that it reaches to other parts of the country. He gave examples of organising it virtually at IIT-Madras or IIT-Kanpur where other 10-15 universities or colleges can benefit out of it.
“Invite students from universities and 5G use case labs to give them exposure to new technologies, bring startups who are into deep tech and cyber security,” he said.
The minister asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) who organise IMC to make it a five-day event instead of three.
“We also have to give a transferable India Stack to the nations who want to adopt it,” Mr. Vaishnaw said.
This year, the programmes will put spotlight on 6G, advancements in 5G networks, the increasing use of AI in telecommunications, edge computing, industry 4.0, and the emergence of India Stack.
ISKCON Bangladesh denounces arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, demands justice and peaceful coexistence for Sanatanis in Bangladesh.
Maharashtra Congress president criticizes Mahayuti's delay in choosing CM, alleging BJP's control and EVM irregularities in election.
Meta’s WhatsApp took its fight against the European Data Protection Board to Europe’s highest court.
“Writing, in general, is a very solitary process,” says Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director at The New India Foundation (NIF), which, earlier this year, announced the 12th edition of its NIF Book Fellowships for research and scholarship about Indian history after Independence. While authors, in general, are built for it, it can still get very lonely, says Chopra, pointing out that the fellowship’s community support is as valuable as the monetary benefits it offers. “There is a solid community of NIF fellows, trustees, language experts, jury members, all of whom are incredibly competent,” she says. “They really help make authors feel supported from manuscript to publication, so you never feel like you’re struggling through isolation.”
Manoj Kumar, a talented artist with a disability, paints vibrant murals at Sabarimala, narrating the story of Lord Ayyappa.
Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar assesses operational readiness and administrative effectiveness in Hyderabad and Secunderabad military facilities.
Supreme Court ruling on socialism, secularism
Several principals of government and private schools in Delhi on Tuesday said the Directorate of Education (DoE) circular from a day earlier, directing schools to conduct classes in ‘hybrid’ mode, had caused confusion regarding day-to-day operations as they did not know how many students would return to school from Wednesday and how would teachers instruct in two modes — online and in person — at once. The DoE circular on Monday had also stated that the option to “exercise online mode of education, wherever available, shall vest with the students and their guardians”. Several schoolteachers also expressed confusion regarding the DoE order. A government schoolteacher said he was unsure of how to cope with the resumption of physical classes, given that the order directing government offices to ensure that 50% of the employees work from home is still in place. On Monday, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) had, on the orders of the Supreme Court, directed schools in Delhi-NCR to shift classes to the hybrid mode, following which the DoE had issued the circular. The court had urged the Centre’s pollution watchdog to consider restarting physical classes due to many students missing out on the mid-day meals and lacking the necessary means to attend classes online. The CAQM had, on November 20, asked schools in Delhi-NCR to shift to the online mode of teaching.
Tamil Nadu rain weather LIVE updates: Follow The Hindu’s live coverage of the Tamil Nadu rains on November 27, 2024
Norway parliament apologises to Sami and other minority groups for assimilation policies
Nearly 50% of Dakshina Kannada’s shoreline has been eroded, the highest among the three coastal districts of Karnataka, according to a study for the period 1990-2018 by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR).