No Indian state has so far managed to bring down its air pollution levels either to or below the WHO’s limits. On average, people in India have their life expectancy cut short by 5.3 years because of air pollution. In two districts of Delhi, life expectancy is reduced by 12 years, which is the greatest reduction of life expectancy due to air pollution anywhere in the world.
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The appointments committee of the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the empanelment of 41 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as a secretary or equivalent to the secretary to the Government of India.
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The Tamil Nadu state government today transferred a host of IAS officers across departments. Details below:
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“Dimension Data manages multivendor collaboration solutions including voice, video, messaging, presence, and conferencing with on-premise, hosted, cloud, or hybrid deployment models. Data is in resonance with the vision of Digital India that aims to transform the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. It would ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically. It would also bring in public accountability through mandated delivery of government’s services electronically”, said Lux Rao, Director & Leader Solutions, NTT Ltd. in conversation with Poulami Chakraborty of BW SmartCitiesWorld
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“Most of our businesses are outside India. However, we will be on the lookout for opportunities. While the major airlines might look for enhancing its presence in the country, new regional players are likely to set shop under the Udan scheme of the Government of India. Against this backdrop, IBS is the technology provider best placed to serve as a one-stop shop to the India aviation industry, both on account of its range of offerings and the ‘Make in India’ off-set initiative of the Government”, asserted V K Mathews, Founder and Executive Chairman, IBS Software in a conversation with Poulami Chakraborty of BW SmartCitiesWorld. Excerpts below:
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UST Global, a leading digital transformation solutions company, announced today, that it has been certified as the ‘The Great Place to Work’ among the other reputed workplaces in India for 2019-'20. The company is honored with the recognition for its positive work environment and employee experience by ‘Great Place to Work’ ® (GPTW), a global authority on workplace culture assessment.
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Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) today announced a new Joint Venture, IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited (“IntelliSmart”), to implement, finance and operate the smart meter roll-out program of power distribution companies.
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Smart grids are an increasingly popular solution to the twin challenges of growing urbanization and digitization. Dr Uma Rajarathnam, Global Head of Applied Research and Collaboration at Enzen, explores their role within the changing energy landscape, and why Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play an integral part in the next smart energy revolution.
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Digital payment, one of the key features of the government's 'Digital India' initiative and online payment platforms and services have indeed spread themselves in the country. However, its penetration and acceptance in the tier-II and tier-III cities still face some obstacles, market players said.
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The ministry also plans to install CCTV cameras at stations besides 5000 WiFi hotspots, as per last year's plans to equip all stations with WiFi.
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