Tuesday, 9 January 2018
India’s second FTII to be set up in Arunachal
Monday, 8 January 2018
Assam CM inaugurates skill development centres across state
With an aim to promote skill development in northeast India, the centre and the states have been rolling out various projects.
In a recent step in this direction, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated various skill development centres across the state.
International kite festival begins in Gujarat
The international kite festival which attracts kite flyers from across the country and the world, began on Sunday in Ahmedabad. The international kite festival was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at Sabarmati Riverfront. The Governor O.P. Kohli was also present on the occasion. Kite enthusiasts from across India and also foreign countries are participating in the week-long festival that is being celebrated across cities in Gujarat. The state government-sponsored festival will culminate on January 14, which is celebrated as Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti). Around 150 delegates from 44 countries, including the UK, South Korea, New Zealand, China, Indonesia and Malaysia, have arrived here to participate in the event. Nearly 100 kite enthusiasts from 18 Indian states and hundreds of them from Ahmedabad also displayed their kite flying skills on the occasion. Chinese dragon kites and hundreds of kites tied to a single string hogged the limelight. “People from different countries have come here to fly kites. People from different states are also here. For around eight days, kite festivals will be celebrated in different cities in the state,” Rupani told reporters after opening the festival. He said the festival will give boost to the kite industry which employs around 3 lakh people.
Jerry Van Dyke: Coach actor and comedian dies at 86
India, China prevent another Doklam, resolve intrusion incident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tuting
The Army Chief said China has agreed to stop road-construction activity across the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal and India returned back their road construction equipment
Padmavat gets a release date, set to clash with Akshay Kumar’s PadMan on January 25
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, now changed to Padmavat, has finally got a release date. The Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor starrer will clash with Padman and release on January 25.
Drishti '18 Workshop IEE
Ever thought of building bots that memorise their path .Then Picasso is the right choice.Picasso is a single day Workshop cum Competition presented to you by IEEE.
A blend of the beautiful art and technical mastery. *Drishti '18* presents *PICASSO*, an odyssey on *Path memoriser bots*.The bot uses rotary encoder to keep track of any path it moves through and then uses this data to draw the path.
The morning session would see an exciting workshop covering the following topics:
1.Rotary encoders hardware theory
2.Accessing analog values from encoder using serial communication
3.SD card module hardware description
4.SD card library and functions
5.Reading and writing to SD card using SD card library
6.Demonstration of Picasso bot and explanation
The gauntlet for the afternoon session is to replicate the pattern from the data provided. And everything boils down to an amazing Pattern Drawing Bot Challenge!!
The only prerequisite for the competition is basic knowledge of Arduino .
So what are you waiting for?? Come, join us, create art.
Event date:21 January.
Registration Fees:Rs 200(per team)
Takeaway kit:Rs 600(Optional)
(Arduino Uno, rotary encoder,SD card module)
Register as a team of 2 :
bit.ly/Picasso_Drishti18
Contact:
Mathew:8289843821
Cijo: 9496445290
For more details visit:drishticet.org
NEW WORLD RECORD!
New Zealand's Colin Munro slammed a belligerent century in the third and final T20 international against the hapless West Indians to power his team to its biggest ever team total in T20 internationals as the Kiwis slammed 243/5.
Munro hit as many as 10 sixes and three boundaries as he scored 104 runs off 53 deliveries to power New Zealand to their biggest ever T20 score. En route to helping Kiwis post that big total, Munro also became the first batsman in the history of T20 internationals to slam three centuries
Pakistan blacklists Hafiz Saeed’s JuD, FIF amid US pressure
Pakistan has blacklisted Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and several other terror outfits.The list also includes a subsidiary of JuD known as Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation.The move comes a day after the Trump administration blocked a substantial amount of military aid to Pakistan
John Young, who set records in space with NASA, is dead at 87
John Young, a legendary US astronaut who went into space six times, orbited the moon and then walked on its craggy surface, has died, NASA has announced.
He was 87 and died late Friday of complications from pneumonia, the space agency said. He lived in a Houston suburb just minutes from the NASA Space Center.
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Sunday, 7 January 2018
Gilles Simon wins inaugural Tata Open title
Gilles Simon wins inaugural Tata Open title
Gilles Simon of France has lifted the inaugural Tata Open Maharashtra Tennis trophy. In the summit clash at Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune today, the unseeded French player humbled big-serving second seeded Kevin Anderson in straight sets 7-6, 6-2. Simon is ranked 89 in the world, while Anderson is ranked Fourteen.
Simon had earlier knocked out defending champion and third seed Roberto Bautista Agut before shocking top seed and world number six Marin Cilic en route the final. It is the first title for Simon, since his win at Marseille in February 2015.
The tournament is India's only ATP event. For the past 22 years, the tournament had been associated with the big metro cities, New Delhi hosting the inaugural edition in 1996, and Chennai becoming home to it for the next 21 years. This time, the event moved to the tier two city Pune and was rechristened Tata Open Maharashtra.
160-Million Deal!
Barcelona Sign 160-Million-Euro Philippe Coutinho In 3rd Richest Deal
Philippe Coutinho finally got his wish on Saturday when Barcelona agreed to sign the Brazilian star from Liverpool for 160 million euros ($192 million) in the third richest deal of all time.
BARC Recruitment||Scientific Officer
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Entrepreneurship|| IIT Bombay
As you must be aware, E-Cell, IIT Bombay will be hosting the annual flagship event - The Entrepreneurship Summit 2018 on 27th-28th January 2018 at IIT Bombay. This is India’s largest entrepreneurial conclave and the convergence point of the global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Have a look at the E-Summit 2017 Aftermovie. Visit our website at ecell.in/esummit
Know about Aadhaar
Our Aadhaar number on sale for Rs 500, all Aadhaar-linked details of 1 billion Indians leaked
An investigation has revealed that sellers on WhatsApp are providing unrestricted access to over a billion Aadhaar details for just Rs 500.
An investigation by The Tribune has revealed that sellers on WhatsApp are providing unrestricted access to over a billion Aadhaar details for just Rs 500. The Tribune reports that a correspondent "purchased" a service from an anonymous seller on WhatsApp by paying Rs 500 via Paytm. Within minutes, the agent provided a login ID and password to a portal where the correspondent could enter any Aadhaar number and gain instant access to all of its details including name, address, phone number, photo and email.
which naturally makes it a prime target for hackers. After UIDAI recently assured people in India that their "Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure.
