1. C-DOT launches
solar powered, long distance WiFi hotspots
i. As
part of the 'Digital India Week', Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
on Monday launched four new products including solar powered Wi-Fi and long
distance Wi-Fi.
ii. The
solar powered Wi-Fi hotspots can be used for smart cities, rural schools or
panchayats, extending broadband connectivity remote/ unconnected places. It can
also be used in ship to ship communications in deep seas.
iii. The
state-of-the-art telecommunication technology developer that launched
long-distance Wi-Fi, said such technology can be used for operator sharing,
support to link redundancy in case of failure of one radio/ link.
iv. Apart
from these, C-DOT also launched Next Generation Network solution that will
address the needs of the changing telecom scenario and would enable smooth
transition from Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) to Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP).
2. Uttar Pradesh
first to have vehicle tracking system
i. Uttar
Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has become the first State
transport corporation to have a vehicle tracking system for inter-city buses,
which has led to a reduction in accidents and deaths as drivers are wary of
crossing the speed limits.
ii. In a
passenger-friendly IT initiative, UPSRTC is also in talks with Delhi Transport
Corporation and State transport undertakings in Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal
to have a common bus travel card, apart from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
iii. This
is to ensure that the smart cards used by UPSRTC passengers (issued by State
Bank of India and ICICI Bank) become interoperable with these Metro rail
systems and buses, said Meshram at a PHDCCI event here.
3. India women’s
hockey team arrive to grand welcome
i. Having
all but booked a berth in next year’s Rio Olympics, Indian women’s hockey team
arrived in New Delhi early morning to a grand welcome amidst beating of
drums and loud cheers.
ii. India
women’s team’s lone Olympic appearance was at Moscow in 1980. Effectively,
India’s fifth spot should secure them an Olympic Games ticket when the countdown
to allocate spots takes place.
iii.
Indian women’s team skipper Ritu Rani said they will begin their preparations
for the Olympics instantly even though they still await an official
confirmation from the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
iv. Three
teams — The Netherlands, South Korea and Australia have secured their Rio de
Janeiro tickets, but South Korea have already earned an Olympic slot by winning
the Asian Games gold medal.
4. Tata
Teleservices appoints Anuraag Srivastava as CFO
i. Telecom
service provider Tata Teleservices today announced the appointment of
Anuraag Srivastava as its Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. Prior
to taking up the new role, Srivastava served Indus Towers as Senior
Vice-President of Internal Audit and Assurance.
ii. He
brings with him over 20 years of experience as a finance professional with
leadership roles in finance and consumer goods and telecom businesses across
multiple geographies, including India, the US and South Asia.
iii. Tata
Teleservices has established itself as a trusted and one of the most relied
upon innovative telecom brands in the country and is rapidly scaling its
businesses across the markets, Srivastava said.
5. E-filing of ITR:
Aadhaar can be linked for easier processing
i. Last
week, the finance ministry announced the commencement of the electronic filing
of income tax returns for 2015-16. The department had notified the revised
forms two weeks back, after the earlier forms were criticised for seeking
unwieldy additional details on taxpayers' foreign travel and dormant bank
accounts.
ii.
starting this time, the ITR forms now have a space for Aadhaar card holders to
provide their Unique Identification Numbers.
iii. The
tax department has also introduced the new three-page simplified form called
ITR-2A for those who may own more than one residential property , but do not
have any capital gains.
iv. Most
of these sites have a freemium model, where the basic ITR-1 filing is free.
However, for the more complicated filings such as for small businesses and
personal CA assistance, you'll have to pay.
6. Lewis Hamilton
wins 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of F1
i.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of
Formula One (F1). This was his fourth victory of the season and his second of
Birtish Grand Prix.
ii. With
this victory Hamilton became second British F1 driver to win Birtish Grand Prix
two times after David Coulthard.
iii. The
drivers ranking after British Grand Prix 2015
·
Lewis
Hamilton (Britain) of Mercedes.
·
Nico
Rosberg (Germany) of Mercedes.
·
Sebastian
Vettel (Germany) of Ferrari.
·
Felipe
Massa (Brazil) of Williams.
7. US wins Women’s
FIFA World Cup for 3rd time
i. United
States (US) won the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It is overall third world cup
title of US. In the World Cup final match played at Vancouver, Canada US
defeated Japan by 5-2 goals score.
ii. US
captain and skipper Carli Lloyd scored three goals. Lauren Holiday and Tobin
Heath scored one goal each.
iii. The
important awards in women world cup :
Golden
Ball Award: Carli Lloyd (US), Amandine Henry (France), Aya Miyama (Japan).
Golden
Boot Award: Celia Sasic (Germany), Carli Lloyd (US), Anja Mittag (Germany).
Golden
Glove Award: Hope Solo (US).
8. Chile wins
Copa America title 2015 of football for first time
i. Chile
won South America’s most prestigious football trophy, the Copa America title
2015 for the first time. It is Chile’s first ever international trophy in
Football. In the final match played at Santiago de Chile, the hosts defeated 14
times champion Argentina by 4-1 goals in the penalty shootout as regular match
had ended in a goal-less draw.
ii. In
the penalty shootout Matías Fernández, Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sanchez and Charles
Aránguiz of Chilean team scored 1 goal each. While from Argentina team only
Lionel Messi scored goal in the penalty shoot.
iii. The
Copa America (means America Cup in Spanish and Portuguese) title is an annual
international football competition.It is played between the men’s national
football teams of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).