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HISTORY OF INTERNET The internet has gained immense popularity and emerged as an important and efficient means of communication. The idea of introducing the Internet was to allow people to share information using their computers across the world. In 1962, J.C.R Licklider first proposed the development of a global network of computers. The same year, he moved to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) to develop the network. Another scientist, Leonard Kleinrock, developed the theory of packet switching, which was used as a basis for the Internet connections. In 1969, the sicentist at DARPA succeeded in networking two computers, Known as ARPANET( Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), which was based on packet switching. ARPANET was developed as a means of communication for the United States military services. ARPANET was a big success. This invited the attention on the National Science Foundation (NSF), as US federal agency for creation a contemporary better high capac...

Ten-day Oct. window saw a spike from the ₹32-cr. worth bonds sold in July tranche, reveals RTI reply More than ₹400 crore worth of electoral bonds were sold by the State Bank of India (SBI) in the 10-day window of October, a sharp rise from the ₹32 crore worth of bonds sold in the July tranche, according to data the bank released under the Right to Information. Assembly poll backdrop The electoral bond data assumes significance against the backdrop of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. The RTI data, released in response to queries by Factly, also shows that there is next-to-no demand for electoral bonds of smaller denominations and the majority of the bonds sold were in the highest denomination of ₹1 crore. The data shows that ₹401.73 crore worth of bonds were sold by SBI in the October 1-10 window, the fifth tranche in which the bonds were available for sale. Within this, about 37.5% of the bonds (₹150.7 crore worth)...

What is it? The Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meets every month to discuss inspection reports of banks and systemically important financial entities, and other routine issues of supervision. The Board now has 18 members, inclusive of the Governor and four Deputy Governors and two top bureaucrats from the Finance Ministry. In addition, the government nominates 10 public representatives from different fields of activity to the board. Some of the well-known names nominated by the government to the Board now are N. Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Sons, Teamlease founder and chairman Manish Sabharwal, agricultural economist Ashok Gulati, chartered accountant S. Gurumurthy and Bharat Doshi, former CFO of Mahindra & Mahindra. Economic Affairs Secretary Subash C. Garg and Rajiv Kumar, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, represent the government’s interests. How did it come about? The Board meetings are normally boring affairs that go largely un...

To generate about 1.6 MW via rooftop units at 4,300 apartments in Hooghly City-based Eden Realty Group Arya Sumant has launched a roof-top solar project comprising 4,300 dwelling units on a 23-acre plot acquired from the National Textile Corporation. The project, which will come up in the affordable housing segment, will enable occupants not only to have dwelling units at affordable rates, but also save on maintenance charges they would otherwise have to pay in common service areas. “We will generate about 1.6 MW through roof top solar units at this project which will have 4,300 apartments,” said joint managing director of Eden Realty Group Arya Sumant. This would be grid connected power, he said. NTC land The group is developing the project on land acquired from National Textile Corporation years ago, he said. The two-phased project would come up at Serampore in Hooghly district. Former chairman of the erstwhile West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency S.P. Gon ...

Punitive action possible now; only warnings allowed earlier As part of the proposed amendments in the Finance Bill 2018, the government has given more power to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to impose monetary penalties on important market intermediaries such as stock exchanges and clearing corporations and also act against newer categories of participants likes investment advisers, research analysts,  real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). The proposed amendments to the SEBI Act and the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act now allow the capital markets regulator to impose a monetary penalty of at least ₹5 crore on stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories for non-compliance with regulatory norms. The penalty can go up to ₹25 crore or three times the amount of gains made out of such failure or non-compliance. Hitherto, SEBI only had the power to censure or warn against any form of failure. ...

“We are happy that ties with ASEAN are strong and are contributing to a peaceful and prosperous planet,” Mr. Modi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in  Singapore  and underlined the need for maritime cooperation and centrality of trade for the prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Prime Minister Modi began his two-day visit to Singapore on Wednesday by delivering his keynote address at the prestigious Fintech Festival. He also held separate bilateral meetings with the premiers of Singapore, Australia and Thailand and discussed ways to further strengthen ties, including in areas of trade, defence and security. ALSO READ PM Modi gives awards to winning teams of first India-Singapore Hackathon   “PM Narendra Modi participated at ASEAN-India Breakfast  Summit  in Singapore. Reaffirmed cooperation in maritime domain and centrality of trade and investment towards prosperit...

I, Computer: Definition A computer is a machine that can be programmed to manipulate symbols. Its principal characteristics are: It responds to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner. It can execute a prerecorded list of instructions (a program). It can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data. Therefore computers can perform complex and repetitive procedures quickly, precisely and reliably. Modern computers are electronic and digital. The actual machinery (wires, transistors, and circuits) is called hardware; the instructions and data are called software. All general-purpose computers require the following hardware components: Central processing unit (CPU): The heart of the computer, this is the component that actually executes instructions organized in programs ("software") which tell the computer what to do. Memory (fast, expensive, short-term memory): Enables a computer to store, at least temporarily, data, program...