US Technology Company Google plans to invest 10 billion in India in the coming years.

Google has announced a 10 billion investment in India over the next five to seven years. Earlier on Monday, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, announced plans to invest the money through a virtual program called 'Google for India'.

The investment is being made in India through infrastructure construction and share purchase. He said the investment plan was aimed at boosting India's digital economy.

He also said that a lifeline has been created online during the epidemic of Coronavirus, Covid-19. The first Google for India event was held in 2015.

Since then, this program has been organized every year. Monday's event was the sixth program. On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a discussion with Sundar Pichai.

During the discussion, various issues were discussed between them. Modi also discussed the role of technology in the corona virus.

Earlier, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had pledged to invest 1 billion during his visit to India and pledged help of 10 billion in exports over the next five years.

Google will invest in India, the world's largest power and market after China banned Google.

With more than 500 million active Internet users in India, Google is set to establish its market dominance. The investment will be made under the Google for India Digitization Fund.

 

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Apple Inc and Google said they are putting stronger privacy protections in their upcoming contact-tracing tool for Covid-19 and that an early version will launch for developers next week.

The companies said the system’s tracking keys — a string of characters linked to a user’s device — will be generated in more random ways, and that Bluetooth data will now be encrypted, making it more difficult for individuals to be identified by hackers. Apps using the tool will also now limit the recording of the time people are exposed to an infected person to a maximum of 30 minutes.

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The system unveiled two weeks ago, will add technology to the iOS and Android operating systems that alert users if they have come into contact with a person with Covid-19. The companies are now calling the technology Exposure Notification, a term they said more accurately describes the functionality.

The first phase — tools for public health apps to add contact tracing — will launch publicly in mid-May after an early beta version of the software is released to developers next week. In the coming months, the technology will be embedded more deeply into the Apple and Google operating systems to be less reliant on apps.

The companies also explained that if a person inputs that they have tested positive for Covid-19 into the system, they will be added to a positive diagnosis list so the system can notify other people they have come into contact with. They reiterated that the system doesn’t reveal a user’s identity or location to Apple or Google.

The companies are also adding new features for public health developers to build contact-tracing apps. The system will give apps data on the strength of Bluetooth signals so the distance between devices can be more accurately estimated. Developers will also be able to specify distance and time to determine what constitutes Covid-19 exposure for their apps. The tool will also determine how many days since a person has been exposed.

Apple said that the software update to enable the system will work on devices released in the last four years. Google said the tool will work with Android 6.0 or higher, which covers about 2 billion gadgets.

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The Government of Nepal has invited proposals for the purpose of providing capital grants for startups (innovation) through the National Planning Commission. Through the information published today, the commission has asked for proposals through the website.

As provided in the Innovative Initial Capital Grant Procedure 2076 and the Innovative Initial Capital Grant Criteria 2077, a proposal has been invited to provide a grant of Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 5 million to the inventors, entrepreneurs, businessmen, individuals, or organizations with the latest knowledge, skills and abilities.

A notice has been issued to prepare the proposal in the format mentioned in the working procedures and criteria and send it to the office of the National Planning Commission within 30 days. To submit an offer, you need to register in the online system, create a username and password and log in. For this, the National Planning Commission has called for submitting the form through this website.

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How to submit a proposal?

You have to go to the website provided by the National Planning Commission and first register by putting your name and email. Verification will come in the email kept while registering, you can click on that link and login with the email and password placed at the beginning. Then the application form will be available. It can be explained by clicking on the button to save your idea, details of what you are trying to do, all the information about the investment. After this, the commission will start the assessment from the submitted details.

Click here to download the procedure. Click here to understand the criteria. Click here to download the form format.

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