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Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). He also inaugurated the e-Gopala app that will provide farmers marketplace for livestock. He also launched several other initiatives in the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors in Bihar. The launches come just a few months ahead of the Bihar polls. The prime minister tweeted that the PMMSY will "transform" the fisheries sector and add strength to the efforts of building an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. "The advantages of PMMSY include: Address critical gaps in fisheries sector. Infuse the sector with latest technology, focus on value addition. Upgradation of critical infrastructure. Boost welfare of those associated with fishing. Employment creation," he added. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) The PMMSY is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of fisheries sector in the country with an estimated investment of ₹20,050 crore for its impl

Self-cooling microchips could make your smartphone more efficient Microchips with built-in cooling systems could help make electronic devices that are more compact and efficient. The density of transistors on microchips – and thus the speed and capability of devices such as computers and smartphones – has grown rapidly over the past few decades. But as we cram more transistors together, microchips get warmer, which could eventually limit this trend, says Elison Matioli at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

FAU-G, an Indian Alternative to PUBG, to Launch by October-End, Will Include a Level on Galwan Valley. An Indian firm is set to launch a battle royale mobile video game in partnership with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, capitalising on the void left by a ban on Chinese tech firm Tencent's popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). nCore Games, based in the Bengaluru, will launch its Fearless and United: Guards (FAU-G) game by the end of October, the company's co-founder Vishal Gondal told Reuters on Friday. This game was in the works for some months , Gondal said. In fact the first level of the game is based on Galwan Valley . Clashes in June between Indian and Chinese troops along a disputed border site in Galwan Valley, high up in the Himalayas, left 20 Indian soldiers dead. India has since hit Chinese tech firms that dominate India's Internet economy, with successive app bans. The latest such move on Wednesday outlawed 118 mostly Chinese-origin apps ;including PUBG,

World’s most popular messaging app WhatsApp has provided another sweetheart for users, announcing the launch of a quick chat wallpaper. To keep users interested, WhatsApp is constantly bringing new updates. WhatsApp is now offering its users new messaging features as a new addition. WhatsApp lets you use different wallpapers to chat. These features are already working on iOS and it will be introduced in Android phones soon. These new features can be found in WhatsApp’s new up-to-date version v2.20.199.5 beta, as reported by WABetaInfo sources. Users can choose different wallpapers for each friend and relative. The chat theme is said to create a different atmosphere.

Fastag required on three-year-old vehicles, fitness certificate will not be issued without it. The Central Government has made it mandatory for the old private and commercial four wheeler to fasten from January 2021 on tightening the screws. In the new year, fitness vests will not be issued without Fastag of old vehicles. Apart from this, Fastag is also being made mandatory for third party insurance. Without this, the insurance of car-truck, bus will not be possible. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued draft-notification to the stakeholders on September 3. It mentions that several measures are being taken to promote digital payments with the help of Fastag rather than cash on toll plazas. Under this, it will be compulsory to fasten on January 1, 2021 on the windscreen of private vehicles purchased before December 2017. It is known that the Ministry had issued a notification regarding the sale of new vehicles with Fastag from December 1, 2017. This involves fastening

The Center has begun the process for issuing e-passports for all citizens and is selecting an agency that will set up the IT infrastructure to implement the project, according to an Economic Times report. Indian citizens are likely to start getting e-passports starting 2021. Currently, passports issued to Indian citizens are printed on booklets. India had issued 20,000 official and diplomatic e-passports on a trial basis with an electronic microprocessor chip embedded in them. The move is to make forgery of passports difficult and to help faster immigration for passengers. These e-passports will be based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. All 36 passport offices in India will issue e-passports after the components of the personalized system are inducted in the existing issuance system, the ET report suggested. The agency set up will have a dedicated unit for preparing personalized e-passports that will allow issuance of 10,000-20,000 per hour. IT systems