The CBSE board has decided to team up with the Centre of Excellence for Blockchain Technology to store student certifications safely. Student documentation will now be stored online and can be accessed anywhere. WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, AND WHAT ARE ITS BENEFITS? Blockchain is a system of recording information. This system compromises a digital register of duplicated transactions, and it is distributed across the entire network on the blockchain. One of the benefits of using this system is that the data stored cannot be hacked, changed or cracked. One of the main reasons the CBSE board has decided to use blockchain technology is its security. A…
Author: Ryan Ozorio
Ryan Ozorio
I am Ryan Ozorio, currently live in Mumbai. In 2015, I graduated with a Journalism Degree from Mumbai University. My hobbies include traveling and photography. Since 2020, I have been learning Martial arts like Krav Maga and Escrima. I have also written a few blogs on sports, nature, and photography.
Iron Ox is a startup by Brandon Alexander, a computer scientist who worked on drone delivery at Google. He quit his job and went on a six-month-long road trip to California with his colleague Joe Binney. While travelling through the state, he realized that farmers faced many problems. Lack of water for crops Labor shortage Farm work took its toll on farmers health. The younger generation preferred better opportunities than looking after crops Pest, weeds and loss of soil from tilling Brandon wanted to do something for the farmers, and then Iron Ox was born. HOW IRON OX IS TAKING FARMING TO THE NEXT LEVEL With the…
WHAT IS THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE BIANNUAL FIFA WORLD CUP? On Thursday, FIFA made public its proposal to conduct the men’s World Cup every two years instead of the current format of every four years. The main plan is to restructure the schedule of International Football from 2024, and there will be more top-level tournaments and fewer qualification games. The present system where there are season breaks throughout the season for international games could be replaced by a single block of qualifying games in October. WHY IS UEFA AGAINST THIS IDEA? UEFA has said that FIFA has not yet…
Many people in India began a startup and are now struggling because they don’t have enough capital to run their businesses. Does this sound like something you are going through right now? Then Lendingkart has the perfect solution. WHAT IS LENDINGKART Lendingkart is a digital lending platform based in Ahmedabad. It offers financial assistance to small and medium enterprises throughout the country by providing loans ranging from ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 1 lakh. Lendingkart can provide these funds due to its partnerships with well-known companies like Flipkart, Paisebazaar, etc. This company has its presence in major Indian cities like Delhi,…
WHAT IS SUNDRIVE SunDrive Solar is a Solar energy startup started by Vince Allen and David Hu. It offers unique solutions to reduce the cost of Solar cells by using easily available materials. A HUMBLE BEGINNING FOR SUNDRIVE Vince Allen, a PhD candidate studying at the University of New South Wales, had only one thing on his mind when he entered his garage along with his flatmates seven years ago. He wanted to bring about innovation in the solar industry. Allen thought, ‘If I replace silver with copper, then my Solar cells will be much cheaper. Allen knew that it would be a…
Did you know that the country El Salvador has brought 400 bitcoins and plans to use the currency as a legal tender? So, what is Bitcoin, and why are people buying it? I will try and explain the benefits of this currency later in the article but first, let us look at the meaning of Bitcoin. In simple terms, Bitcoin is digital money that does not have a central bank or an administrator. Instead, it uses the peer-to-peer bitcoin network for transferring money from one user to another. Even though bitcoin is a currency, it has no physical form like currency notes. Balances are…