Nangjop Thabah, a 24-year-old resident of Shillong, started out all by himself to clear plastic and other waste from the streets of his neighborhood, with a mission to preserve the environment, which led to the #NoLitterShillong campaign to raise awareness.

Justice delayed is justice denied.Technology is assisting the state in the disposal of cases, helping the common man access the justice system easier. Like how a movie ticket is booked online, one can now file a legal complaint or register FIR online.

In a ground-breaking innovation, IIT Kharagpur has developed an algorithm that aims to cut delays and cancellations of flights and trains, by clearing hazy visuals caused by rain, fog or smog, all in REAL TIME! What is this innovation? IIT Kharagpur has named the technology ‘Real Time Fog Removal...

Chirag app was recently relaunched after the state government of Maharashtra had allocated funds for creating more awareness around it. A platform to address child rights violation issues by allowing users to register complaints and officials to conduct investigation via the app.

Grow2Share is a unique initiative for urban dwellers, helping them with healthy, home-grown farming. It is an initiative that answers farming queries and helps in growing a community of urban gardeners.

Developed by a Consultant from Gujarat, SpeakUp offers a platform for users to communicate their feedback to private organisations as well as government authorities.

Sodexo in collaboration with Zeta is set to go digital by introducing paperless meal vouchers - virtual cards, aiming to see a growth in usage of its vouchers. Other tax-saving services like leave travel allowance(LTA), medical and fuel benefits are also likely to be digitalized as directed by...

What if you could actually meet and thank the farmer who grows your food? It’s possible, thanks to two enterprising brothers.

In 2016, around 28,000 people were prosecuted for drunk driving in the Capital. This initiative is intended to act as a deterrent for people to stop and think before they get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. Close to 40 bars and clubs, located in different areas are fitted with LED...

Women trained in the use of the Internet are fanning across four districts of Assam to bring its benefits to rural women, which in turn is boosting their household earnings and changing everyday lives for the better. Abdul Gani takes a closer look.

Two WhatsApp groups were started with an aim to teach people to make compost from wet household waste. These WhatsApp groups facilitate instant two-way communication and 24x7 support for people with their queries. The use of home-made composting units proving to be much cheaper than ready-made kits.

During the International One Conference 2017 in the Netherlands, 11-year-old Reuben Paul stunned the audience (which included top cyber security experts) by demonstrating a live hack with the help of a robotic teddy bear that could be misused as a covert surveillance device.

These tech-driven platforms are valuable resources for the state government, which is planning to create five lakh job opportunities in the current financial year.

Today’s technological advancement has enabled animal welfare activists to get across important messages to the world with the help of social media. Social platforms are frequently used for promoting welfare campaigns for highlighting cases of animal cruelty.

This topic provides information about Internet safety.

High-risk women often miss check-ups at health camps due to lack of awareness which leads to maternal deaths. Health workers identify such women and provide them with pregnancy kits and record their data on the app to connect them with doctors for regular check-ups and prenatal care.

Healthcare in India is screaming out for change, just like how a baby screams for attention. Fortunately today we have technology that can help pacify this baby and deliver more in terms of value and improved care outcomes for the patient. I think the biggest change that has happened of late is the...

A man with visual impairment is now helping others like him to be independent just like how he has taught himself to be. He urges his audience to not assume they will be taught to fend for themselves by insisting that when things are explored by oneself it is learned better.

This is one of those watershed moments for the nascent Indian fintech (Financial Technology) industry. The regulator of securities trade in India; The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed investment in mutual funds via digital wallets. This means that any adult Indian with a...

IndusOS has become India’s 1st Aadhaar powered mobile operating system after it partnered with US-based Delta ID for iris-based authentication. With smartphones powered with Indus OS and Delta ID’s technology, all you need to do is just look at the camera for performing any phone...

eGram centers are established in Village Panchayats: More than 14,000 e-GRAM centers, equipped with VSAT Broadband connected PCs (Scanner, Printer, UPS, Web Cam) have been established and are all set to provide e-services to rural citizens.

Inspired by family, Gursimran developed a device which enables the visually impaired to read text that is not in braille. It consists of a camera which takes pictures of the text and converts into speech for the person to hear. This app has helped over 150 people with visual impairment.

The video challenges the common perception that women are not "tough" enough to fight alongside men in protecting the nation's borders.

Slated to be launched this month, an e-platform will enable women employees of the central government to file sexual harassment complaints online.

Starting this month, Mujuri Naka finally had electricity for more than 3 hours a day, without hindering household chores or study time.

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World’s largest social network: Facebook and India’s largest telecom provider Airtel joined forces to deploy 20,000 WiFi hotspots across India. Under Facebook’s Express WiFi scheme, this is India’s largest such partnership, which can bring accessibility to thousands of new Internet users, in India...

During a college project, Priyanka Amar Shah combined her love for nature with business skills to start iKheti, an enteprise that facilitates urban farming

Tarang Sanchar was launched to allay the fears of the public about the effect mobile towers could have on their health.

Founded by Archana Suresh, Bring a Smile works tirelessly to light up the lives of underprivileged citizens in Hyderabad.

The public will have to use WhatsApp to geo-tag their location while lodging a complaint.

The AWS will be helpful in measuring the accuracy in rain pattern, humidity & expected rainfall along with information on the best crop for farmers.

Most of the urban dwellers, especially who live in dense areas are in close vicinity of a mobile tower, and thought of radiations from these mobile towers haunts many. However, soon your doubts can be put to rest, as the Telecom Department on Tuesday has launched an online portal that allows people...

Deeksha Rathore's photographs capture the stuff that dreams are made of.

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Passionate about teaching, Manoj Jamsendekar is on a mission to make robotics an accessible and affordable tool for forward-thinking education.

In an effort to empower rural India with tech intervention, ICICI Bank has digitised 100 villages in 100 days and dedicated this achievement to the nation.

This topic provides information about Lifeline Express for delivering health services to the unreached.

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It’s Monday morning and time to do a quick wrap-up of the posts published on trak.in last week. If you were offline last week for any reason, this is a great way to catch up with all the tech-buzz! Internet/Tech/E-Commerce In one of the biggest failures related to Aadhaar security, a website...

In few months time, this shall be the new scenario for air travellers: – Step 1: Show your mobile and Aadhaar card for getting entry into airport – Step 2: Show your Aadhaar Card, instead of Boarding Pass, and get pass through Security check – Step 3: Experience paperless air...

Six months after joining the People’s Archive of Rural India as part of AIF’s Clinton Fellowship for Service in India, Olivia Waring shares her journey of leaving a lucrative job in Silicon Valley to put her coding skills to use for the greater good.