VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

New Delhi's Connaught Place witnesses India's first smog tower:  CM Arvind Kejriwal   has inaugurated the " country's first smog tower " at   Connaught Place   in Delhi and said it will prove to be a milestone and many such structures can be installed in the city if the pilot project yields results.   Kejriwal said, "This is the first such smog tower in the country. It's a new technology. We have imported it from the US. The structure will suck polluted air from above and release clean air from below. It will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second".   He also said that the concentration of PM2.5 has reduced from 150 micrograms per cubic metre to 100 µg/m³ and that of PM10 has dipped from 300 µg/m³ to 150 µg/m³ in the national capital since 2014 due to the efforts made in the last few years.   PM 2.5 refers to fine particles which penetrate deep into the body and fuel inflammation in the lungs and respiratory tract, leading to the risk of cardiov...

SAP to empower Revlon to drive e-commerce acceleration:  SAP SE   announced that beauty giant   Revlon Inc.   will use the RISE with SAP offering to expedite the company’s strategic cloud migration.   “Revlon is an iconic and trusted brand that has long been known for innovation in the beauty and personal care industry, always with a keen focus on the customer experience,” said  SAP North America President DJ Paoni . “We are honored to be a part of Revlon’s incredible transformation journey and provide solutions to help the company continue to scale and grow share of market.”   Revlon, which last year saw e-commerce net sales soar approximately 40%, remains focused on enhancing its end-to-end digital capabilities to support continued acceleration in this channel. By tapping RISE with SAP, Revlon expects to bolster its digital infrastructure in order to help its e-commerce operations become more nimble and innovative. Revlon also plans to use the SAP An...

Apurva Chandra assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of I&B:  Apurva Chandra, IAS (Maharashtra: 1988)  today assumed charge as Secretary in the   Ministry of Information & Broadcasting . A Civil Engineer by education, Chandra obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structural Engineering from   IIT Delhi .   Apurva Chandra has earlier served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employmentsince  01.10.2020 with the mandate to implement the Labour Codes passed by the Parliament in September, 2020 expeditiously. Under his guidance rules have been framed for all four Labour Codes after extensive consultations with all stakeholders. The Atmanibhar Bharat RozgarYojana has been launched to provide employment opportunities to 78.5 lakh workers in the formal sector with a budget of Rs. 23,000 crores.   Apurva Chandra has also worked as Director General (Acquisition) in  Ministry of Defence   w.e.f. 01.12.2017 ...

Visa buys NFT based CryptoPunk and paid $150,000 in Etherium:  Leader in the digital payments   Visa   has purchased a digital CryptoPunk for $150,000, marking the company's first ever   NFT   purchase. The deal is clearly shows that, Visa is stepping into the world of NFTs with its purchase of   CryptoPunk 7610 .   Going forward, NFTs and Visa to align and integrate them in new brand strategy to gain a sizable market share. However, NFTs have often been compared to physical collectible items like rare trading cards and works of art.   The CryptoPunk 7610, which feBlatures a female punk with a mohawk and large green eyes. "We envision there could be a future where your crypto address becomes as important as your mailing address," Visa's Head of Crypto said.   An NFT - which stands for non-fungible token - is a unique digital asset designed to represent ownership of a virtual item. Unlike bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, NFTs can’...