Blockchain & crypto news from India
For the 61 winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Pursaskar (PMRBP) 2021 and 2022, the award was special in ways more than one, as they received digital certificates that use blockchain-driven technology created by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project. Abhay Karandikar, Director of IIT Kanpur said on Tuesday that in a first,…
On Monday, PM Narendra Modi called for synchronized and collective action related to policymaking for blockchain-backed digital currencies. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda 2022 virtual event, the PM noted that besides the change for global order, the challenges are also surging, including inflation, supply-chain disruption, climate change and crypto. He said that…
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 54th convocation ceremony of IIT-Kanpur where he introduced the blockchain-driven degree transfer technology with which digital degrees were offered to the students. The ceremony was conducted in hybrid mode and Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister also attended the event as the guest of honor. The students who didn’t…