Mining Surveillance System, Mining Tenement System, WIPRO, IBM - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

ANSWER: Wipro

Explanation:
Software major Wipro on Tuesday offered a new IoT-based solution for wind parks and wind turbine manufacturers.

This leverages the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Windpark Manager 4.0.

The solution manages wind turbines and associated IT infrastructure, including IT applications and security aspects to optimise operational expenditure.

It will also generate new revenue streams and future-proof a customer's business.

This solution will deliver higher outputs of usable energy while making a positive environmental and societal impact.

Solution's robust scalable architecture reduces the operating cost of wind parks and boosts the efficiency of wind turbine operations.

It also provides a real-time, executive dashboard that displays key business and IT-related information on wind park operations.

The Windpark Manager 4.0 provides a unique application of HPE Operations Bridge software capabilities through the simplification and automation of IT operations.

It also offers real-time visibility to help executives make decisions faster.

Wipro: Know More

• CEO: Abidali Neemuchwala (since 1 Feb 2016)
• Founder: M.H. Hasham Premji
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• Revenue: 7.735 billion USD (2016)

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
IBM has worked on cognitive computing. Already, the President and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty indicated that digital is the foundation and cognitive computing is next on the anvil for India.

This should involve building abilities on natural language processing, machine learning, deep learning, image and vision, she said.

By 2020 the country will be home to the largest developer population in the world and 3 million programmers will be helping develop at least ten per cent of the apps this year.

IBM plans to open first blockchain innovation centre in Singapore

The company's artificial intelligence platform Watson will be touching the lives of 1 billion people across the world including 200 million people each in the fields of healthcare and education.

Watson can be very helpful in a country like India which has only 1 oncologist for 1,600 cancer patients.

IBM: Know More

• Headquarters: Armonk, North Castle, New York, United States
• Founder: Charles Ranlett Flint
• Founded: 16 June 1911, New York City, New York, United States
• Revenue: 79.92 billion USD (2016)
• Number of employees: 386,558
• Subsidiaries: SoftLayer, FileNet, Kenexa, Trusteer, Emptoris, more

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:

• Khasra maps of mining leases have been geo-referenced in MSS, which are superimposed on the latest satellite remote sensing scenes obtained from CARTOSAT and USGS.
• Been developed under the Digital India Programme, MSS is one of the first such surveillance systems developed in the world using space technology.
• The current system of monitoring of illegal mining activity is based on local complaints and unconfirmed information. There is no robust mechanism to monitor the action taken on such complaints.
• A user-friendly mobile app has been created which can be used by these officials to submit compliance reports of their inspections. The mobile app also aims to establish a participative monitoring system where the citizens also can use this app and report unusual mining activity.

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:

• Mining Surveillance System (MSS) technology will help design planned development of mining as also provide complete data of labourers working in the sector online, which will lead to better safety standards.
• MSS is a satellite-based monitoring system, which aims to check illegal mining activity through automatic remote-sensing detection technology.
• A check for illegality in operation is conducted and reported back using a mobile app.
• The process is underway to launch a similar system for minor minerals in coalition with the State Governments.
• The states of Haryana, Telangana and Chattisgarh have been selected for a pilot launch.
• The MSS has been hosted on the National Centre of Geo-Informatics portal

ANSWER: 1, 3

Explanation:

• The Indian Bureau of Mines, on behalf of the mines ministry, has developed Mining Surveillance System (MSS), in co-ordination with the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG), Gandhinagar, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY).
• It is a pan-India surveillance network using latest satellite technology, to check illegal mining.

ANSWER: Chief Learning Officer

Explanation:
As per sources, Bhaduri will start his own executive coaching company.

• Bhaduri is the man behind Wipro initiatives like the global 100 program
• He created the pipeline using unconventional training methods like taking the IT major’s employees have been in Wipro for 7 years
• Bhaduri has worked with Wipro since 2009 and prior to that worked with Microsoft as their HR director
• Bhaduri has also worked with Pepsico, Colgate and Mudra communication. He brought to Wipro global coaches such as Ram Charan and innovation heads like Bill Fisher
• He also tied up with Wharton to groom future leaders for Wipro

ANSWER: WorkDay

Explanation:
WorkDay has inked a deal with IBM to adopt the company’s cloud solution as part of a multi-year strategic partnership.

• Solution called IBM Cloud has become a foundation for WorkDay’s development and testing environment boosting the efficiency, flexibility and global scale of the company.
• WorkDay will access transformative apps and services in cloud.
• IBM’s quarterly revenue beat analyst expectations as company shifted to high growth areas like cloud based services to get good results

ANSWER: Wipro

Explanation:
India’s third largest software services firm Wipro has invested a non disclosed amount in Israel based VC firm TLV Partners marking the first investment in the venture capital firm. This gives the outsourcing firm access to portfolio of early stage enterprises and security ventures in one of the most active startup ecosystems in the world.

• As per Wipro’s latest annual report, company invested in Tel Aviv based VC firm during 2015-2016
• According to the latest annual report, company has invested in the Tel Aviv based venture capital firm during 2015-2016
• TLV partners has a corpus of US $115 million and focuses on ventures in the cyber security, enterprise software and IoT according to CrunchBase.
• Wipro’s latest move underscores the enhanced importance of Israel enterprise software industry to India’s US $160 billion IT industry.
• In 2015, Israel automation tech firm Panaya was sold to Infosys for US $200 million
• StartUp Genome which ranks ecosystems across the world rated the city of Tel Aviv as the fifth best startup ecosystem in the world in 2015 coming after Silicon Valley, NYC, LA and Boston.

ANSWER: IBM

Explanation:
Kstart has partnered tech giant IBM to foster the startup ecosystem in India. This is a initiative of venture capital firm Kalaari Capital along with IBM offering training and mentoring sessions to startups.

• According to a Nasscom and Zinnoy 2015 report, India is third in the world in terms of number of startups
• It also has the fastest growing startup base internationally.
• Kalaari Capital has fund value of USD 650 million and has invested in companies like Myntra, Snapdeal and Urban Ladder.

ANSWER: Schneider Electric

Explanation:
Wipro has announced a strategic partnership with Schneider Electric, a global specialist in automated systems and energy management to develop convergent solutions for Indian smart cities. The two companies have formed the partnership to deliver cost effective and efficient citizen services to urban and rural communities.