Current Affairs

Breaking its own corporate tradition, for the very first time, Google on Thursday, August 22, 2019, unveiled that from now onward they won't be keeping the name of their android mobile operating system like Marshmallows or Lollipop. It seems such names have become a source of laughter among people. Interestingly, name of this new version android decided by the technical giant is the crisp and clear Android-10. VP of product management -Android, confirmed that currently their agenda is to change the name of their releases. In the past, for internal purposes, their engineers have always kept the names of android releases after sweets or desserts. However, being a global operating system, it is their primary duty to keep the names relatable for their users and everyone else.

As per news updates, the water level of river Yamuna is now receding, after crossing the danger mark in Delhi. Meanwhile, an official on Thursday, August 22, 2019, confirmed that the flow of river has already gone below the danger mark of 205.33 metres. Flood department officials confirmed that the water level of Yamuna river is likely to recede more, after Wednesday, August 21, 2019, when the river had reached its highest level of 206.60 metres. This level of water remained constant for seven hours. Moreover, officials confirmed to news agencies that approximately 23,000 people were driven from the dangerous flood prone plains towards safer regions. Delhi government agencies stated that around 18,000 people were provided with safe accommodation in more than 2,700 relief tents in order to protect their lives from flood.

As per recent news updates, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, the State cabinet of Mumbai has approved a project of Rs 891 crore for installing Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS). Meanwhile, this decision is taken by the government to provide an insightful solution to control the city's traffic woes. This well defined system of road management will keep track of signal duration based on the density of traffic. Additionally, this sensor based technology will help traffic police to easily identify vehicles violating rules and special green corridors will be made for calm exits at the time of emergencies. This ITMS setup will take around a year's time, and is said to comprise 1000 CCTV cameras, radars, and a control and command room where monitoring can easily be done. Moreover, alerts can be sent to motorists for traffic snarls through this system.