AarogyaSetu app has reached 50 million users in just 13 days-fastest ever globally for an app, tweeted NITI Aayog CEO Developed by the National Informatics Centre that comes under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, AarogyaSetu tracking app is already available on both Android and iOS smartphones. Developed by the National Informatics Centre that comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the 'AarogyaSetu' tracking app.
India’s Aarogya Setu becomes world’s highest downloaded app in just 13 days
An app to track offenders launched
A mobile application to track offenders during the lockdown period has been launched in Tiruvannamalai by the district police. Named as “Smart Cop”, installed by all ranks of policemen in the district. The Smart Cop will be used to track motorists who roam on the streets unnecessarily and details such as their name, vehicle registration number, and mobile number would up loaded in the app by the traffic policemen.
Chhattisgarh Police create app ‘Rakhsa Sarv’ for quarantined people
The Chhattisgarh police has developed the app ‘Rakhsa Sarv’, with the help of Noida-based startup Mobcoder. ‘Rakhsa Sarv’ enables them to track the quarantined people through Google Map. The purpose of launching the app is that a large number of people are kept in-home quarantine, and so it is not possible to keep each one under surveillance on a regular basis. A similar mobile app has been developed by the Mohali Police in Punjab named ‘COVID Control’.
App aims to academically empower visually impaired students
The Swalekhan(self-writing) app is a tech offering conceptualised by the city-based Niwant Andh Mukta Vikasalaya, an NGO that works for the betterment of the visually impaired individuals, and developed by Josh Software, a Pune-based IT services company specialising in providing global tech solutions, in conjunction with Tekvision, a leading accessibility service provider whose workforce comprises a significant number of visually impaired technocrats.