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 Scientists have finally introduced Li- Fi, which rapidly transmits data
using flickering LED light fields between 400 and 800 terahertz and

is nearly100 times faster than Wi- Fi, outside labs.

 An Estonian start- up, Velmenni, successfully implemented this
technology in its offices.

 The technology employed is known as Visible Light Communication
(VLC).

 LED lights flick on and off in VLCat such extreme speeds that it can be

used to write and transmit messages in binary code.


33% quota for women in forces

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 The government is considering 33 per cent reservation for women in

the paramilitary forces.
 Women comprise only 2.04 per cent of the paramilitary forces.

 Forces like the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security

Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial
Security Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema BAL (SSB) and Assam Rifles
together constitute a 9.8 lakh-strong force.Of these, only 19,575 are

women.


 Govt. extends RuPay insurance cover period
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