Lucknow Jan 25 PTI For the 61 winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar PMRBP 2021 and 2022 the award was special in ways more than one as they got digital certificates that use blockchain-driven technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project As Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a first awarded the children certificates digitally Director of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Abhay Karandikar on Tuesday said this technology can be used to grant all degrees and certificates in the future The digital certificates will be stored on digital wallets installed on the mobile devices of the recipients These certificates cannot be forged are globally verifiable selectively disclosable and sensitive to user content according to Karandikar In a tweet on Monday he had said that IIT Kanpur had awarded digital degrees to its students for the first time using the in-house developed blockchain and self sovereign identity technology Modi who was the chief guest of the premier institutes convocation ceremony on December 28 last year had launched the blockchain-based digital degrees on the occasion The technology is being implemented by CRUBN a firm offering blockchain solutions It was founded by 4 IITians - Nilesh Vasita Ras Dwivedi and Tanmay Yadav from IIT Kanpur and Mukul Verma from IIT Bombay - under the mentorship of Padma Shri Prof Manindra Agrawal and Prof Sandeep K Shukla joint coordinators of the National Blockchain Project under the National Security Council Secretariat When asked how he views the digital push Karandikar told PTI The need to do online verification of degrees and other educational certificates has increased more than ever since the rise of COVID-19 To make this process easy and seamless a solution using blockchain and self sovereign identity SSI allows students to manage and store their digital degrees in digital wallets installed on their devices SSI is a way of implementing digital identity that allows users to have complete control and ownership of their credentials along with the ability to share them as and when they want SSI leverages blockchain to enhance digital trust in the ecosystem It can be easily integrated with Aadhaar and DigiLocker according to Karandikar PTI NAV CJ CJ

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): A 12-year-old girl, who is studying at Navy Children School has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022 under the open water swimming category, the highest award for citizens below 18 years.

New Delhi Jan 24 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually interacted with the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar and awarded them certificates digitally using block chain technologyHe also called these children inspiration for the whole societyYou all must work keeping in mind how your work can help the country the prime minister said while interacting with the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar recipientsTwenty-nine children including 14 girls were awarded in six fields -- innovation scholastic achievements sports arts and culture social service and braveryEach child has been given a medal a cash prize of Rs 100000 and a certificateThe prime minister also greeted every one on the occasion of National Girl Child Day PTI UZM ASG ANB ANB

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conferred digital certificates to Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees for the years 2022 and 2021 using blockchain technology, via video conferencing.

New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees today at 12 noon via video conferencing.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees on 24th January, 2022 at 12 noon via video conferencing. Digital certificates will be conferred on PMRBP awardees for the year 2022 and 2021 using Blockchain Technology. This technology is being used for the first time for giving certificates of […]

New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees on January 24, 2022, via video conferencing. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani and Minister of State Munjpara Mahendrabhai will also be present on the occasion.