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INDIA STACK

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INDIA STACK India Stack is the moniker for a set of open APIs and digital public goods that aim to unlock the economic primitives of identity, data and payments at population scale. Although the name of this project bears the word India, the vision of India Stack is not limited to one country; it can be applied to any nation, be it a developed one or an emerging one. Having said that, this project was conceptualised and first implemented in India, where its rapid adoption by billions of individuals and businesses has helped promote financial and social inclusion and positioned the country for the Internet Age. The bedrock of India Stack is a set of digital identity products centered around Aadhaar, India’s national identity program. In 2016 the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced the launch of the United Payments Interface (UPI), catapulting India into the age of digital payments. The third and final piece of the India Stack puzzle focuses on e

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) is a premier institute of science and technology established in 2008. Its logo is designed using tones of orange to yellow. The design philosophy of the logo is based on the two key words ‘Inventions and Innovations’, the foundation and vision of IIT Hyderabad. It is depicted using two ‘i’s with a common dot above them. These letters emanate outwards in either direction signifying expansion and growth of that knowledge. This reflects the core values of the institute where it fosters and facilitates in expanding one's intellectual ability, creativity, research and scientific discoveries. The identity is a symbolic representation of a person reading a book. This indicates imparting knowledge through quality education. The logo has also been envisaged with another deeper and philosophical meaning. The circle in the logo depicts the sun, the primary source of energy. The port