Hack the Crisis – India

Hack the Crisis – India

Question: Who launched Hack the Crisis – India, an Online Hackathon to find working solutions for overcoming COVID 19 pandemic?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Prakash Javadekar
(c) Sanjay Dhorte
(d) Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • Minister of State Electronics & Information Technology and HRD Sanjay Dhorte launched Hack the Crisis – India, an Online Hackathon to find working solutions for overcoming COVID 19 pandemic on April 3, 2020.
  • It is part of a global initiative organised by ‘Hack A Cause – India’ and ‘Ficci Ladies Organization Pune’ and supported by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India (MEITY).
  • This event is aimed to strengthen the fight against COVID19.
  • The winning ideas are expected to help India and global citizens as implementable solutions on corona crisis selected from top participating team.

Author: Himanshu Shukla

Link:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1610780