19 September 2013 Current Affairs
India Gets 'Authorizing Nation' Status For IT products
India on 19 September has been granted status as 'authorizing nation' under the international Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) to test and certify electronics and IT products with respect to cyber security.The status of ‘authorizing nation’ will enable India to test IT and electronics products and issue certificates, which will be acceptable internationally. The recognition would also enable investment in setting up infrastructure and labs in public and private sectors in India for testing Electronics and IT products.
Nintendo's Former President Hiroshi Yamauchi Died
Former Nintendo Co Ltd President Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built the company into a video game giant from a maker of playing cards during more than half a century at the helm, died on 19 September in Japan.Hiroshi Yamauchi, the third president of Nintendo.He is the mastermind behind the most popular Nintendo game, Super Mario.Nintendo is a maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games along with Wii U home console. Nintendo was formed in the year 1889.Hiroshi Yamauchi is one of the richest men in Japan