Against the backdrop of the recent attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy, GPS equipment is being fitted on boats to help them in navigation. "Our fishermen, sometimes, go into their (Sri Lankan) areas. They do not know that they have crossed international boundaries. Therefore, GPS devices are being fitted to fishing boats as part of an ongoing pilot project,
Nobel prize winning economist James A Mirrlees on Tuesday said that providing direct cash transfers to the poor as opposed to subsidies would result in small leakages as experienced in other countries. "The experience with US, Mexico and Brazil showed that the leakages are small in cash transfers provided to the poor by the government," Mirrlees told reporters on the sidelines
In a move that will make passport documentation less cumbersome, Aadhaar number will now be accepted as proof of address and identity. "The ministry of external affairs has decided and accordingly advised all passport issuing authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as proof of address and photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents for proof of address/identity f
To ensure effective crime control, all police stations in Madhya Pradesh will be directly connected with the Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking and System (CCTNS) in the next six months, state DGP has said. While linking Bhopal`s T T Nagar police station with Indore`s Palasia and M G Road police stations through this system on Monday evening, DGP Nandan Dubey said all police station
Retirement fund body EPFO, which has launched e-passbook service to enable its over five crore members to access monthly update of their accounts online, is yet to update 94.13 lakh accounts. Taking a serious view of the slow progress, Employees` Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has asked its field staff to update all PF accounts for 2011-12 by March end. "As on December
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday laid the foundation stone of Unique Identification Authority of India`s (UIDAI) data centre to be constructed as per global standards at Manesar in Gurgaon. This data centre would serve as central repository for UIDAI to store the residents` basic demographic and biometric information captured while issuing 12 digit Aadhaar number t
Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) V Dinesh Reddy on Monday inaugurated the Pilot Go-Live of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project at the Madhapur police station of Cyberabad Commissionerate in Hyderabad. The project will help citizens access the police services online, know the case status, provide information to police and provide interface with
Haryana on Monday rolled out Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) scheme for Centre`s special coaching scheme for students of Hisar whereby they were paid using the Aadhaar system for the first time in the country. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a function at IMT Manesar in Gurgaon district in the presence of Chairman of Unique Identification Authority o
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will soon start a toll- free helpline to address queries on the Aadhaar scheme. According to a report published in Hindustan Times, the toll-free helpline will be operation from January 13. The call centre will be linked to the UIDAI’s data centres at Greater Noida and Bangalore to provide quick responses. At p
Describing the direct cash transfer scheme as the "largest experiment" to reform a "broken down delivery system", Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sundayday cautioned that it was no magic wand and more work was needed to make it successful on ground. "It (Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme) is not a single `jaadu ki chhadi` (magic wand). It is an experiment. The wor
Sebi on Friday allowed the market entities to verify the Permanent Account Number (PAN) of Qualified Foreign Investors through the Income Tax Department`s website, as against the current practise of asking for their original PAN card. The move will ease the process of obtaining PAN card details from QFIs but they will have to submit alternative identity proof. A qualified foreig
An ambitious project to create a comprehensive and integrated system for effective policing and sharing data of crimes and criminals among 14,000 police stations across the country was formally launched in the national capital on Friday. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) aims at creation of a nation-wide networking infrastructure for evolution of IT-enabled sop
Odisha Police on Friday said it was ready to launch the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project on a pilot basis from January 12. Director General of Police Prakash Mishra announced this after attending the conference of chief secretaries and DGPs of all states in New Delhi. "We have already requested the Chief Minister to inaugurate the CCTNS to be
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is setting up its data centre at Manesar in Haryana. This state-of-the-art, energy efficient, captive `Green Data Centre` would be built as per global standards and would have several innovations, an official spokesman said in Chandigarh on Friday. This data centre would be one of the biggest data centres in the country, he cl
Policing will soon get smarter and more citizen-centric across the country. By April this year, the government is set to introduce a system that would not only bring transparency, accountability and efficiency in policing but will also enable people to file a complaint and track its status — and that of the first information reports (FIRs) — online. &quo
The government is in the process of introducing online payment to prevent malpractices in obtaining appointments for passport services, a top official said in Chennai today. Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi, Joint Secretary Passport Seva Project and Chief Passport Officer said around 25-30 per cent of the applicants who get an appointment do not turn up at the respective offices. &qu
Union Minister Jairam Ramesh will launch Aadhar-based direct cash transfer pilot project in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on January 6. This was earlier scheduled to be launched on January 2. "The launch of the direct cash transfer scheme at Gollaprollu mandal by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has been postponed to January 6," district collector Neetu Kuma
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) today said it had extended by two months the deadline for its 20,800 employees for getting `Aadhar` card. The decision followed a meeting between senior civic officials including municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte and additional municipal commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar. "We have decided to extend the period for submission of c
Even as mobile subscribers base has witnessed a decrease in past few months, the usage of mobile internet has steadily increased. Around 165 million people will be using mobile internet by 2015, according to a report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). The report said that there were 78.7 million mobile internet users in 2012. Out of this, 76 million u
The Department of Posts (DOP) along with Department of Personnel and training (DoPT) will launch the e-IPO facility by January 15th, 2013 though it may extent maximum to January 25th, 2012. Through this facility Indians living abroad will be able to pay for their RTI applications through e postal orders (e-IPO) which they will be able to purchase with their debit and credit cards.
