The Unique Identification project has enrolled 270 million people in last three years and the data collected through it can be used to provide various benefits like direct cash transfer to cardholders, UID project chief Nandan Nilekani said on Monday. Addressing a gathering in New Delhi, Nilekani also expressed the need to make the project irreversible by providing "compelling serv
Kerala government on Saturday made it clear that it would go ahead with its proposal to distribute the ration subsidy through banks even as CPI-M led LDF Opposition demanded a re-look into the issue. Speaking to reporters after accepting a memorandum submitted by LDF, led by Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said decision of cash transfer was to ensure th
Checking your bank balances or placing a request for a cheque book has been made as simple and hassle-free as dialling *99# from your mobile. Just dial *99# from your mobile of any make, every banking service, be it fund transfer or checking balances, comes at platter. Formally rolled out by finance minister P Chidambaram last Saturday at the national banking conference in Pune,
Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has started issuing next version of Internet addresses `IPv6`, which would make it easy for security agencies to identify each Internet user. The Internet addresses under the present version IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), are limited and service providers often assign single IP address to many users, making it difficult to iden
Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami today became the first MLA in the city to launch a website-based grievance handling system for his constituency Rajinder Nagar. This system will enable residents of his constituency to directly register any grievance related to MCD, DJB, DDA and PWD which will be forwarded to the department concerned after suitable checks and moderations by SMSs
Maharashtra government has decided to issue online caste validity certificates to students from December 6. Minister for Social Justice Shivajirao Moghe told this to reporters in Yavatmal on Saturday. The programme will be launched at the hands of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on December 6 in Mumbai. "There are large number of applications, seeking caste validit
Datawind, the maker of Aakash tablet PC, on Saturday said assembling and programming of the low-cost tablet has been done in the country and only some main parts have been sourced from China. "For the first 10,000 units for IIT, and for expediency sake we had the motherboards and kits manufactured in our Chinese subcontractor`s facilities, and then the units have been `kitted` in C
Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of global IT service provider iGate Corp`s two group firms, iGATE Computer Systems (formerly Patni Computer) and iGATE Global Solutions. CCI said in an order released on Friday that proposed combination "is not likely to have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India" as it was a res
In a move to enhance services rendered by online blood bank, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has presented 25 laptops and 25 internet data cards to blood bank doctors of the Government Medical College hospital in Chennai. Operations of blood banks present in the State are monitored by online portal www.tngovbloodbank.in which provides information of available blood units in State
Aimed at benefitting traders, Tamil Nadu Government on Friday said "C" and "F" forms have been made available online for registered dealers. According to an official release, the forms are required for the traders to do "inter-state purchases and stock transfers". Effective this month, the dealers can download the forms from the website www.tnvat.go
The government today said communications industry has been growing at an annual average growth rate of 31.07 per cent during the last three years with total number of telephone connections rising to 95.14 crore at the end of March 31, 2012. "The total number of telephone connections have increased to 951.35 million as on March 31, 2012 from 429.73 million as on March 31, 2009,"
A project aimed at maintaining data of all children availing rehabilitation services under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme is being implemented by the government, Women and Child Development minister Krishna Tirath today said. "The Ministry of Women and Child Development has begun implementation of a project, `Track Child`, in the country including Naxal-hit areas, which is
To prevent possible cyber attacks on power utilities, the government has set up dedicated Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for thermal and hydro projects besides transmission segment. The CERTs have been set up by the Power Ministry. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the Ministry has constituted CERTs for Thermal,
Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Thursday said the state was moving towards "e-democracy", which would enable taking the perception of people while making important decisions. Noting that dissemination of information as the top most strength of a democratic system, Munda said the state assembly has introduced on-line monitoring system enabling information to the people.
In a move aimed at providing instant services to public by the Registration department, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has alloted Rs 169.74 crore towards several initiatives, including interlinking of computers. According to an official release, Rs 117.34 crore had been alloted for enhancing the service rendered by the department including interlinking of computers through TN
Taking exception to the action taken against the two girls for their comments on Facebook in Maharashtra, Union communication minister Kapil Sibal today said that his ministry has convened a meeting on November 29 in this connection. "The law has been misused with regard to lodging of a case on expressing ones views on the Facebook as everyone has the right of expression," Sib
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is likely to discuss phase II of IT modernisation project of Department of Posts which envisages inter- connecting all 1.55 lakh post offices through Internet. "Phase II of IT Modernisation Project of DoP may be discussed at CCEA," sources said. The IT Modernisation Project of DoP was approved by CCEA which was divided in three
The Commerce Ministry on Monday said eight lakh electronic Bank Realisation Certificates (eBRCs) have been issued to exporters in the first three months since its introduction, a move aimed at reducing transaction costs for exporters. eBRCs were introduced on August 17. These are issued by banks after realisation of export proceeds in the country. It is an important document required fo
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao on Monday deposed in a Delhi court as a prosecution witness in the 2G case, saying he had questioned in 2007 the spectrum fee of around Rs 1600 crore for pan India licence. Subbarao, who was the Finance Secretary from April 2007 to September 2008, is a key witness in the case in which former Telecom Minister A Raja and others are facing tr
The Department of Telecommunications has again sought legal opinion on the matter of refunding entry fee to telecom operators whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court, after an EGoM decided to adjust fees of only those companies who win spectrum in the auction. According to sources, DoT has asked for the Attorney General`s opinion on "whether entry fee...paid by licencees
