Haryana Chief Secretary P K Chaudhery on Friday said the government plans to develop such a mechanism whereby online information about action taken report on grievances relating to all type of services can be provided to people. He said that such type of mechanism would be implemented within next two years and complete transparency could be ensured in all government works after its impl
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said around one lakh jobs would be generated through Crystal Information Technology Park which was operationalised on Saturday after nine years. "Around one lakh jobs would be created over two-and-a-half years through the project. The synergy of inclusive growth and industrial and commercial development coupled with foreign invest
With the growing importance of new information technology and social media tools like Twitter and Facebook, India has asked the United Nations to treat digital media at par with traditional media. "It is important not to treat the digital media, which in many countries caters to a different segment of society, differently from the traditional media, as that would be divisive,"
India is among the top three fastest growing Internet markets in the world, a study by industry body Assocham and ComScore has said. "Among the Bric nations, India has been the fastest growing market adding over 18 million Internet users and growing at an annual rate of 41 per cent," the study said. The Internet user base in the country is approximately 125 million, th
The National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) completed a decade of services to the nation this year. Established in May 2002 as a not-for-profit company, NISG has its origin in the recommendations of the national task-force on IT and software development. The organisation is currently headed by Sanjiv Mital who has three decades of experience in the technology and telecom sector. In conve
Be it for the tea vendor who is serving you tea or the bangle seller who has just entered the train to sell his wares or the pantry helpers and compartment caretakers or even fellow passengers – we all have one pertinent question: “Bhaisaab, yeh train kahan hai?” The answer is here in a new web application, http://railradar.trainenquiry.com, which helps you trac
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With the deadline for complete switchover to digitization in the four metros ending on October 31, government today said only 15 per cent of the process is remaining. The percentage of digitization in the four Metro cities--Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata-- has reached 85 per cent, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said here today. This figure has been a
Haryana Police has launched e-challan system for violation of traffic rules in Ambala-Panchkula Commissionerate of Police. R S Dalal, Director General of Police, Haryana today said till now this system is working only in Commissionerate of Police, Faridabad. The remaining districts of Haryana are also going to adopt this technology very soon, he said. Dalal said an e-cha
Union Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot today said Rs 40 crore has been sanctioned for Common Service Centre (CSC) project in Jammu and Kashmir to support the state government in its e-governance initiative. "We are committed to fully support e-governance initiatives of Jammu and Kashmir government and Rs 40 crore has been sanctioned for CSC project in
Moving ahead with the ambitious plan for direct electronic cash transfer, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday set up a high-powered committee headed by him which will identify the schemes to be covered and ensure smooth rollout of the programme within specified timelines. The National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers will have 11 cabinet ministers, two ministers of state
The UK is seeking opportunities to collaborate with Gujarat as it`s medical regulatory body has evinced interest in the state`s e-governance initiative. UK`s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has sought collaboration with the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) on various fronts. The MHRA wants to adopt the online licensing intitative of the FDCA
Two companies active in bullion segment on Thursday announced launching of an online platform which allows investors to own small quantities of physical gold and silver at wholesale prices. The platform, Bullion India, will provide an online system to its members to buy, sell, hold and redeem these bars in a simple, easy and a convenient manner. It is an initative of RiddiSiddhi Bullion
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot on Thursday reviewed connectivity related issues in the border areas of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Pilot chaired a high level meeting of the officers of the state government, Ministry of Home Affairs, Army, BSNL, Department of Telecom. He also reviewed connectivity related issues in the borde
The union ministry of road transport and highways has finally decided upon the design and colour of the proposed smart card-based driving license in the country. A notification in this regard, which has received all required clearances from different ministries, will be issued soon. The smart card DL, which will have a certain colour pattern, will be a tamper-proof plastic card embedded
More than 18,000 pension beneficiaries in Chandigarh including widows, differently-abled, underprivileged and old people will be able to get their pension amount directly into their account if they hold Aadhaar number. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in collaboration with UT administration, is likely to launch this new system of pension within a fortnight.
Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday decided to issue smart card-based driving licences having biometric thumb impression and digital signatures. The decision to this effect was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. The smart card-based licences would have digital signatures, biometric thumb impression and photograph of the applicants, o
IT industry would see creation of 4.4 million jobs globally by 2015 to support big data, but only one-third of the jobs will be filled because there is not enough talent, according to IT research and advisory firm Gartner. It also said the IT spending is forecast to surpass USD 3.7 trillion in 2013, a 3.8 per cent increase from the current year projected spending of USD 3.6 trillion.
In a move that will intensify competition, RIL-owned Infotel Broadband Services has informed the Telecom Ministry that it is ready for trial runs of a technology that would enable voice calls service on its wireless broadband network. Against expectations, Infotel Broadband Services (IBSL) did not apply for making bids for the spectrum auction, freed after cancellation of 122 telecom li
The new version of Aakash has been given a positive rating by Union ministers, whose feedback on the low cost computing device were sought, with the Labour Ministry proposing to provide it in ITIs also. Aakash-II tablets, which will be officially launched by President Pranab Mukherjee here on education day on November 11, were sent to all ministers as well as state chief ministers for t
