Punjab government would set up 795 new computer labs under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project in the state. Punjab Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka on Wednesday said, under centrally sponsored ICT scheme, the Punjab ICT Education Society (PICTES) had launched a computer learning programme for classes VI to XII in all upper primary and secondary schools in
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is seeking to cover 40 crore population of the country under the `Aadhaar` project by March 2013 and has set a target of providing cards to the entire Andhra Pradesh by the same period, a senior official said here today. The authority has completed enrolment of 21 crore people so far in the country and seeks to cover another 20 crore
Telecom major Vodafone India on Wednesday said it will accept Aadhaar cards as valid proof of identity and address for issuing new connections in Andhra Pradesh. The company is now the official Authentication Service Agency (ASA) and Authentication User Agency (AUA) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and is all set to issue new connections in Andhra Pradesh using just t
In a bid to prevent any kind of encroachment on the land allotted to the state police department by the government, Andhra Pradesh Police has started developing a land database. According to a senior police official, the move is aimed at securing the land and efforts are underway to prepare fresh sketches by verifying maps and revenue records. "We are preparing a database o
The UPA government is committed to ensure that the virtual world infrastructure is completed as early as possible to connect 250,000 gram panchayats through the National Fibre Optics connectivity, Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal said in Kochi on Tuesday. "Government`s plan is to connect 2.5 lakh panchayats through the National fibre optics connectivity, the last mi
An Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, will seek legal opinion from Attorney General on its decision to charge around Rs 27,000 crore one-time spectrum fee from existing telecom operators. "EGoM will take legal opinion on the decision taken for charging one-time fee for the spectrum that existing operators hold beyond the 4.4 Mhz threshold. Also,
In keeping with the demand of job aspirations of NET or Ph.D qualifiers, UGC has launched a dedicated academic job portal enabling candidates to register and create their profile online. The portal -- www.ugc.ac.in/jobportal -- would facilitate the employers to search and browse academic profile of candidates available on it and register and post the job vacancies on this portal so that
The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) has joined hands with the Sun Online Learning India to promote the e-learning initiative (www.careerstrokes.com) developed by the company for career planning and career enhancement. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between NIESBUD Director General Arun Kumar Jha and Sun Online Learning Ind
Internet-oriented new era companies will play a considerable role in shaping the banking industry of the future, according to Gartner. However, the new firms will play a considerable role in shaping the banking industry of the future. Gartner analysts examined the future of banks during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo taking place in Delhi. "The evolution of the Internet co
Telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said the new version of the low-cost Aakash tablet PC is expected to be available to students on November 11. "Hopefully on November 11, you will see the President talking to 20,000 students across the nation (who) will have their hands on Aakash," Sibal told reporters in New Delhi at the Economic Editors` Conference. He added tha
To make e-governance strong, Jharkhand government has planned to draft a module for computer training for over five lakh employees in the state. Chief Minister Arjun Munda has given a direction to prepare the module that would train the government employees and make them computer-savvy, according to official sources here. Computer literacy of employees would help them a hike in
The Odisha government has decided to introduce basic computer education (BSE) in all the three streams (arts, science and commerce) of plus two first year classes. Both theory and practical knowledge will be imparted to the students. Students who are already in second year now will also study the subject this year as there was no such course when they were in the first year. Fro
After the Uttar Pradesh Electronics Corporation Ltd (UPECL) failed to get a single bid till Oct 1, the deadline, it has become evident that the state government will not be able to distribute free laptops to school students any time soon. The state government has now decided to float a fresh bid document with new deadline. The government had floated the Request for Proposal document on
Few weeks after its website was hacked by Indonesian hackers in August, Karnataka State Electricity Board (KSEB) has decided to take all the steps to avoid such situations in future. Experts from government`s Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC) will soon give a thorough checkup to softwares used by the state-run power utility. This will mark the beginnin
As the dates for Gujarat assembly elections have ben announced, according to the electoral code of conduct, all pictures of state chief minister Narendra Modi have been removed from the government websites. Along with the pictures, texts containing information about government`s achievement and even the names on the council of ministers have been removed. The website now has lin
The Maharashtra state prisons department launched it`s website - www.mahaprisons.gov.in - on Friday. The website will have information on tendering process, RTI implementation, prisoners` population, jail industry, communication between the department and citizens, among the other related things. At present, the state has nine central jails, 28 district jails, five open jails, one open
A CBI judge on Friday said India is yet to sign a treaty with other countries to extradite accused involved in cyber crimes. "Till date, we do not have a single treaty with any other country to extradite a cyber criminal to be brought to India," CBI special judge, New Delhi, Talwant Singh said at a seminar. He said the Indian Penal Code is applicable for a crime commit
The department of telecom (DoT) has recommended levying a one-time fee on existing mobile operators for spectrum they may hold in excess of 6.2 Mhz limit to garner at least Rs 22,640 crore. In its presentation to the high-powered ministerial panel headed by finance minister P Chidambaram on October 3, DoT said that irrespective of which option the cabinet decides to impose one-time fee,
Deepak Khandekar, commissioner, Jabalpur Division of Madhya Pradesh, inaugurated a consultative workshop on the topic, “Citizen Centric e-Government”, in Jabalpur, on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Delivering the keynote address, Khandekar said, “We are the first state where divisional level consultations have begun.” He said these workshops should be held in all the
Reiterating his stand on the freedom of expression on internet, union minister for communications and information technology Kapil Sibal on Thursday said one must keep a balance between the right to free expression and one’s duties. A person entitled to freedom of expression should also be held accountable if the communication is misleading, he said. "India’s sta
