In a strong message to Multi- System Operators for hastening digitisation process, the government has revoked registration of two MSOs for failing to provide data related to steps taken for digital switchover. The move comes after the government has set October 31 as the dateline for all the four metros -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The I&B Ministry, w
A cyber NGO today suggested better coordination among security agencies,besides use of home grown operating systems to prevent recurrence of incidents like recent rumours which triggered an exodus of North Easterners from Bangalore. The Cyber Society of India while welcoming the recent government directive to block certain internet websites and regulate number of SMSes, also urge
The union home ministry has given its nod to the fresh guidelines making telecom service providers accountable for any inaccurate information by subscribers while giving pre-paid and post-paid connections on Friday. According to the revised guidelines issued on filling a Consumer Application Form (CAF), the DoT has made it mandatory for the licensee to sign the form prior to acti
Delhi Government on Wednesday set up a committee to examine possible health hazards from radiations from mobile towers. The decision to set up the committee, comprising officials from health and environment departments, was taken at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. "The committee will examine all aspects related to the issue," said a senior off
Secondary steel makers today announced withdrawing their week-long strike against e-TRIP system after getting an assurance from Punjab Industry Minister Anil Joshi over withdrawal of the new system. A delegation of steel makers today met Punjab Industry minister Anil Joshi and Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma here press for withdrawal of the new system of e-TRIP (Transportation In
WickedLeak Inc today said it has launched a new Android smartphone in the market. The smartphone, Wammy Note, is priced at Rs 11,000. The gadget has a five-inch touch screen display and runs on the Android ICS operating system. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor, comes with 512 MB of RAM and its memory is expandable up to 32 GB, a company statement said.
Online retailers selling interior decorations items and fashion apparel are betting big on `virtual trial` applications to make it easier for customers to `test` merchandise before the actual purchase. According Rajat Nagrath, CEO, Kingschest.com, a home d?cor portal, virtual technology allows the consumer to fine tune their choice. "We are just two months old
With a view to ensuring complete transparency and accountability in the Transport department, Punjab Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar today said the senior officers of the department will undertake all day-to-day departmental work online. Stating this information here while addressing the review meeting of the District Transport Officers (DTOs) and Regional Transport Authoriti
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal`s comments that there was no loss in coal block allocation as there was no mining today drew severe criticism from BJP which alleged he has not learnt lessons from similar theory he had propounded in the 2G spectrum case. "The comments of Kapil Sibal that there is no loss as there was no mining of coal shows once again that he has not learnt any
A Parliamentary panel, which examined proposed amendments in the cable TV law meant to address the menace of screening of illegal channels, has questioned whether the problem could be addressed without regulation of the Internet. In its 36th report on the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Second amendment Bill, 2011, the standing Committee on Information and Technology noted that the government re
Governments world over are increasingly adopting electronic payment methods as an alternative to cash and cheque-based benefit programme, as a measure to save money and improve financial inclusion.The United States, Italy, Canada, United Arab Emirates and Romania are some of the latest examples of governments going paperless as a cost-savings opportunity and a method of addressing financial inc
SBI Card on Tuesday launched online application service and aims to acquire about 3,000 customers through this initiative in next four months. "Click2Card is another innovative service offering and is in line with our digital roadmap. This new platform will offer significant customer benefits, the primary being convenience," SBI Cards & Payment Services CEO Kadambi Narahar
Internet giant Google on Tuesday launched a new initiative to help businesses reach out to over 70 million mobile Internet users in the country. Under the `Let`s talk Mo` initiative`, Google will help businesses create mobile sites for free, Google said in its official blogpost. According to Nielsen Informate Insights for smartphone users 2012 study, Indian smartphone users are
Eight in 10 Millennials -- those aged between 18-28 years -- across Asia, Russia and the UAE believe that new technology will allow them to do all their shopping and bill payments online, making way for a future without cash, says a study. The Millennials in 16 Asia Pacific countries represent a USD 907 billion opportunity, which is the total annual disposable income of urban area highe
Inter-ministerial body Telecom Commission will meet on Monday to discuss proposed guidelines for unified licences that are to be issued to all telecom services providers. "DoT committee (on Unified Licences) recommendations are being finalised. Telecom Commission will meet on September 3 to discuss them," Telecom Commission Chairman R Chandrashekhar, who is also Telecom Secret
Sebi Chairman U K Sinha on Tuesday said he is hopeful of the government permitting the market regulator to access "call data records" of people being probed in alleged market irregularities. "Request for call data record is being considered by the government. It requires a lot of consultations with other ministries... it will happen but will take some time before it is ap
Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Monday announced that fledgling Pragya Kendras, a component of e-governance to provide common service centres (CSCs) accessible to rural people, would be connected with a newly launched private website. "Pragya Kendras will be connected with JharkhandStateNews.com to enable information services of government welfare projects to a large section of the
The department of telecom (DoT) issued an `information memorandum` on Monday containing details of spectrum auction which will start from November 12. Earlier in the day, the supreme court had extended the time for completing the auction of spectrum by January 11, 2013, from earlier deadline of August 31. According to the information memorandum issued by the DoT, notices to invite application w
IT solutions provider EMC on Monday in New Delhi said that the big-data analytics market in India, which it expects to more than double by 2015, presents a huge opportunity for the company. Big Data analytics is the capability to access, analyse and use large volumes of data and help companies get important insights for creating business value. According to a recent report by McKinsey a
The land for setting up the first International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Tamil Nadu has been identified near Tiruchirapalli, additional chief secretary Dr T S Sridhar said in Chennai on Monday. The proposal to set up 20 IIITs in the country, at an approximate cost of Rs 128 crore, was an initiative by the union HRD ministry. It has been planned to set up the IIITs through t
