The cabinet is expected to take a decision next week on the proposed national policies on IT and electronics, telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday. These policies aim to raise revenue of both the sectors to USD 700 billion over the next eight years. "Yesterday, cluster policy was approved. IT policy will probably come to cabinet in the next meeting, hopeful
The centrally funded Rs 113.78 crore crime and criminal tracking network and system (CCTNS) project will be implemented in Uttar Pradesh by March next year, chief secretary Javed Usmani on Wednesday said. Under CCTNS project, all police stations in the state would be computerised and linked to each other through a network to help in checking crime and criminals and speeding up invest
The Chandigarh administration on Wednesday took a lead in recognising UID as a valid proof of identity and address. The UID would be a valid proof for various welfare schemes being run by departments, boards, corporations, public undertakings and agencies under the aegis of the Chandigarh administration, an official spokesman said in Chandigarh. With the issuance of this notific
The government will conduct simultaneous multiple round e-auction for sale of telecom spectrum before August 31, according to guidelines finalised by the department of telecom. DoT, sources said, will conduct a simultaneous, multiple round ascending e-auction, details of which would be notified separately. Details about reserve price, terms of payment and annual spectrum usage c
Gujarat chief minister Narendra on Wednesday launched an ambitious campaign for computer literacy among the youth. For just Rs 50, it promises a basic course to develop computer skills to everyone who is 14-years-old or above and has passed standard 5th in Gujarat. After inaugurating eMPOWER, the course introduced by the employment and labour department of the state, the Chief M
Telecom major Vodafone India on Wednesday launched its mobile health website `Ask a Doctor - Health@5` in the country. With this service, Vodafone subscribers can ask health related queries for Rs 5 per day and a panel of medical professionals will get back to the subscriber with the answer within 24 hours, Vodafone said in a statement. The service will also allow users to brows
The postal department has entered into a partnership with state-run telecom company BSNL to provide money order service using mobile phones. "The department has signed an agreement with BSNL for providing money remittance through mobile phones," department of posts (DoP) said in an official statement on Tuesday. As per the pact, BSNL has been provided with the requirem
An advanced 3G mobile- based security solution has been developed by a software firm here for the National Investigation Agency to tackle crime and prevent acts of terrorism. Technopark-based start-up company MobME Wireless Ltd has developed the Mobile-based Crime and Incident Reporting Platform (MCIRP) for the NIA, a company release said in Thiruvanathpuram on Tuesday. The proj
In view of increased demand for rail e-tickets, railways have decided to increase the limit for online bookings per day from 3.5 lakh at present to about four lakh in the next four months and later to eight lakh. "Both IRCTC and CRIS, railways IT wing are working jointly in this direction," minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa said on Tuesday. Reviewing a meeti
State-run telecom operator BSNL on Tuesday launched a third generation (3G) wireless pocket router in association with communications solutions provider Shyam Networks. The `Winknet Mf50` router comes in handy when there is a need to connect more than one device on a single SIM card. The router will be available in the market with a best buy price of Rs 5,800. A router i
People in the Gulf region will be able to use a Facebook Timeline application to contribute to a programme of providing safe drinking water to needy communities, starting from Bhopal. Waterworks, a non-for-profit programme to provide safe clean drinking water, will in its initial stage train 75 water-workers who will educate the neediest people in Bhopal about the need for clean
Fearing attempts to drag him into controversies, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Monday recused himself from heading the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on telecom, three days after he replaced Pranab Mukherjee in the job. Pawar, who was to chair the first meeting of the reconstituted EGoM on Monday, first postponed the meeting and then wrote to prime minister Manmohan Singh re
People with annual income of over Rs 10 lakh will have to file their tax returns for 2011-12 electronically. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a notification making e-filing compulsory for assessment year 2012-13 onwards for an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family if his or its total income exceeds Rs 10 lakh. However, digital signature will not be mandatory
After its turf war with Nandan Nilekani-led UIDAI, the registrar-general of India has completed data entry of 66.68 crore population and biometrics of 3.12 crore people across the country for preparing a national population register (NPR). "The capture of biometrics for NPR is in progress and, as on date, data entry of 66.68 crore people and biometrics of 3.12 crore people have bee
Union minister Jairam Ramesh has said `Aadhaar` numbers, the unique 12-digit identification numbers given to residents of India, would be used to provide different social pensions, MGNREGA wages to workers and scholarships to students. "The Aadhaar-enabled applications would be utilised immediately in some selected 50 districts of the country, where the enrolment covered over 70 pe
Hacker groups have penetrated the sensitive computer networks of the Navy after which an inquiry was launched against naval officers in the Vishakhaptnam-based Eastern Naval Command. Around seven months back, a Board of Inquiry (BOI) was ordered against some officers in the Eastern Command after it was found that some of the computer systems were bugged and had been penetrated by hacker
The government will soon come out with a non-emergency number -- 166 -- for providing information about various departments, including health and social welfare. "We got a single three-digit non-emergency number 166. The way we use 100 or 108 for emergency services, the same way a new number has been allocated now for non-emergency services," DeitY (department of electronics a
The income tax department is expecting a 100 per cent increase in e-filing of returns this fiscal as taxpayers whose annual salary exceeds Rs 10 lakh and holding assets abroad will have to mandatorily file their statements in the electronic format. The department which reported 1.64 crore e-returns during the 2011-12 fiscal, expects that the numbers this fiscal could settle well over 3.
Although the state of Mizoram started late on the path of e-governance, it is focused on providing all government services at the doorsteps of the people of the state soon, minister, information and communication technology, Zodintluanga said this while inaugurating the 15th state consultative workshop on e-government in Aizawl on June 18. “Though Mizoram has been behind many states, we h
In a major reform initiative, Delhi government on Friday launched electronic-stamping facility to completely do away with stamp paper of all denominations. The facility was inaugurated by divisional commissioner Vijay Dev in the national capital. Currently, e-stamping is applicable to values of Rs 501 and above but government has now decided abolish stamp papers of all denominat
