Global positioning systems (GPS) will be installed in garbage lorries and water tankers of the Salem municipal corporation, a top official said in Salem on Saturday. Corporation commisioner M Asokan said the GPS would be put in place in all 60 wards. The system would enable precise monitoring of works, he said, adding a biometric system would also be introduced for recording attendance
The Goa government on Saturday encouraged potential investors in the green industry to set up their shop in the state by offering them single window system and transparency for their money invested in Goa. "Two things I can assure for the investors, that is, single window clearance and transparency from the government side. We will make sure that all the industry-related policies w
The Reserve Bank has introduced Internet-based platform for trading in secondary market of government securities for gilt account holders. The web-based NDS-OM (Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching) system module will facilitate buying and selling of government bonds or securities online to the gilt account holders (GAH). The RBI had introduced the NDS-OM system in August 20
Residents of this satellite township will now be able to monitor the progress of various development projects in their localities by logging into the Gurgaon municipal corporation`s dedicated portal. The municipal corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has started the portal `Pragati` which has all information regarding the development projects undertaken by the corporation. According to
People in the capital will soon be able to get their properties registered on the same day of filing of application under an online registration system. The ambitious project is being launched by the Delhi government to contain irregularities in sub-registrar offices, plug revenue leakages, ensure transparency and most importantly to offer people seamless services. The registrat
Keen to check pilferage of foodgrains in the public distribution system (PDS), the prime minister`s office is pushing for reforms in it and has called a meeting this week in this regard. The meeting on July 3, to be chaired by the prime minister`s principal secretary Pulok Chatterjee, will take stock of the steps being taken for reforms in the PDS system, which include end-to-end comput
Telecom players may get some relief as the government will take into account lending capacity of banks and impact of its decision on international arbitration while taking a final call on matters related to spectrum price. "Load on banking sector, their exposure to a particular sector and international arbitration will be taken into account before taking final decision (on spectrum
Telecom ministry will seek an opinion from the law ministry on the alleged violation of licence conditions by Tata Group after it gets a report from the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA). "Ministry of law is to be consulted after the comments are received from MCA," sources in DoT said. The corporate affairs ministry, which is examining allegations made by Aditya Bir
With an aim to make payment and settlement system more safe in the country, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday proposed to proactively promote electronic transactions for ushering in a `less-cash` economy. Seeking public comments on the `Payments System Vision Document 2012-15`, RBI said the document envisages by ways and means of ensuring that "payment and settlement systems in the cou
UK-based Datawind Ltd has placed an order with the VMC Systems for supplying one lakh units of UbiSlate tablets, a senior official said. "VMC Systems has already supplied around 10,000 pieces so far to Datawind, the developer of wireless web access products and services," VMC executive director B Venkata Ramana said. Datawind last October unveiled cheapest tablet `Aaka
Security of the sensitive cyber networks was reviewed at a meeting headed by prime minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of frequent attacks from hackers. The meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) is also understood to have discussed steps to be taken to protect the country`s cyber architecture and designate organisations to counter such offensives, sources said.
Vodafone, which faces a possible tax on its 2008 deal, on Thursday said it has been assured of a "level playing field" by the government and asked to stay invested in the country. Vodafone India chairman Analjit Singh and a major shareholder in the British telecom company`s India arm, on Thursday met planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia for more than half
Department of telecom is learnt to be in process of sending demand notice to five private operators for under reporting their revenues in two years. The department has earlier issued show cause notice to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Idea Cellular after a special audit revealed under reporting of revenue during assessment years starting from 200
Bangalore-based third generation infotech solution provider 3P Technologies (I) Ltd (3PTL) plans to roll out software solutions to facilitate mobile commerce using mobile and wireless technology for commercial use. "We have designed and developed patented software solutions that facilitate mobile commerce using mobile and wireless technology. The company is now set to roll out thes
The government on Tuesday said it will put in place an `Investment Tracking System` to ensure speedy implementation of major infrastructure projects. "Projects in the private sector are to be monitored and followed up by the department of financial services, ministry of finance," an official statement said. A format has been developed for monitoring such projects in th
The central information commission on Tuesday directed the atomic energy department to make public the cabinet note relating to proposals for new bills on web sites within seven days of tabling in the parliament. The directives came while ordering the department to make public the cabinet note prepared for introduction of the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill by placing it on the
Haryana has decided to carry out mapping of all children lodged in childcare institutions, orphanages and shelter homes in the state and also maintain their biometric data, besides compulsory registration of such homes and police verification of their staff. These are some of the measures being undertaken by Haryana government to prevent another Rohtak shelter horror in centres across t
IT body Nasscom on Wednesday said the fundamentals of the domestic IT industry are strong but it will "watch" the performance in the next two quarters in the wake of "uncertain" global economic environment. "Market is really uncertain. But I think fundamentals of our industry are also very strong. It is true that economic environment is uncertain and we will wat
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has slammed the state-controlled BSNL for suppression of facts in a dispute with Vodafone over shifting of new ports that connect private operators to BSNL`s network. "We deprecate such suppression of facts at the hands of a public sector undertaking," said the TDSAT bench in its order. TDSAT`s observation came while delivering its order over a p
The central government`s promise to provide connectivity to 2, 50, 000 gram panchayats may come true very soon as the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) is all set to roll out this fiscal. Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. (BBNL), which has been specifically created by the central government for the implementation of this project will be rolling out the network. BBNL will be laying the i
