The Punjab government has launched tendering process in local bodies department through online system. Punjab Industry and Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia said that e-tendering will bring transparency in the system without compromising on required procedures. Department of Local Government Punjab has implemented e-tendering system for various types of procur
To allow law enforcement agencies access a novel method of tracking and recovering lost laptops, leading anti-virus solution provider Quick Heal launched a service today. All that a laptop owner has to do is register with `Quick Heal` on its website for the service through Mac-id and it keeps continuous track of where the laptop is. If the laptop is stolen the trac
Devotees thronging the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here can now access information on queue status for darshan, weather conditions and other details through a website and an SMS facility. Besides, a digital monitoring system has also been launched by the state police for screening devotees as part of security measures at the shrine which attracts lakhs of pilgrims from acr
In the wake of series of leaks of official US documents by WikiLeaks, the government said it was aware of the threats to digital information and has taken appropriate steps to safeguard sensitive information. Minister of State for Communications and IT informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the government has taken various measures to protect the secrecy of digital file
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia today assured that no individual or company involved in the 2G spectrum scam would be spared. "The government is ready for a total review and probe of the 2G spectrum issue and the committee headed by the Supreme Court`s retired judge, Justice Shivraj B Patil, will go through the entire process right from
The century-old Indian traditional medicinal system, Ayurveda, could find a new friend in modern science if it effectively leveraged the reach and power of information technology to expand the global footprint of the ancient medicinal system, experts said. "Ayurveda can play a critical role in modern times", S D Shibulal, co-founder IT firm Infosys, told a gathering at
Photographic and digital imaging solutions provider Canon India eyes Rs 100 crore revenue from managed document services, which is designed to assist in effective management of document input-output environments and processes. "With growing demand for Canon Managed Document Services, a domain which was started in 2009, we expect the revenue to touch Rs 100 crore in 2011,&quo
A Navi Mumbai disc jockey was baffled and shocked when police came to his house on Tuesday night asking him about an Indian Mujahideen e-mail claiming responsibility for Varanasi blast. The e-mail was sent by Akhil Talreja`s unsecured WiFi connection, minutes after the blast. Later, it was found that his connection, which did not require a password, was hacked into by IM terroris
A youth has been arrested for allegedly making an obscene MMS of a girl in a hotel here, police said today. The incident came to light when accused Sumit, who was known to the victim, forwarded the clip to another youth who posted it on internet, DSP Vijender Vij said. Sumit was arrested yesterday following a complaint filed by the principal of the college, whose n
Electronic books might be giving hardcover books a run for their money worldwide but they continue to get lukewarm response in India. With more than 15,000 publishing houses generating content in more than 24 regional languages, experts feel India has huge potential for ebooks, specially post the IT boom but lack of cheap ereaders and technological awareness among the people is h
Reliance Communications today launched its high-speed wireless Internet service in seven new Tamil Nadu and Puducherry towns, an event it described as a "catalyst in the government`s effort to drive broadband penetration in the country." "India`s fastest wireless Internet service in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is an important milestone for Reliance and will act as a
Dutch prosecutors released a teenager after he admitted taking part in cyber attacks launched by supporters of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, a spokesman said. The 19-year-old, arrested on Saturday in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, admitted taking part in cyber attacks on the websites of Mastercard, Visa, Moneybookers and the Dutch national prosecutor, said spokesman
The Home Ministry has introduced a new online application system for Indian citizenship for faster, simpler and transparent processing of the pleas. The key objectives of the new system include creating a centralised data base of citizenship applications, uniformity in processing of applications, faster processing of citizenship cases and better monitoring and tracking of the cas
A Pakistani news agency at the centre of controversy over a report based on fake US diplomatic cables containing crude anti-India propaganda has sacked an editor for "fabricating a false story." Siddique Sajid, an editor at `Online` news agency, was fired following an inquiry ordered by the organisation`s owner and Editor-in-Chief, Mohsin Baig. "The
Red Hat, founded in 1993, has become a leader in open source application platform based on the Linux operating system. Its solutions are not only cost effective and secure but also have a major advantage in terms of scalability and flexibility. Gerry Messers, president, Asia-Pacific, Red Hat Asia and Sandeep Sehgal, director, government, Red Hat India, spoke with Governance Now on the comp
Prakash Kumar, director, Internet Business Solutions Group at Cisco, served as joint secretary with the ministry of earth sciences before taking up this position. An officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Kumar had earlier worked as secretary (IT) of Delhi, chairman of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation and additional commissioner (systems), Sales Tax De
Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani today said he was expecting the Finance Ministry`s nod soon for his proposal to make the UID number equal to the KYC norms for opening no-frills accounts. "We are talking to the Finance Ministry to make the unique `Aadhaar` number equal to the KYC (know-your-customer) norms for the village accounts being opened
The Central Information Commission is contemplating to make public all the property transactions taking place in the national capital and has sought the views of the Delhi Government on it. The case relates to RTI applicant S P Manchanda, who sought to know from the revenue department of Delhi Government the registration details of a property traded by him in 2000 but was informe
A BJP member today demanded in the State Assembly that the House should be equipped with Wi Fi facility to access the internet in the house. The member, Prakash Shendge, told the lower house that in the absence of network connection, members are not able to use lap tops which the state government has provided to all the legislators. Speaker Dilip Walse Patil replyi
Diplomatic cables contained in WikiLeaks are available for sale on Amazon`s UK website. It`s a twist following the company`s refusal to host the WikiLeaks` website. The cables were self-published as a Kindle e-book by an author listed as Heinz Duthel. People in the UK can buy it for 7.37 pounds (USD 11.60). WikiLeaks has embarrassed Washington in recent weeks for e
