Amid poor reach of farm technology from lab to land, CABI India, not-for-profit organisation working on agriculture and environment issues, plans to build a digital repository on agriculture which can be easily accessed to solve farmers` problems. "At present, many innovations of agri-scientists remain unused in the farm lands because the knowledge is incomprehensible by poo
Industry body Nasscom today said the US` protectionist measures are not likely to end soon as high unemployment levels continue to remain a concern. "The current economic recovery (in America) would still put pressure (to continue with the protectionist measures) because areas like construction, manufacturing and retail, from where jobs actually went, are not picking up. So
The CBSE-conducted AIEEE examination would be for the first time held online on a limited scale next year for admission to various NITs, IIITs, deemed universities and a few state institutions. While the regular pen-and-paper test will be held on April 24, 2011, the online version of the examination will be held from May 1 to May 15 for a maximum of one lakh candidates on "f
The CBI wants to convert its recently sanctioned 71 exclusive courts into e-courts and has already started training prosecutors. "The new courts are in the process of being established. In future, we propose to convert these CBI courts into e-courts," CBI Director Ashwani Kumar said today. He said the CBI has already initiated steps in this direction by p
WikiLeaks` next release will be seven times the size of the Iraq war logs, already the biggest leak in US intelligence history, the website said today. The organisation made the announcement in a brief message posted to its followers on Twitter, giving no information about the content of the coming release or its exact timing - although it did refer to "the coming months&quo
Mobile handset maker Nokia today launched a messaging service in partnership with US-based Intuit, under which small businesses can send SMS` to their customers about their products and services. Aimed at small businesses with upto 10 employees, the `GoConnect` service will help companies send information on products and other details to their customers in a personalised manner.
A village panchayat here has banned the use of mobile phones by unmarried girls, a move they feel would prevent them from eloping with their lovers. The all caste and community panchayat met here at Lank village of the district yesterday and discussed the "bad effects" of mobile phones on youngsters and passed the order. "The panchayat has imposed a
Satisfied with its growth in the country despite controversy over lawful interception, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) today asserted there was "no change" in its security architecture and sought to dispel talks of its ban in India as mere rumours. "Please rest assured that RIM continues to be as cooperative as possible with the government in the spirit o
India today moved a step closer to making mobiles virtual wallets by launching services that allow seamless and real-time fund transfer from one person`s bank account to another through cellphones. Mobile remittance services, which have done wonders in other emerging market economies like Kenya and the Philippines, are expected to change the retail payment landscape in the countr
In fresh rules for acquiring birth and death certificates, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided that these documents will now be available only at the respective hospitals or zonal offices and not be couriered to the online applicants. Officials at the health department of MCD, which provides online services for registering births and deaths, said the decision was taken
The CBI has collected documents from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs about companies which were granted Spectrum allegedly in an arbitrary fashion between September 2007 and January 2008. According to CBI sources, the MCA documents deal with the shareholding of the company and the investments brought in the firms from abroad. The documents include list of shareho
Armed with regulator TRAI`s recommendations to cancel 69 new licences for missing roll-out schedule, the telecom ministry has asked its internal wing to conduct field survey in cases of each operator before issuing a show cause notices to them. According to official sources, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked its Telecom Enforcement Resource Monitoring (TERM) cell to colle
US-based global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure VMware Software today said it was eyeing at expanding its client base in India and would sign agreements with various IT and telecom companies for offering its services in the next six months. The Indian arm of the US-headquartered company has already tie-up with Bharti Enterprises, HCL and Sify. "We are in ad
With cyber war topping the list of threats being faced by India`s IT industry and government, CBI today signed an agreement with industry body Nasscom for sharing of expertise to contain the menace of cyber crime, generally being perpetrated from outside the country. As part of the agreement, Nasscom and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) will act as knowledge partners for the
India Inc is expected to spend about USD 95.47 billion on information and communication technology (ICT) in the country by 2014, driven primarily by hardware and telecom, research firm Gartner today said. From a spending of USD 56.82 billion in 2009, it is estimated that the ICT spending in India will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9 per to reach USD 95.47 bil
As on September 2010, a total of 97,392 village Panchayats have been broadband enabled. This information was given by Union minister for rural development and panchayati Raj Dr C P Joshi in the Lok Sabha today. The minister informed that connectivity to gram panchayats through broadband network, is included as a component in the Bharat Nirman II programme. Under Bharat Nirman II programme
IBM today won two NASSCOM corporate awards for excellence in gender inclusivity 2010. IBM India won the award in `Best IT Services and Products Company` category and IBM Daksh in `Best BPO Company`. IT-BPO industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) said these awards encourage, recognise and honour IT and BPO organisations that h
Travelling on various modes of public transport like Metro, bus and train may soon become hassle-free. The Union Urban Development Ministry is working on a proposal to introduce an all India `common mobility card` which will enable commuters to pay fares by swiping cards. "The proposed all India Common Mobility Card would be a smart card providing for a common
If you go by the official website of the Jammu and Kashmir government, the state has only 14 districts as against 22. Official websites of the state government, maintained by Information department and General Administration Department (GAD), also show outdated information about the council of ministers and the administrative set-up. Eight new districts were create
Information technology and BPO industry body NASSCOM today favoured a flexible work atmosphere for women engaged in raising their family to curb drop-out rates and boost their numbers in mid-level and senior management positions in companies. National Association of Software and Services Companies Chairman Harsh Manglik said one of the major issues facing the IT-BPO industry was
