As many as 37,721 cyber fraud cases involving Rs 497 crore have been reported by the RBI and CBI in the last four years, telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Several cyber attack techniques are used in engineering these crimes and are normally reported as ATM/ debit card, credit…
Facebook is open to testing pilot alternative technologies such as solar-powered planes and satellites in India to provide broadband connectivity as the world’s biggest social network looks at ways to participate in the government’s Rs 1.13-lakh crore Digital India programme. “The government is going great in adopting broadband connectivity for delivering services to citizens,” Chris Daniels, vice-president (products)…
Armed with a judicial order, the government has stepped in to prevent the viewing of the controversial documentary, ‘India’s Daughter’, on the internet but cyber experts believe it may be virtually “impossible” to block its content. BBC broadcast the documentary — which is based on the December 16, 2002, gangrape in Delhi — in the UK yesterday and…
The e-governance kiosks launched in the eight taluks of the district has come as a boon to the people of the district. Ten days after the launch of the scheme by the Fisheries Minister, K.A.Jayapal, in Nagapattinam, as many as 20,250 people have registered for obtaining various certificates from the revenue and social welfare departments.…
Documentaries blocked, books banned, cartoonists jailed and ordinary citizens arrested for irreverent tweets and Facebook posts. It is a systematic attack on our freedom of speech, by governments old and new, and the ammunition has been provided by Section 66 A of the Information Technology Act. The most recent victim – a Mumbai based standup…
Maharashtra government plans to install GPS Monitoring in private taxis and reserve front seats in share taxis for women to ensure their safety, the state Legislature was informed here today. “It is proposed that a GPS-based Monitoring system will be installed in Meru and other private taxis and the front seats reserved in share taxis in Mumbai for women,” Governor…
In the extreme north, in Jammu and Kashmir’s RS Pura sector, five km away from the Line of Control, Savita Sharma is running her Khidmat Centre (CSC) braving the difficult terrain. Before its commissioning, people from her village and nearby areas had to travel 30-40 km to avail the services. Tanuja Raichura left her career…
Socio-economic inequality is a harsh reality in almost every country. The digital economy provides a unique opportunity to empower socially and economically marginalised groups. The shift from personal computers to smartphones for internet access has expanded the digital economy to a much wider segment of society. Two inspirational companies – a young start-up and one…
In August 2012, the state Human Rights Commission led by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ashok Ganguly, had ordered that Prof Mahapatra and his friend Subrata Sengupta, who was also arrested in the case, be paid compensation of Rs. 50,000 each. The state government had ignored the order; the state will now have to pay Prof Mahapatra…
A new IT and e-governance policy will be issued by Rajasthan government for citizens, industries and government offices. The government will also extend its support to expand 4G mobile network in the state while Wi-Fi facility at earmarked places in Jaipur will be provided. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said in her budget speech that her…