The Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and gamesspread over a week-long initiative across the country. The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), has empanelled…
The state IT department would soon come out with an IT procurement policy aimed to streamline issues related to sourcing of hardware. “We are working on an IT procurement policy. The IT department has made a presentation on the draft procurement policy to the chief secretary and we expect to finalise it soon. The policy…
Uttar Pradesh threw up many startling surprises at a ‘Government-Connect Roundtable’ here, the very first in a series to promote Digital India program. How many would know that Uttar Pradesh, which has elbowed its way to front ranks of e-governance, organises as many as 300 video conferences, the maximum for any state in a year,…
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Smt. Smriti Irani while launching KV Shaala Darpan programme of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in New Delhi today said that the programme will write a new definition of e-governance, good governance, and digital India. Elaborating upon the details the Minister said that this programme will be a step forward in…
Post-independence, India has made considerable progress in improving the standard of living of its citizens. From lifting millions out of poverty to eradicating polio from the country, a lot has been done. However, despite its many achievements, India still has a lot of ground to cover when it comes to bringing about economic growth and…
Greenpeace India will meet representatives of different political parties and raise the issue of fundamental rights, after the government suspended its FCRA registration and blocked its domestic and international bank accounts. Greenpeace India campaigner Priya Pillaisaid the organisation will speak to all the political parties to stand up and protect the fundamental rights. Pillai was recently…
The de-recognition of a student body, ‘Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle,’ at IIT-Madras by its management has turned into a big inter-party conflict going beyond the campus. Its echo is heard on the streets of the capital and in other metropolitan cities. Fortunately, Parliament is not in session as it would provide yet another chance to the…
The de-recognition of a student body, ‘Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle,’ at IIT-Madras by its management has turned into a big inter-party conflict going beyond the campus. Its echo is heard on the streets of the capital and in other metropolitan cities. Fortunately, Parliament is not in session as it would provide yet another chance to the…
In 1993, the Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen wrote the novel “Lajja” (Shame), which offended many Muslims on the Indian subcontinent. The author had to go into hiding in India because of death threats by Bangladeshi Islamist groups. Bangladesh’s Islamists, however, were not as powerful in the early 1990s as they are today. Since the start…
The National Skill Development Council has emphasised on the need to address the critical aspect of cyber security while planning smart cities.
“Cyber security is a critical aspect in the planning and development of smart cities,” council chairman S Ramadorai told a seminar on smart cities held here over the weekend.
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