“Even five years after introduction of e-Governance in Madhya Pradesh, the expansion of services is not up to the mark. There are several hurdles in the way of its expansion, hence the State Government should think over following alternate channel like Mobile Apps and services through banks. The State Government has launched 126 services but…
A national cybercrime and coordination centre meant to fend off such attacks is still awaiting approval The recent data hack at Sony Pictures that has threatened a cyber-war between the US and North Korea has raised questions about the preparedness of India if faced with a similar attack. Experts are concerned that the country may not be adequately armed…
Google may soon extend Fiber, its optical fiber-based crazy-fast broadband service, which as of now is limited to a few cities in the United States to India. The search giant has been in talks with the IT ministry in the country to bring its Internet service as part of the ongoing Digital India program, Hindu Business…
List of ministries who spent below 30% of their budget by end-September could show the centre’s priorities, or the lack of them Manas Chakravarty A report that the Union government has slashed an already-low health budget has generated a lot of heat. But what are the other ministries that have seen lower spending? The chart…
Facing flak over its decision to impose higher tariff on internet telephony, Bharti Airtel finally cracked under pressure and decided to defer its decision pending regulatory view on the matter. The company, which last week surprised the market by fixing higher tariff for voice over internet telephony (VoIP) for its pre-paid subscribers, said it will not go…
Small spectrum, fewer number of cell towers with low capacity to handle more calls and growing numbers of subscribers are some of the challenges that country’s mobile operators are facing. The International Telecommunications Union along with experts from different fields has stressed the need for all state governments working closely with service providers to ensure…
E-governance should be implemented in the Public Works Department and Kerala Water Authority to make the procedures in their offices more effective, Kerala Government Contractors’ Association (KGCA) president Varghese Kannampally told a press meet here on Saturday. “Still there are some unnecessary procedures for sanctioning the work bills in these departments. The circle offices and…
India has one of the lowest percentage of schools with information and communications technology, according to a study by Unesco Institute of Statistics Although PM Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative seeks to bridge the digital divide between cities and villages, the country fares far below the world’s standard when it comes to providing Internet and ICT…
According to Home Ministry statistics, as many as 71,780 cyber frauds – like Hacking, publication of obscene contents, credit cards and banking frauds among other cybercrimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 per cent in the country in the past two years – were reported in 2013, while 22,060 such cases were…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will float a consultation paper on regulating Over the Top (OTT) players by third week of January. The authority’s chairman Dr Rahul Khullar told ET that the process would seek to define ‘net neutrality.’ The development comes on the day the country’s largest telecom operator, Airtel with drew…