Communication is the key to empowerment and mobile phone is the great equalizer. In just about a decade, Indians have made the country, the fastest growing market for mobile phones — in size, second only to China. In mid 2015, cell phone subscriptions crossed a billion and TRAI and AIMAI had forecasted in November 2015…
Gujarat may be claiming to have provided the widest internet coverage compared to the rest of India through the state-sponsored Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN). However, a recent Government of India survey shows that access to internet in the state’s urban areas is just to 41.3 per cent of its households, which is far…
Curfew-like restrictions continued for the second day in parts of Kashmir and mobile internet services were on Thursday suspended in some areas as tension prevailed in the valley following killing of four persons in action by security forces during violent protests since Tuesday. Strict restrictions have been imposed in Kupwara town, Kralgund, Handwara, Magam and…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) order to maintain price equality on content faces the danger of being breached as some telecom companies are understood to be working on a “bypass solution” through virtual private networks or intranet.
In India, rape is illegal. And the definition of what constitutes “rape” was widened only recently in response to a horrific fatal assault in New Delhi in 2012. Forced penetration by any object in any orifice is now a crime. Despite this law, some men in India can have sex with a woman against her…
Abuses by the police and security forces are the most significant human rights problem in India, the US State Department said today in a report. “The most significant human rights problems involved police and security force abuses, including extra-judicial killings, torture, and rape; corruption remained widespread and contributed to ineffective responses to crimes, including those…
A Huawei survey places India at the 44th spot on its Global Connectivity Index 2016 that includes 50 countries. The US makes it to the top of the list while China takes the 23rd spot. This is Huawei’s third Global Connectivity Index report that marks improvements in the field of Internet connectivity, and India was seen at the…
The total number of Internet subscribers in India is 302 million, according to the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report 2015. Of this, 94% access Internet on their mobile devices, while only 6% use a wired broadband connection. The Delhi telecom circle recorded the highest teledensity with 221 connections per 100 people, while states such…
Online shopping is the top reason for Indians to access Internet followed by social networking, said a joint survey by American Express and Nielsen on Tuesday aimed at gaining consumer insights on online buying habits. Titled “Understanding Online Consumers”, the survey undertaken in six cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad – discovered…
Information Technology (IT) today has become an important tool for an efficient banking system, and Indian banks have put in place a fairly strong infrastructure to leverage its benefits. The ‘Digital India’ campaign has the potential to transform the Indian banking industry. Highlighting the progress of ‘Digital India’, more than 12,000 rural post office branches…