Over the past two decades, India has seen phenomenal growth in internet penetration. The number of users may touch half a billion by 2018 from the present 260 million. This impacted economic growth and paved the way for freedom of speech and realisation of true democracy. Given the central role played by internet in the…
As a part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ campaign, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) on Thursday launched a multi-purpose Digital Health Card to provide patients with easy access to medical care. The card contains a micro-chip with Smart-Chip Technology which stores all information related to patient’s health. The patient can also store…
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ campaign aimed at creating a digitally empowered society, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) today launched a multi-purpose Digital Health Card to provide patients with easy access to medical care. “As a part of the ‘Digital India Programme’, we have launched SGRH Health Card– a multi purpose…
The Narendra Modi government’s decision to create digital lockers for citizens by mandatorily using Aadhaar numbers is challenged in the Supreme Court. In the petition, one Sudhir Yadav has prayed before the apex court for exemplary punishment to the concerned officers who has flouted the Supreme Court directions for not making Aadhaar number mandatory for…
A digitally connected India will bring “tremendous power” in the hands of citizens by connecting them to the rest of the world, Ratan Tata said today, lauding the government’s ‘Digital India’ programme. “I’m delighted that the Prime Minister has decided to give so much preference and priority to the fact that India will be a…
Describing technology as a means to discover, learn, evolve and implement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that technology empowers the less empowered and said that it combines 3Ss- speed, simplicity and service. “Technology empowers the less empowered. If there is a strong force that brings a change in the lives of those on…
MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s dream of establishing virtual class in every government school and broadband connectivity in every panchayat as part of digital MP is surely a major uphill task when marginalized communities in the state still don’t have access to digital technology like mobiles and internet. Technology is still an urban phenomenon…
A heap of cash comes to every member of Parliament (MP) every year, under a government scheme to develop constituencies. At the end of the year, the money—which could be used to create valuable digital infrastructure in our remote villages—returns to where it came from, unspent. The consequence: Our villages continue to remain cut off…
OneWeb’s plans to use satellites for digital connectivity and provide affordable internet access to all will have to address a few challenges that have earlier plagued such ventures. OneWeb is a group of firms, including Airbus Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Grupo Salinas, Hughes Network Systems, Intelsat, Qualcomm Incorporated and Virgin Group. Bharti Enterprises has also…
Digital influence is set to play a big role in retail sales with the rising use of smartphones and an increase in savvy consumers. According to a report by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India, digital influence accounts for 21 per cent, or Rs 60,000 crore of the over Rs 280,000-crore organised retail sales in India. The…