e-Passport Soon in Sri Lanka
The Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka is planning to introduce biometric passport system within the year to increase travel document security and personal identity protections.
E governance
Kapil SIbal Inaugurates Rural Service Centre in Haryana
Union IT & Communications Minister Kapil Sibal inaugurated a rural service centre (RSC) in Badshahpur village recently. The RSC set up by a private telecom infrastructure firm, as per the PPP model, will facilitate education through internet, telecom services, healthcare and e-governance-related services in rural areas.
Mohali
Mohali will soon get a State Data Centre (SDC), one of the key Information Technology infrastructure elements being created in Punjab. It will provide a safe data storage facility. Punjab Information Technology Minister, Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon laid the foundation stone of the INR 12 crore project at Industrial Focal Point, Phase VIII-B, in Mohali.
TCS Bags Kochi e-Gov Project
Tata Consultancy Services has bagged the technical bids for the Corporation
High-tech Forest Management in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir has prepared the blueprint for taking up Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives for saving the dwindling forest wealth of the state. The project has been prepared in line with
Haryana Links 1400 Offices with SWAN
Haryana Government has succeeded in linking 1,400 government offices of various departments through State Wide Area Network (SWAN).
Delhi Cabinet Approves Geospatial Data Bill
The Delhi cabinet has approved the draft Delhi Geospatial Data Infrastructure Bill, 2011 – a flagship project of the city government launched to frame and implement policies for issues relating to geospatial data. The Bill will serve as the base for planning and executing various development projects and utility services.
Broadband TV for Rs 99 by Bharti Airtel
Telecom major Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its ‘airtel broadband TV’, which will allow its broadband users to watch live TV on their computers for a monthly rental of Rs 99.
Goa Roads to be Monitored by Surveillance cameras
In a bid to make Goa “terror ready”, all major roads will soon be monitored by unmanned surveillance cameras, according to the Economic Survey tabled in the State Assembly recently.
Delhi to Get UID By Oct; BPL First
The Delhi government is gearing up to complete the exercise of giving out the “Aadhar” numbers by October this year, with poor families set to get their Unique Identification Numbers ( UID) first.
