India: West Bengal completes rural e-Governance project
The West Bengal (India) Government has successfully completed a rural e-Governance programme in the state in association with microprocessor manufacturing major Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
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Kerala to make e-filing of tax returns compulsory
The Government of Kerala (Indian state) has announced that online sales tax filing will be made mandatory from the next fiscal year.
Google to Digitize Newspaper Archives
In another initiative in making information reach the masses, Google has plans for digitising the newspaper archives of the major newspapers worldwide.
e-Payments for insurance customers
Insurance companies such as Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and Max New York Life are introducing e-Payment system for its customers in order to make payments easier.
CDAC and NIC signes MoU for e-Governance Project
Now India will have indigenous Operating System for the country’s various e-Governance projects. In this regard, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Department of Information Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Informatics Centre.
e-Ticketing Kiosks launched by PIA
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) launched its first e-Ticketing kiosk in Karachi recently. This move is to facilitate round the clock access to national airline tickets on domestic flights.
5000 Rural Blocks in India to get Wireless Broadband soon
India will connect 5000 blocks in the country with wireless broadband, once the spectrum is allocated later this year, announced Department of Telecommunications (DOT) , Government of India. The project will be undertaken along with the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). The plan aims to provide connectivity to villages coming within a radius of 10 Kms of the Taluka/Block headquarters.
Internet Browser Launched by Google
Google is launching an Internet browser which is said to give Internet Explorer and Firefox stiff competetion. The Browser is named as Chrome which will be launched as a beta for Windows machines in about 100 countries across the globe. The browser will work in machines equipped with Mac and Linux versions.
Farmers gets access to computers, Internet in Haryana
In yet another move towards e-Governance initiatives, the IT Department of Haryana Government, India, has decided to install computers with Internet facilities in all the 108 ‘mandis’ and 25 sub-centres of the agricultural marketing board of the state.
World Bank agrees to give Loan for e-Bharat Project under NeGP
The World Bank has given a green signal to the Project Preparation Facility Advance for the e-Bharat Project of the Government of India under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). World Bank is willing to consider a loan of US$ 300 million under the first phase of funding for e-Bharat project.
