TRAI to Improve Telecom Penetration in Rural India
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a paper on measures to improve ‘Telecom Penetration in Rural India
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All Kerala Villages to have Wireless Internet Connectivity
All villages of Kerala are expected to have broadband connectivity by March next year. This is a record policy initiative aimed towards ensuring last mile connectivity for rural areas…
Chhattisgarh Bags the Best e-Governed State Award
Chhattisgarh has won national awards in three out of four e-Governance categories. These awards were won by Chhattisgarh in close competition with advanced states like Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh, at the yearly Computer Society of India (CSI) Nihilent e-Governance Awards…
2G Spectrum License to New Operators
The private operators have been awarded Licenses under first come first serve policy of the Government under Unified Access Services License (UASL) regime. To increase the number of telecom operators in the country, the Government has issued 122 new UASL in 22 service areas of the country…
Gujarat’s e-Governance Project Gets Award From NASSCOM
NASSCOM awarded the Gujarat’s Value Added Tax(VAT) system as the best e-Gvernance initiative. Under this system the government had introduced e-filing of returns, e-payment, e-registration and e-refund besides other facilities…
PNB ties up with Finacle for Rural Banking
In a partnership for financial inclusion for the excluded, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Finacle of Infosys Technologies Ltd (Infosys) tied up for core banking services in rural areas. It is said that Finacle will provide new age technology laden banking solution across PNB
Google.org to Reward top five Gram Panchayats in India
Google.org has announced a contest, called Google.org Gram Panchayat Puraskar (GGPP) which will reward the top five Gram Panchayats in the two Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The reward entails a cash prize worth – INR 5 lakh each (approximately $10,000 USD). This reward aims at recognising the best innovations in local governance through Gram Panchayats in the two South Indian states.
MTNL, Motorola Bring 3G to India
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), India’s leading telecom service provider, yesterday announced the launch of India’s first 3G services at India Telecom 2008. The country’s first video call was enabled by Motorola’s 3G network and Motorola’s MOTORAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition mobile phone…
Indian Railways the Most Popular Govt. Website on Google
Google announced its India Zeitgeist, a look at 2008 through the collective eyes of the Indian users on the web…
Bartronics Secures EPPU Registration from Singapore Govt.
Bartronics Asia Pvt. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Ltd has secured EPPU (Expenditure and Procurement Policies Unit) registration with a S10 (highest) grade from the Singapore Government…
