DoT allots new mobile numbers starting with 8
With mobile operators running out of numbers starting with 9, the Department of Telecom has now given a go ahead for mobile numbers starting with 8.
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Income Tax structure to be simplified
The government will work towards simplifying the tax structure in the next four years, while also introduce the simplified version of the tax filing form Saral, called Saral 2.
Budget allocates INR 39,000 crore for NREGS
The Central government has hiked the allocation for its flagship rural job scheme by 144% to INR 39,000 crore.
Urban development allocation increased 87% in the Budget
The allocation for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been increased by 87% to INR12,887 crore, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting the union budget in Parliament.
Income Tax exemption limit increased, corporate tax unchanged
Income Tax exemption limit for senior citizens increased by INR15,000, for women and others by INR 10,000 each, while keeping the corporate tax rate unchanged in the Budget.
Tax structure to be simplified, Saral 2 to be introduced
The government will work towards simplifying the tax structure in the next four years and also introduce a simplified version of tax filing form Saral, called Saral 2.
Israeli firms vying for India e-governance projects
Israeli technology firms are joining the race for India
Thrust on e-governance by Rajasthan traffic department
The Rajasthan Transport department has embarked on a massive e-governance mission under which all its records will be computerised, even at the level of the district transport office (DTO).
ITI diversifies into e-Governance and datacentre
Indian Telephones Industries Limited has diversified into e-governance and datacenters with the hope of alternate sources of revenues to survive the recession.
Gartner slammed for misleading e-waste claims
Charity Computer Aid International has claimed Gartner’s focus on the problem of exporting refurbished PCs to the developing world, which constitute e-waste, is ‘obscuring the real villains’.
