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’.
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Geo-governance to be the mantra for Delhi in three months
In three months flat, g-governance or geo-governance will be the mantra for Delhi, which involves complete mapping of the city apart from real-time monitoring of ground situation.
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.
HCL deploys ‘Bancmate’ for Agrasen Bank
HCL Infosystems has announced deployment of its Bilingual Banking Software
DoT seeks Cabinet nod for INR 9,970cr defence network
DoT has sought Cabinet sanction for INR 9,970-crore optic fibre communications network for the defence forces. The forces will migrate a bulk of their communication systems to this alternate network, being built by state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL.
Cyber security strategy launched in UK
UK government has announced the country’s first cyber security strategy, which will include an Office of Cyber Security and an agency to coordinate the protection of critical IT.
Ludhiana easiest city to do business in India, says IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in the first city-specific study of its kind, has said Ludhiana, the industrial hub in Punjab, is the easiest location to do business in India.
Rural consumers drive mobile phone growth
Annual mobile service revenues in the Asia Pacific region will increase by more than 16% from 2009 to $326.37 billion by end-2013 — with growth driven by the continuing rise in mobile subscriptions and greater usage of data services.
