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.
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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.
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’.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
