Oracle to ramp up presence in India
Oracle to ramp up presence in India

Oracle is ramping up its India operations in a big way. Now, it plans to add nine cities to its network. These will supplement the six development centres, which it has at Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.

JNU to click first to e-Governance
JNU to click first to e-Governance

Submitting admission applications online, getting a “soft”admission and then getting a degree by mail, getting all the data about pending leaves and dues through the Net and e-Mailing appraisal forms to boss, all this is now set to be a reality for students and staff of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which will soon become one of the first universities in India to adopt e-Governance.

Click ‘n’ Ride: Indian rail comes of age!
Click ‘n’ Ride: Indian rail comes of age!

[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

e-Ticketing facility of Indian Railways is getting overwhelming response from all across the country. There has been a phenomenal growth in the number of e-Ticketers, since it was started in 2002. Now a train ride is just a click away…

Bangalore continues to top IT destinations
Bangalore continues to top IT destinations

The results of a recent study of information technology and IT enabled services companies by Trammell Crow Meghraj, international property consultants, says Bangalore was numero uno destination for IT/ITES companies in the country, followed by Mumbai. Hyderabad and Pune steamed ahead of Delhi with Chennai and Kolkata bringing up the rear.

On Upscaling Pro-Poor ICT Policies And Practices:
On Upscaling Pro-Poor ICT Policies And Practices:

[This article was published in the February 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Upon invitation of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), development practitioners and policy

Tsunami Relief And Rehab
Tsunami Relief And Rehab

[This article was published in the January 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Though it is impossible to conquer nature, yet human beings have withstood the challenges thrown by nature from time to time.

Mumbai and Chennai, new Railway e-ticket hubs
Mumbai and Chennai, new Railway e-ticket hubs

India Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is planning to start e-ticketing in Mumbai and Chennai soon looking at the immense success of the e-ticket services from New Delhi. At present reserved tickets which are booked through internet are being printed and delivered only from New Delhi. The process takes 3-4 days to reach the prospective passengers. In order to curtail the delay to deliver printed tickets to passengers, the IRCTC has now planned to install hub stations in Chennai and Mumbai for printing tickets to cater to the needs of the South and West Zone passengers respectively.

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