[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum, scheduled to happen by December this year. The auction would allow telecoms firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. The government had initially aimed to get INR 200 billion.
Chennai would soon be the first city in India to get a mass passenger information system, with the state transport buses being fitted with GPS to enable passengers track buses on their mobile phones, bus stops and on the Internet.
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
As a part of knowledge exchange series egov recently held a round table conference on Public Safety and Security in New Delhi. Previously also egov has had knowledge exchange seminar/ discussions on the role of IT in managing a municipality and digital inclusion: pathway for economic development. The round table was chaired by M.P. Narayanan, President, CSDMS.
[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Public Distribution System (PDS) is a national program that distributes subsidized food to the poor population of the country. Major commodities distributed under this system
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Solar Venture of 250-MW Planned by BEL, BHEL
[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Solar Venture of 250-MW Planned by BEL, BHEL
Samsung Electronics has launched its first smartphone powered by Google Android, Samsung I7500. The phone has a 3.2-inch touchscreen AMOLED display with 480 x 320 pixel HVGA resolution, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB.
A team of botanists in Mumbai are planning to map trees with the help of GPS based etchnology. Environmentalist, Ramesh Madav and his team, who have founded Terracon Ecotech Pvt. Ltd, will be out with equipment that can determine the exact location of a tree using global positioning system, or GPS, a satellite-based technology typically used in vehicle navigation and location-based information search.
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST) buses will soon be equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS).
[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Centralised IT Processing Centre in Bangalore
