e-Choupal connects farmers of India
Indian retail sector has introduced e-Choupal to empower farmers of India. e-Choupal, where farmers can access Internet for agricultural information.
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New Delhi, India railway station to go for wireless
Soon capital of India, New Delhi railway station will get a cyber cafe. The Indian Railways has decided to enable the capital’s station with the wireless fidelity technology, known as Wi-Fi.
Web kiosks empowers Indian farmers
Indian retailers are teaching farmers about how to plant crops and fight pests. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ACCII) claims that customers in small town and villages across the country will increase up to 60 percent to $18.1 billion by 2012.
Kerala villages, India enter into cyberspace
Soon citizens of Kannur district, Kerala (India) would be able to access all kids of local information at the click of mouse or through a phone call.
Karnataka (India) Govt. plans to digitally connect 4000 villages
The State Government of Karnataka, India will soon digitally connect 4000 rural and semi-urban taluks of the state.
3i, FINO deal for e-Gov projects in India
3i Infotech, the software services firm has partnered with Financial Information Network & Operations (FINO) to provide financial services through low-cost technology enabled delivery channel using common service centres (CSCs) in India.
China’s SMB invests US$9.5 billion on wireless
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in China and India will invest approximately US$9.5 billion to set up their wireless infrastructure in 2007, which is almost 17 percent higher than last year.
Handheld GPS computers for Indian Army
The Indian Army is planning to provide handheld multi-role computers to soldiers to enable them to pinpoint their field locations in difficult-terrain tactical warfare and for counter-insurgency operations.
All village panchayats in the union territory of Puducherry, India to come under e-Governance
All 98 village panchayats in the Union territory of Puducherry will come under the system of e-Governance after computerisation.
