Going a step ahead of e-Ticketing, the Indian Railway is thinking on the lines of introducing home delivery of tickets. Indian Railway is in talk with Reliance Infocomm for developing a programme to make ticketing via SMS possible. The Railway Ministry believes that this could turn out to be a money churner.
The unveiling of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) blueprint by the Union government of India is a step laden with huge significance. The ambitious project, costing Rs 23,000 crore, is to be implemented in the next five years at both the central and state levels.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has got franchisee rights to run cybercafes at 68 railway stations in India. The first such cyber caf
The Chief Minister of Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik unveiled the e-Governance and capacity building road maps for the State. He said this initiative would make the administration efficient by ensuring greater transparency and accountability in delivery of public service to facilitate moral and material progress of all citizens.
Information Technology Minister, India, Dayanidhi Maran unveiled 26 mission mode projects under the National e-Governance Plan, which would cost the Government around Rs 23,000 crore over the next five years to make its services more accessible to people electronically.
The Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, India, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, has suggested to the Tamil Nadu government to set up an Information Technology Task Force to address issues related to the IT sector.
About 60-70 percent of the land area of India could be officially available on the Internet based on several wide parameters including latitude, longitude, altitude, water bodies and forest cover in about a year’s time.
Union Minister for Science and Technology and Ocean Development, India, Shri Kapil Sibal unveiled the proposal for creation of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) as considered and approved by the Union Cabinet.
In the first step towards e-Governance, the State government of Mizoram in India has launched its own indigenous special software called ‘Office Procedure Automation Software’, developed by the State’s ICT cell.
Electronic waste (e-Waste), unlike other forms of waste, can cause immediate danger to all inhabitants owing to its high toxicity and carcinogenic qualities. e-Waste is very much hazardous type for health.
