Yes to 49% FDI in aviation and 51% in multi-brand retail
The Government decided in favour of foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Apart from throwing India open to foreign-owned […]
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UID phase-2 rollout in Karnataka from next month
The State government of Karnataka has taken a call, on the division on collection of biometric and demographic data of […]
PM sets up panel to review taxation of development centres, IT sector
In yet another move to provide clarity on taxation issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set up a committee to look […]
Grid collapse leaves 360 million people without power
Power supplies to seven states across northern India, home to nearly 360 million people, collapsed early today, shutting transport networks, […]
Manmohan Singh Inaugurates C-DAC
The India-Tanzania Centre of Excellence (CoE)was recently inaugurated in Tanzania recently. It has been implemented by city-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The CoE will offer diploma and certificate courses targeted towards students from varied backgrounds who aspire to make a successful career in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry
The line of debate
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
While government aims to assign unique numbers to a billion plus population for providing a portable identity and eliminating of ghosts from databases, it has spurred a public debate on the potential misuse of UID leading to infringement of individual privacy and liberty and data security
Institutionalising efficiency
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The proposed right to services legislation in some states of the country will make government officers pay for delay in service delivery. Will it really work?
Growth is yet to plateau
[This article was published in the October 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The potential for IT-enablement of business systems is big and remains a key driver of software adoption across verticals
Information needs to be Democratised : Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations- Govt of India
Sam Pitroda,Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations
