Balloons and white spaces: The next step in connectivity Express News Service Feb 3, 2016 Take a closer look at Google’s Project Loon and Microsoft’s White Spaces Project that aim to provide internet access to rural…
eGovWatch: NTCA may start drone monitoring of tiger reserves in 6 months Rashi Varshney Feb 3, 2016 Before deployment, a team will map out the risk zones for poaching and conflict. Each drone will need a team of three biologists…
The promise and potential of free Wi-Fi: Rajgarh District shows the way Mohd Ujaley Jan 31, 2016 When the Internet is offered as a utility and free of charge, the results can be extraordinary. Rajgarh District in Madhya Pradesh…
An Ideal framework for rapid roll out of e-gov projects Mohd Ujaley Jan 29, 2016 After more than a decade and a half of intense efforts to electronically enable the government and service delivery, it is time to…
eGovWatch: NDMC area to get Rs 500 cr funding for Smart City initiative Rashi Varshney Jan 29, 2016 One major initiative under the area-based projects will be transformation of electric poles into smart poles with LEDs having…
eGovWatch: Odisha to lay fibre optics to gram panchayat level Rashi Varshney Jan 29, 2016 The Odisha government will spread fibre optics down to the level of gram panchayats, which will work as Information Super Highway…
eGovWatch: Govt to buy ‘Drone’ technology to assess crop damage Rashi Varshney Jan 29, 2016 The ministry's plan is to purchase one drone for each state and at least 20 drones in the next five years. The cost of one drone…
eGovWatch: Govt launches Job portal for Persons with disabilities Rashi Varshney Jan 29, 2016 The job portal www.disabilityjobs.gov.in, will be able to avail the different facilities such as self employment loan, education…
eGovWatch: CBDT rolls out new software for filing digitally signed I-T returns Rashi Varshney Jan 27, 2016 The Java applet that was used by the e-filing website "would not work" in the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla or…
eGovWatch: Udupi’s Malpe beach in India to have free public Wi-Fi Rashi Varshney Jan 27, 2016 The service will be available to users free of cost for 30 minutes at any time of the day during their visit. The service is being…