Japan carrier NTT DoCoMo says probing reported SIM hack

Japan’s biggest mobile phone service provider NTT DoCoMo Inc said it is investigating whether its customers were affected by a reported hack of a key mobile phone component supplied by Gemalto NV. News website The Intercept reported on Friday that the U.S. National Security Agency and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters hacked into Gemalto’s systems to…

Sustainable development to guide policies of the environment ministry

Environment minister is emphasising on sustainable development to drive its green initiatives to ensure growth without causing any harm to the environment. “The ministry will work as a facilitator in pursuing the goal of sustainable development by bring in transparency, removing bottlenecks and encouraging people’s participation,” said Prakash Javadekar, minister for environment, forest & climate change, while…

Andhra Pradesh, Wipro ink deal for leap in e-governance

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is pushing for a quantum leap in e-governance with the initiative to build and implement the Andhra Pradesh State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) in the state. A memorandum of understanding to unveil it in two years was reached by the state’s information technology, electronics and communications department with the…