The Narendra Modi government embarked on an ambitious programme to bridge India’s digital divide, connect thousands of villages to the Internet and create millions of jobs. Digital India is aimed at transforming the country into a digitally empowered society and a knowledge economy. While a broader dimension to e-governance was imparted in the mid-90s, the…
New Delhi: Consumer courts are in bad shape and need immediate attention, according to an interim report of a Supreme Court appointed committee. The panel headed by retired SC judge Justice Arijit Pasayat, which submitted its report recently to the apex court, has found the consumer forums and commissions at every level are working with…
Four of five Indians could afford internet if data costs fell by 66%, according to a Facebook-commissioned report on internet access. But Indian telecom operators already run data services at a 11% loss, making cost-cutting difficult. The statistics mean that a data plan, currently priced at Rs 100 should not cost more than Rs 34,…