The Bangladesh government is yet to take sufficient steps to end child marriage, in spite of promises to do so, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released on Monday. Instead, it steps in the wrong direction. After her July 2014 pledge to end child marriage by 2041, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attempted…
Facing flak for illegal bank accounts, non-governmental environmental organisation Greenpeace on Monday again came up in news after one of its international staff member Aaron Gray-Block was refused entry into India. The incident happened despite Block having a valid business visa. Protesting against the incident, Greenpeace claimed that no formal reason was given by the…
All panchayats in Odisha will have broadband internet services by 2017-18 while major cities of the state, including Bhubaneswar, will have Wi-Fi services in the next one year, the state government decided today. The decision was taken at a review meeting on the yearly performance of the department of Information Technology (IT) presided over by chief minister…
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani, while launching KV Shaala Darpan programme of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan here today, said the programme will write a new definition of e-governance, good governance, and digital India. Elaborating upon the details, Irani said this programme will be a step forward in the direction of fulfilling the vision of…
Aksh Optifibre Limited [BSE: 532351 | NSE: AKSHOPTFBR], the New Delhi based leading manufacturer of optical fibre, optical fibre cables and FRP rods, has announced its results for Q4 and FY 2014-15. The company’s net profits before exceptional items and tax increased 67% to Rs.31.67 crores for the period under review. The board has approved…
The Modi government, which completed one year at the Centre, is preparing for a big-ticket launch of Digital India, taking technology to the villages and block levels, through merchandise, hackathons and gamesspread over a week-long initiative across the country. The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), under the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), has empanelled…
The state IT department would soon come out with an IT procurement policy aimed to streamline issues related to sourcing of hardware. “We are working on an IT procurement policy. The IT department has made a presentation on the draft procurement policy to the chief secretary and we expect to finalise it soon. The policy…
Uttar Pradesh threw up many startling surprises at a ‘Government-Connect Roundtable’ here, the very first in a series to promote Digital India program. How many would know that Uttar Pradesh, which has elbowed its way to front ranks of e-governance, organises as many as 300 video conferences, the maximum for any state in a year,…
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Smt. Smriti Irani while launching KV Shaala Darpan programme of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in New Delhi today said that the programme will write a new definition of e-governance, good governance, and digital India. Elaborating upon the details the Minister said that this programme will be a step forward in…
Post-independence, India has made considerable progress in improving the standard of living of its citizens. From lifting millions out of poverty to eradicating polio from the country, a lot has been done. However, despite its many achievements, India still has a lot of ground to cover when it comes to bringing about economic growth and…