The Delhi high court Thursday reserved its verdict in a petition filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, against not being allowed to board an aircraft departing for the UK on 11 January where she was going to meet some British lawmakers. Justice Rajiv Shakdher reserved the judgment after hearing extensive arguments from Pillai’s lawyer Indira…
‘One Library Per Village’, a state based organisation, has partnered NASSCOM Foundation to organize a Digital Literacy Week (DLW) from February 21. During this period, two village Libraries, Dr. B R Ambedhakhar Library at Kakkathanam ,Vilangara and Thrikkannamangal Public Library, Kottarakara in the district will have a special free training session, according to National Digital Literacy Mission…
Tirur municipality in Malappuram district has been declared totally digital literate. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced here on Wednesday that Tirur had become the first municipality in India to complete the e-governance digital literacy programme. As many as 13,000 families in 38 wards of the municipality were made digitally literate through a two-month campaign spearheaded…
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has been conferred with the prestigious National e-Governance Gold award by the Union government for 2014-15. The award was given in the category – ‘Innovative use of ICT by Central Government PSUs’, for the project ‘SAMPARK’ -Online Integrated Employee Centric services Portal’, developed by BHEL, Bhopal. The Gold award carries prize…
Issues around cyber law compliance and “inefficient anti-corruption framework” pose a serious challenges that could weigh down the booming eCommerce sector in India, consultancy firm PwC said. A PwC report ‘eCommerce in India: Accelerating Growth’ said the sector has seen unprecedented growth in 2014, driven by rapid technology adoption led by increasing use of devices…
The next target of Islamist militant group ISIS is said to be India. The plant of this jihadist group has recently come to light through social media. The new maps of world are getting viral on social networking websites which are reportedly released by ISIS. The maps narrate the 5 year plan of ISIS. In…
Asian Centre for Human Rights in its report, “Bangladesh: Polarisation, Political Violence & an Undeclared Civil War”, released today stated that about 90 people have been killed and more than a thousand were injured in the ongoing violent anti-government protests by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led 20-party alliance demanding resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami…
President Barack Obama has asserted that the US campaign to prevent people around the world from being radicalised to violence is ultimately a battle for “hearts and minds” and governments that deny human rights “play into the hands” of extremists.
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Renault launched its new global digital strategy in India, to be replicated across its international operations, underlining the country’s importance in the French auto major’s growth plans. The new digital identity offers a seamless experience to customers accessing website through the mobile, tablet and desktop. The new platform is the first Renault-Nissan Alliance digital initiative,…
US financial services technology firm FIS expects as much as 30% growth in India in the next few years as it brings more offerings such as digital banking, corporate and settlement services to the country. FIS started operations in India about 17 years ago with payments solutions and then outsourced ATM management. In the past…