Four of five Indians could afford the internet if data costs fell by 66 percent, according to a Facebook-commissioned report on Internet access. But Indian telecom operators already run data services at a 11 percent loss, making cost-cutting difficult. The statistics mean that a data plan currently priced at Rs.100 should not cost more than…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said that in another 10 to 15 years, access to the Internet could be viewed globally as a basic human right. Addressing the 34th annual Jamaica Employers’ Federation Convention at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James last Friday, Holness said that already some countries have started the process,…
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that the “Decision to set up data centers in the country (India) cannot be mandatory and it will be not be conducive for the eco-system.” Kant said, while releasing the IAMAI’s Make In India report on incentivizing data center infrastructure in India, that he will “initiate a dialogue…
The leader in delivering Internet access to emerging markets DataWind Inc. has yet again proved its leadership in the Indian Tablet sector by reporting sale of 34.2 percent out of all tablets in India during the first quarter of 2016. According to a recent CMR report, Samsung holds the second position with 20.9 percent of…
Google’s Project Loon is likely to take-off in India after a four days trial in either Andhra Pradesh or Maharashtra. The aim of the company is to provide internet access to remote areas which are void of Internet connectivity. Other countries including Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, United States and Sri Lanka are also conducting trials of…
Net neutrality is a slippery subject. Months after the government appeared to get greedy telecom companies in check, carriers have come up with another clever trick to make more money and jeopardize the open internet. The latest trick is something called zero-rating, and your mobile carrier probably already uses-or abuses-this net neutrality loophole. This week,…
Egyptian-American Mona Eltahawy, an award-winning journalist and a vocal speaker on women’s rights believes that all religions are used by men to control women. Mona gets candid in an interview to Ashok Kumar of OneWorld South Asia at the latest edition of Jaipur Literature Festival. OneWorld South Asia: What makes you angry about the state-of-women…
At a time when the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 – popularly anti-atrocities Act – is winning high accolades from Dalit rights activists across India, one of the world’s top advocacy groups, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has criticized it for using “vague and over broad language, expanding restrictions…
KOCHI: In wake of increasing incidence of child sexual abuse (CSA), a workshop on CSA and its effective management was conducted by the Department of Clinical Psychology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in association with the Ernakulam Chapter of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists- Kerala Region. Anita Sunil, Clinical Psychologist at the Dubai Foundation…
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh, a pioneering state in implementing e-Governance initiatives, is set to take another giant step by introducing e-Office system in all districts. e-Office will be introduced on a pilot basis in all 13 districts in June followed by a full-scale launch in July, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced at the…