1. Which themes should be addressed in the inter-sessional work of IGF 2015? Access Issue should be taken through inter-sessional work. In terms of access, affordability, mobile technology is inclusive in terms of existing infrastructure, affordability, wide-range of communication medium, etc. On the same line, wireless plays an important role in providing the last mile…
U.S. and British spies hacked into the world’s biggest maker of phone SIM cards, allowing them to potentially monitor the calls, texts and emails of billions of mobile users around the world, an investigative news website reported.
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Law students today have a plethora of new options to choose from, when it comes to specialising after their undergraduate law programme. Cyber law, business law, family law, the list goes on. Here, some law students speak about their choices, how they came to choose these areas and how their long-term goals are very much…
With a view to empowering women councillors of local urban bodies and Nagar Panchayats in Bhagalpur district by way of e-governance, the urban development and housing department (UDHD) is working on an ambitious plan to impart training to them. The department is also planning to utilise information and communication technique for their capacity building. Read…
The Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour & Employment, has launched a web-portal www.ncvtmis.gov.in which will deliver e-certificates to the pass-outs from various NCVT courses including ITI pass-outs. The first semester examination for 9.65 lakh students enrolled in August 14-session commenced on 20th February, 2015. The details of these candidates matching with…
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) on Sunday appealed to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to provide “immediate protection” to tribals of Sundergarh district in Odisha, alleging that they are being tortured by the police for opposing the State government’s move to bring tribal villages in the district under the Rourkela municipal corporation.…
Human Rights Watch has appealed Indian authorities to end politically motivated intimidation and harassment of human rights activists who have been pursuing justice for victims of the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state. “While all nongovernmental organizations should fully adhere to financial regulations, police in Gujarat state appear to be acting to undermine the human rights…
Activists, actors and politicians gathered Saturday in New York City to honor civil rights leader Malcolm X with a ceremony at the Harlem site where he was killed 50 years ago. About 300 people converged to hear remarks from one of Malcolm X’s six daughters, Ilyasah Shabazz, as well as elected officials. The ceremony was…
When I set up a Dropcam last year, my original goal certainly wasn’t to become some sort of neighbourhood watchdog. Dropcam, which was acquired by Google’s Nest Labs for $555 million last year, sells Internet-connected video cameras that can constantly stream video and store it to the cloud for a monthly fee of at least…
With a view to empowering women councillors of local urban bodies and Nagar Panchayats in Bhagalpur district by way of e-governance, the urban development and housing department (UDHD) is working on an ambitious plan to impart training to them. The department is also planning to utilise information and communication technique for their capacity building. Read…