Digital India
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Future of country's economy depends on Digital India, says President Kovind
India | Oct 29, 2017, 02:40 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind said that Kerala, with its inherent resources and strength, was a potential powerhouse of digital India.
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Can't afford to have 'digital divide' in India, says PM Modi
National | Oct 07, 2017, 10:50 PM ISTPM Modi urged the country's youth to take up innovation in a big way and said academics should focus on it instead of being exam-driven.
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International Literacy Day: Why ‘digital literacy’ is as important as reading and writing
Lifestyle | Sep 08, 2017, 01:52 PM ISTInternational Literacy Day 2017 focusses on the theme of 'Literacy in a digital world'.
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Smart India Hackathon 2017: Interesting things that took place at this Govt of India initiative
Tech Auto | Aug 19, 2017, 11:53 AM ISTThe Hackathon required Engineers and IT professionals to solved 598 problems using the innovative technology
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Digital India: ISRO's GSAT-11, GSAT-19 satellites to provide highspeed Internet services
India | Jun 04, 2017, 12:00 PM ISTISRO's GSAT-19 and the GSAT-11 satellites are potential game changers and can revolutionise communications by empowering a digital India and providing Internet services and streaming like never before.
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Digital India: HP launches its first 'Centre of Excellence'
Mar 08, 2017, 06:44 PM ISTIn line with the government’s initiative of Digital India, HP Inc today launched its first centre of excellence in India in support of the government’s ambitious programme.
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‘Budget Expectations 2017’: Need concrete steps towards improving digital infrastructure for growth
Jan 20, 2017, 01:48 PM ISTIndia's young adult population is increasingly at a higher risk of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, blood -pressure, stress and hyper-tension. Several companies that provide services in the preventive healthcare space have
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With eye on rural India, govt asks domestic cos to make sub-Rs 2,000 smartphones
Jan 09, 2017, 01:34 PM ISTRealising the need to make available affordable devices in rural areas to promote a ‘cashless economy’, the government has asked local handset makers to come up with smartphones costing less than Rs 2,000 that can enable financial transactions.
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DigiLocker: go paperless, drive with soft copy of your license
India | Sep 06, 2016, 11:29 AM ISTNow you will soon be able to drive without carrying the hard copy of driving license or registration certificate of your vehicle by keeping them in 'DigiLocker'.The transport and IT ministries are set to launch
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New mobile app give access to over 1,000 govt services
May 30, 2016, 11:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Government is working on a mobile application which will give access to over 1,000 services from Centre and state governments and would be launched by December 2016, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Digital India: Intel India unveils three new initiatives for the programme
May 26, 2016, 02:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Intel India announced three new initiatives to strengthen its support for PM Narendra Modi's Digital India programme. It launched three projects designed to accelerate digital literacy at the grassroots level by reaching
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Samsung to launch India's first 'iris recognition' tablet
May 25, 2016, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Samsung is all set to launch India's first iris recognition-powered 7-inch tablet in India soon. This tablet can be used for various authentication-related processes like e-KYC (Know Your Customer), e-Sign and other government
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Digital India: Free Wi-Fi service launched at Patna, Ranchi & Visakhapatnam station
May 21, 2016, 11:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched free Wi-Fi service at three more railway stations across India via video conferencing. These stations are at Patna in Bihar, Visakhapatnam in Odisha and Ranchi in
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Digital India: New Intel India initiative to infuse technology in education
May 13, 2016, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an effort to contribute further to the "Digital India" initiative, chip-making giant Intel India on Friday launched an initiative to strengthen the use of technology in the country's education ecosystem. At
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Digital India programme to offer passport, pensions online: Prasad
May 12, 2016, 05:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government is implementing the Digital India programme to transform the country into a digitally empowered and knowledge economy so that various services like passport, pension and driving licenses could be delivered online, Lok
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Vodafone plans to acquire more spectrum to increase network
May 12, 2016, 11:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: Leading telecom player Vodafone India has said it plans to acquire more spectrum to increase its network. “We have plans to acquire more spectrum, whether they are in trading route, sharing route or
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Ashamed at 9-month wait for 'Simple' parking lot nod: Nitin Gadkari
May 10, 2016, 07:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid the government's big thrust on 'ease of doing business', Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he felt "ashamed" that his own ministry had to wait nine months to get approvals for
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India on road to become digitally-connected country soon: Concentrix
May 03, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: India is on the road to become a digitally-connected country soon, said a top executive of global high-value services provider Concentrix. India is all set to give digital services to help companies counter
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Step towards Digital India: 5 things to know about PM Modi's Dream App, UMANG
Apr 27, 2016, 07:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is all set to launch its master application, which will have all the government services integrated. The app will have almost 200 government services including passport services, land
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Trouble mounts for 'Freedom 251' as prototype maker vows legal action
Mar 05, 2016, 09:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: Troubles just seem to be mounting for Freedom 251, dubbed as the world's cheapest smartphone. In the latest in what has been a series of blows to the Noida-based startup Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd., domestic