Digital India
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Indian group counters US academicians, backs Digital India
India | Sep 16, 2015, 10:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: A group of intellectuals and economists have come out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India campaign and his upcoming Silicon Valley visit, which is being opposed by a section of
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Government vows to provide 24X7 power supply across the country: PM Modi
National | Sep 04, 2015, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government was targeting to achieve 24X7 power supply across the country by 2022, noting that electricity was key for effective implementation of Digital India programme
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UAE keen to invest in India's Digital India, Make in India and Smart City initiatives
Sep 03, 2015, 04:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The UAE on Thursday said it is keen to strengthen ties with India and is looking to invest in programmes like Make in India, Digital India and Smart Cities."We are determined to attract
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Adoption of cloud computing is the next step of Digital India
Sep 01, 2015, 11:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government of India has initiated a giant leap towards transforming the country into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.During the E-tech India Summit 2015, government officials and IT industry experts echoed that with right
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Payments bank license to promote massive digital transactions: Mukesh Ambani
Aug 22, 2015, 05:30 AM ISTMumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday said the payments bank license issued to its joint venture with the State Bank of India (SBI) will promote massive adoption of digital transactions with
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Kerala becomes India's first 'complete digital state'
India | Aug 15, 2015, 11:35 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Declaration of Kerala as a 'complete digital state' and announcement of a new youth programme in memory of former President, the late A P J Abdul Kalam marked Independence Day celebrations in the state.With
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India Compute Interchange announces launch of initial trades
Jul 17, 2015, 06:47 PM ISTNew Delhi/Chicago: India Compute Interchange (ICI), a new financial marketplace for Indian cloud service providers and enterprise organizations to trade computing resources, on Friday announced its launch in India with successful initial trades.A joint venture
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Microsoft to offer cloud services to Indian start-ups
Jul 14, 2015, 10:18 PM ISTBengaluru: Microsoft will offer free its Azure cloud services to start-ups in India for speeding up the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India, the global software major said on Tuesday."Our Azure cloud services, valued at $120,000 will
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With e-commerce push, India Post parcel revenue soars 37%
Jul 12, 2015, 07:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Postal Department's strategy to focus on fast growing e-commerce segment has bore fruits as it saw a significant 37 per cent jump in parcel revenues in the past year.The increase in parcel
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Industry pledges Rs 4,72,500 crore on Digital India launch: Ravi Shankar Prasad
National | Jul 07, 2015, 06:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Investment commitment of USD 75 billion or Rs 4,72,500 crore was received from industry at the launch of Digital India week, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here today."On Digital India day (July
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PM Modi's digital dialogues with tech enthusiasts today
National | Jul 05, 2015, 11:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today hold a Digital Dialogue with tech enthusiasts in which he will talk about the Digital India initiative.The Prime Minister invited tech enthusiasts to share their ideas and
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PM Modi's digital dialogues with tech enthusiasts on Sunday
National | Jul 04, 2015, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking the "Digital India Week" a step further, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a dialogue on Sunday with tech enthusiasts on how to accomplish its purpose of making the country a digitally-empowered,
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Ratan Tata lauds 'Digital India'; launches Net initiative for women
Jul 03, 2015, 05:53 PM ISTMumbai: A digitally connected India will bring "tremendous power" in the hands of citizens by connecting them to the rest of the world, Ratan Tata said today, lauding the government's 'Digital India' programme."I'm delighted that
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Arun Jaitley aims 8-10% economic growth
Jul 02, 2015, 07:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pitching for a higher growth of 8 to 10 per cent to eradicate poverty, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the country is no more satisfied with the current rate."India is no
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Digital India Week: India Inc commits investment of Rs 4.5 lakh crore
Jul 02, 2015, 01:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Top business houses yesterday committed to invest over Rs 4.5 lakh crore for the Modi government's ambitious 'Digital India' campaign to provide telephony and fast internet for all, with more than half of
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PM Modi flags cyber security concerns, says India can play big role
National | Jul 01, 2015, 10:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Flagging the threat to cyber security globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India can play a lead role in dealing with this "bloodless war" as he launched a digital initiative to which
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Reliance ADAG to invest Rs 10k cr in tech space: Anil Ambani
Jul 01, 2015, 07:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Wednesday announced an investment of Rs.10,000 crore toward "Digital India" over the next few years to enhance broadband delivery and cloud-enabled platforms.Speaking at the launch of "Digital
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World faces 'bloodless' cyber war threat: PM
National | Jul 01, 2015, 07:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Articulating global worries over cyber security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India should come up with solutions to meet the challenge posed by this threat of "bloodless war" as he launched a
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Amarnath Yatra begins today;7 other news events of the day
India | Jul 01, 2015, 10:00 AM IST1. Amarnath Yatra begins todayJammu: Amid tight security arrangements, annual Amarnath yatra will begin from Jammu today, as the first batch of over 5,000 pilgrims will leave for 3,888-metre high cave shrine in south Kashmir
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PM Modi to launch Digital India Week today
Jul 01, 2015, 10:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Digital India Week on July 1 here aiming to encourage involvement and creating awareness about the field.Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed that many