Outlining an ambitious vision for Digital India 2.0, the minister exhorted Indian IT companies and its apex software body Nasscom to participate in creation of 'Digital Villages' in the country, and supplement the government's efforts in the digital literacy movement.
The Central sector projects are BharatNet to provide affordable broadband services to citizens and institutions in rural areas where the financial outlay was Rs 8,000 crore in last fiscal.
Survey was done by Vivoki India, a research analytics and Knowledge processing startup, in four metros. The sample survey size was 5,000.
Prasad was also shown demonstration of cutting-edge innovations on the Google Campus, along with a glimpse into upcoming features in popular Google products.
These electronic records available on DigiLocker or mParivahan are deemed to be legally recognised at par with the original documents as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Asserting that the investment of Rs 60,000 crore is a big amount, PM said the move will help the state government create more than 2.1 lakh direct jobs.
Launched in July 2015, the Digital India programme aims to transform the country into a digitally empowered nation.
The new plans offered by BHIM App will allow customers to get up to Rs 750 cashback every month, while merchants can get cashback up to Rs 1000 per month.
PM Modi highlighted the power and potential of technology during the conference and India's role in digital innovation.
President Ram Nath Kovind said that Kerala, with its inherent resources and strength, was a potential powerhouse of digital India.
PM 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.
International Literacy Day 2017 focusses on the theme of 'Literacy in a digital world'.
The Hackathon required Engineers and IT professionals to solved 598 problems using the innovative technology
ISRO'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.
In 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.
India'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
Realising 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.
Now 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
New 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
New 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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