New Delhi: India’s digital economy is likely to cross $1 trillion by the financial year 2022, a KPMG report said here on Thursday. The report launched at the India Mobile Congress 2018 also forecasts that mobile data usage in the country is likely to surge five times by 2023. “In[Read More…]
Tag: Digital India
The speech we will not hear
My dear countrymen, I have given 4 speeches from these very ramparts. Today I come to you as a changed man. I am only going to speak the truth and nothing but the truth. And I am going to keep it brief, trust me. The world has recognized me as[Read More…]
Delhi gets free Wi-Fi, fast broadband under ‘smart city’ project
Parts of the national capital will now enjoy free Wi-Fi and high-speed broadband as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched a slew of “smart city” projects on Monday. During the inauguration at the Charkha Park in Connaught Place, Singh said that the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), by successfully launching[Read More…]
Why atrocities on Dalits, minorities, farmers: Mevani asks Modi
Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking why atrocities were being committed against Dalits, minorities and farmers in India and charged the BJP and RSS with instigating anti-Dalit violence in Bhima Koregaon in Maharashtra. “The way in which Hardik (Patel), Alpesh (Thakore) and Jignesh[Read More…]
Airports to go paperless: No need to carry docs, tickets soon
The aviation ministry has started work of linking airlines and airports databases with passenger IDs such as Aadhaar and passport numbers in a bid to make Airports go paperless. Soon, all you will require is just your mobile phones to board a domestic flight. Aviation secretary RN Choubey told TOI[Read More…]
Online communication is overtaking face-to-face chats and that may be a good thing
Large part of discourse that has centred around critiquing technology has been insistent on one common theme: the death of face to face conversations that are fast and firmly being replaced by digital modes if communication- Skype, Whats App, emails, FaceTime and Facebook etc. Recently a picture surfaced of a[Read More…]
PM Modi invites Spanish CEOs to explore economic opportunities in India
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met CEOs of top Spanish companies and invited them to join the country’s flagship initiatives like ‘Make in India’, saying they could tap the huge market in the fast-growing economy. “Met top CEOs of the Spanish industry and urged them to explore the economic[Read More…]
With ‘Digital India’, we are riding a wounded tiger
India needs to put itself in high gear on the road to information sovereignty, or it may trail further behind in the race for dwindling global resources. I see a strange paradox in front of me. The world has never been this safe – the end of the Cold War[Read More…]
Technology has the power to transform our economic potential: PM Modi
Speaking at the inauguration seminar on Supreme Court’s move towards becoming a ‘Digital Court’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said e-governance must be encouraged as it is environment-friendly and will cut down the usage of papers in offices. PM Modi on Wednesday said, “Our understanding of technology should not be limited[Read More…]
India’s first digitalised ward in Kerala’s Aymanam
Ward number 15 of Aymanam grama panchayat in Kerala’s Kottayam has become India’s first digitalised panchayat ward. Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the website http://www.digitalaymanam.com at a function held at a temple premises in the village. This small panchayat ward in Kerala[Read More…]
No privatisation of railways: Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has ruled out the possibility privatisation of Indian Railways. He also said that the railways will have to bear the public service obligation – which is currently between Rs 30,000 and 35,000 crore – for the foreseeable future. “This cannot be done in India. I think[Read More…]
Railways to go for complete digitisation
#AadhaarFail: Twitterati point out security lapses in Aadhaar programme
The government flouting the Supreme Court guidelines has made Aadhaar card mandatory to avail majority of the government’s welfare and non-welfare schemes. It is believed that central government is on the move to make Aadhaar as the only identity card in the future. Ranging from financial transactions, beneficiary schemes, filing[Read More…]
SBI Card charges Rs 100 on small payments upto Rs 2,000 via cheque
SBI Card has started charging Rs 100 for payment through cheque if the amount is up to Rs 2,000 and anything above will attract no fee. “A fee of Rs 100 will be charged for payments made by cheque for an amount less than or equal to Rs 2,000 w.e.f[Read More…]
Treasury transactions in Kerala to go online
Hilarious AadhaarMemes to clear your doubts on privacy
While Supreme Court has clearly mentioned Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for welfare schemes, Centre is on the move to make Aadhaar as the only identity card in future. Now, the Big Brother can even control a primary school kid’s mid-day meal. Ranging from financial transactions, beneficiary schemes and educations,[Read More…]
No Aadhar for train tickets of senior citizens
Aadhar-based attendance must for Haryana college employees
Health, education benefits just a click away; Govt to launch ‘Digital Village’ soon
Now villagers can avail health, educational and benefits of other government initiatives by just clicking on their computers or mobile as the government decked up to launch its new programme, ‘Digital Village’. Under the programme, the government will offer services including e-medicine, e-education, Internet connectivity services and light-emitting diode lights[Read More…]
Payment apps in India not fully secure: Qualcomm
Global Telecommunication Company Qualcomm said the online transactions in India are not secure as the digital wallets and mobile banking applications are not using the hardware level security. “You will be surprised because most of the banking or wallet apps around the world don’t use hardware security. They actually run[Read More…]