Traffic policemen are turning photographers in the capital in a bid to to prove that vehicles towed away by them were parked illegally or obstructing vehicular flow. Delhi Police is also asking operators to install GPS systems on the cranes which will help in locating a particular crane and deploy it accordingly. A senior police official said the traffic personnel
Oxford Institute of Biomedical engineering is exploring possibilities of introducing its newly developed mobile-phone based tele-health solutions (mHealth)especially for the management of chronic diseases for rural Indian population, Professor Lionel Tarassenko said today. The visiting professor Tarassenko said at IIT Mumbai that the mPhone has been validated for early detection
The country`s third largest software firm Wipro today announced the appointment Rishad Premji as the Chief Strategy Officer of its IT business. Rishad Premji is the son of Wipro founder Azim Premji. "Rishad Premji will assume responsibilities as the Chief Strategy Officer of the IT Business," Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President (Human Resources) Saur
Telecom operators today cheered the government`s move to allocate 3G spectrum, which will allow them to offer high-speed data services to subscribers, and said that they were set to roll out the next generation of mobile telephony across the country. The government today amended licences authorising telecom operators to use allocated 3G air waves for commercial use.
Reserve Bank of India has cautioned the public to be aware of online frauds, especially involving lotteries, and fraudsters who were faking websites of banks and RBI documents and circulars. "While the RBI picks up only secondary information, the number of complaints of such online frauds is high... in Chennai it is one a day," RBI General Manager (Foreign Exchange Depa
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the online graduation certificates would be issued to the sportspersons in the state and they need not have to visit the government offices for obtaining it. He also announced to increase the diet money from Rs 100 to Rs 150 per day. Hooda was speaking at a state level function organised by the Haryana Ol
The government is all set to distribute 3G radio waves to telecom companies that bid the highest in the May`10 auction, but the allocation is held up owing to operators` opposition to certain changes proposed in licence conditions. Sources in the know said the spectrum cannot be distributed unless the licences are amended incorporating new terms and conditions pertaining to 3G mo
With BlackBerry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) promising access to Indian security agencies for monitoring its services, union minister Sachin Pilot today said the solution offered by the company was being examined by the Department of Telecom. "Technology should not be a barrier for security," Pilot, the union minister of state for communications, said her
China today made it mandatory for cell phone users to provide identification before purchasing a new connection, in its latest campaign aimed at curbing the scourge of spam, pornographic messages and fraud on mobiles. Mobile phone customers all over China will now have to present ID while purchasing a new number, the official media reported. Till now, mobile phones
IT firms today said the proposal of the Direct taxes Code (DTC) bill to impose 20 per cent Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) might prove to be "a dampener for the sector", especially if extended to special economic zones (SEZ). MAT is imposed on profit making companies, which do not fall under the tax net because of various exemptions, and most IT companies fall under categor
State-run Air India plans to keep a tab electronically on fares offered by its peers, both on domestic as well as international routes, and accordingly chart out its strategy. The airline has decided to implement a Fare Tracking System (FTS) which would enable it to monitor and compare various basic fares, taxes and other charges by airlines across geographies. Bes
Google and The Associated Press have struck a new licensing deal that will allow Google to continue posting the news cooperative`s content. The AP said in a statement today that the two companies also will work together in ways to improve discovery and distribution of news. The agreement comes after months of sometimes thorny negotiations. At one point in the talks
The government will take up eight fresh requests for setting up special economic zones, which have emerged as major sources of exports, on September 16. The inter-ministerial Board of Approval (BoA) on SEZs, headed by Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, will also consider framing a policy for setting up units for recycling of plastics in SEZs, an official said. As of
Samsung India Electronics today said it has launched e-waste recycling programme for all the consumer durable products that it produces. Launching the Samsung Takeback And Recycle (STAR) Programme, the company said that under the project it would encourage consumers to recycle products like TVs, DVD and VHS players, Home Theatre Systems, Mobile Phones, Cameras and Computer Monito
Telecom value-added services provider One97 Communications is hopeful of entering the capital market with Rs 120-crore initial public offer by the end of this year, a top company official said today. "We are hopeful to hit the market by the end of current year, subject to the approval from Sebi," One97 Communications Chairman & Managing Director Vijay Shekhar Sharma
With the government allowing Chinese vendors to supply equipments, state-owned BSNL has decided to scrap the 5.5 million lines tender for expanding its GSM operations and invite fresh bids for the same. The move may prove a shot in arm for the Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE, who were not allowed to put in bids for the 5.5 million tender due to security concerns.
Software major Microsoft today announced the appointment of Amit Chatterjee as the Managing Director of its India Development Centre. He succeeds Corporate Vice-President and Managing Director Srini Koppolu, who is leaving in September, 2010, after spending 21 years with the company, Microsoft said in a statement. Chatterjee is currently serving as the General Mana
Popular social networking sites have become a hit with Meghalaya`s frontline politicians who swear by their usefulness to stay connected to the masses. Hailing from both sides of the political divide, the leaders, including Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Opposition Leader Conrad Sangma, are regular users of the sites. An avid user of Facebook, Sangma said, ?Technology should be
Government is planning to create greater awareness on services and service delivery points by starting a communication / advertising campaign on lines of RTI and Jaago Graahak Jaago as per the minutes of meeting of apex committee of national e-governance act (NeGP) which met on July 16. “ A full scale campaign is needed as in the current scenario, all the efforts undertak
