An inter-departmental panel overseeing implementation of the National e-Governance Plan today stressed the need to carry out business process re-engineering to remove bottlenecks in computerisation of various government departments. "Several representatives from the industry and officials of state governments today stressed the need to have business process re-engineering,&q
Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, C P Joshi today clicked the mouse to launch a web enabled software for Indira Awaas Yojana named as AWAASSoft. AWAASSoft is an e-governance solution for Indira Awaas Yojana is a local language enabled workflow based transactional level management information system to facilitate e-governance in the system. The system has
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued an order today, releasing the list of enrolment agencies, empanelled with it to carry out enrolment into the UID system. The UIDAI’s registrars including States, Union Territories and public bodies can enlist the empanelled agencies to enrol residents for Aadhaar- the UIDAI’s unique 12 digit number. UIDAI DG,
In a bid to bring transparency in public distribution system (PDS), Orissa government today announced introducing food coupons and biometric cards to avoid duplication of ration cards. Stating that the department had detected circulation of about one lakh `ghost` PDS cards in the state, state Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Sarada Prasad Nayak told assembly members th
State-run, Union Bank of India today said it has entered into an agreement with Unique Identification Authority of India to work as registrar for UID initiative. Under the agreement, Union Bank of India will enrol its customers for issuance of UID with the help of enrolling agencies, a press release said. The agreement was signed by Union Bank, General Manager, Viv
Alleging that mining giant Vedanta was threatening the lives and livelihoods of tribals in Orissa, rights group Amnesty International has launched an online campaign against the company`s projects in the state. Once complete, the petition would be handed over to the company during the shareholders` annual general meeting (AGM) in London on July 28. "We want to
Hidden Reflex, a Bangalore based software startup, has launched a browser targeted at Indian audiences: Epic. The browser has been created by a team of Indian engineers on the open?source Mozilla platform, it said in a statement. Any internet user can now download the browser for free by logging onto the website www.epicbrowser.com "Epic provide
Tata Communications and Google India today said they have partnered to provide web-based business connectivity tools to companies in India. The companies will work together to provide business tools such as email, instant messaging, calendar functionality, video and office presentations over the Internet using the Google Apps software suite, Tata Communications said in a filing t
China`s online population, the world`s largest, has risen to 420 million, but the country`s internet system was beset with insecurity as 60 per cent of Internet users experienced hacker and virus attacks while 30 per cent complained of passwords being stolen. China`s online population touched 420 million, almost a third of the population, by the end of June, boosted by rising cel
A Facebook tribute to a British killer who shot himself dead after a stand-off with police was taken down today after it sparked widespread condemnation, including from the prime minister. But the social networking site, which earlier defended the right of the group dedicated to Raoul Moat to create the page, insisted it was not responsible for removing the material.
Enterprise IT solutions provider SAP today said it has bagged a turnkey project from the Indian Navy for implementing an online financial information system. "SAP has secured the contract through system integrator Wipro and will help the Indian Navy in unifying its business processes and automate financial systems," SAP Chief Operating Officer (EMEA and India) Franck Co
Social networking giant Facebook today announced key appointments for its Indian operations, roping in Kirthiga Reddy as the Director of its Online Operations. The company had announced the launch of its Indian operations in March this year, with the setting up of an office in Hyderabad, to support the growing number of users, advertisers and developers in India and globally.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked banks to adopt new technologies, such as mobile banking and telephony, to reach out to the rural population and make economic growth inclusive and sustainable. "... We have to use new technologies and IT to make banking services available and within reach of rural people at large through the services of business correspondents, m
Amid the controversy over illegal tapping of phones, the government today put the import of advanced telecom equipment like receivers and transmitters in the restricted list. In a notification, the Director-General of Foreign Trade said, "import of multi-channel GSM/CDMA receivers, transmitters and trans-receivers capable of receiving or transmitting or both in two or more f
Tata Consultancy Services, which today reported a better-than-expected 24.25 per cent jump in its June quarter profit at Rs 1,906.07 crore, said it is eyeing a strong demand for outsourcing services and is chasing 15 large deals across the globe. "In the first quarter we`ve already signed 10 big deals. And now we are looking forward for another 15 large deals
Admitting that applications of caste validation had piled up to 1,36,320 till May-end, Maharashtra Government today said a software for providing computerised caste certificates would be ready in a month. Software company Mastek was on the job and the process would be completed in a month`s time, Social Justice Minister Shivajirao Moghe told the Assembly during Question Hour.
The government today said it will soon come out with a set of guidelines for importing telecom equipment into the country. "Soon we are going to finalise a methodology to ensure that import of telecom equipment is streamlined," Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot said on the sidelines of a FICCI event. The controversy over security con
The Apex Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary, K M Chandrasekhar will meet tomorrow at Vigyan Bhavan to review 27 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) being implemented under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). The Secretary of the Ministry of the concerned MMP will present before the Committee the progress of the project highlighting the expected project and citizen centr
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs plans to float a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for its flagship e-governance project MCA 21 in the next three-months, a top Government official said today. The MCA 21 project aims at fulfilling the aspirations of stakeholders in the 21st century through adoption of a service-centric approach. "We are exploring options of launc
The Meghalaya government today launched an online system for payment of direct taxes, making it the second state in the Northeast after Assam to opt for a cyber treasury system. Tax payers will be able to pay taxes through net-banking, with the government operating the `On-line system of Tax Receipt` via the cyber treasury as part of its e-Governance plan. General
