A computerised driving test track for issuing driving licences, the first of its kind in Karnataka, would be launched on July 16, Transport Minister T R Ashok said here today. The fully automated driving test track has been set up at a cost of Rs 1.70 crore at Marthahalli and is aimed at reducing road accidents by ensuring that the licence was only issued to those who had the com
Parents, please note -- giving your child a computer could actually affect their reading and mathematical skills, a new study has claimed. Researchers have based their findings on an analysis of information on computer ownership and use with end-of-year test results for more than 150,000 pupils aged ten to 14, the `Daily Mail` reported. In fact, the researchers wer
Chennai-based Bahwan CyberTek, part of Bahwan Group, Oman-based conglomerate aims 15 per cent increase in its global revenues in this fiscal, Prof Mohanbir Sawhney, Director (Strategy, Marketing and Business Innovation) said here today. He said the growth is mostly driven by its increased operations in India and the USA. "Our focus mainly is on Indian market,
If you thought social networking sites are only meant for poking your long-lost friends and meeting people with similar interests, you better think again. With social networking sites taking cyberworld by storm, commercial establishments are planning to make huge investments for promoting their brands and products through them. "While social networking sites p
Tiger conservation in the Manas Tiger Reserve will now get help from the cyberworld with the development of a web-based Geographical Information Software on the world-famous nature park bordering Bhutan Himalayas. The software, titled Manas Tiger Reserve Information System or MANTRIS, was developed by a prominent conservation organisation, Aaranyak, in collaboration with the Fore
The global semiconductor design market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12 per cent to reach USD 2.3 billion by 2014, according to research firm Gartner. Semiconductor chips are like building blocks and are used in making electronic items like mobile phones and laptops, to name a few. The semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) market
The European parliament`s Socialist lawmakers want micro-bloggers to unleash a "Twitterstorm" on the G20 summit host to demand a global tax on financial transactions. The European deputies are calling on users of the website to send "tweets" to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who opposes the idea of a global tax on financial institutions blamed for the
Public sector lender Corporation Bank today said it has implemented 3i Infotech`s eMudhra Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) online security solution and claimed it was the first Indian bank to adopt this world class digital signature authentication tool for its customers. "With the stupendous growth of Internet and online transactions, security is always a concern to the netiz
In a bid to bring in transparency in awarding contracts and maintain quality in construction works, Kerala Government is introducing e-tendering and would bring in `people`s supervision`, PWD Minister T M Thomas Issac today said. The objective was to bring in efficiency in executing works and also to eliminate corruption in the Public Works Department, he told reporters here.
A gang which allegedly cheated several persons by cloning their credit cards was busted in the national capital and three of its members including two jewellers were arrested, police said today. Kamal, Bobby Verma and Vijay Soni were picked from various locations in the capital and several cloned debit and credit cards of different banks and one card swipe machine were recovered
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has incorporated a host of electronic features in the Queen`s Baton for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi similar to the Olympic torch, company officials said today. After the state-run company was asked to build the baton by the government, BEL took up the design, development and manufacturing of the hardware to make it an `intelligent` baton that is r
In a bid to make the Urban Local Bodies financially sound and take up new developmental projects, the Centre has asked the states to hasten the implementation of urban reforms. "There is a need for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to become financially sound with enhanced credit rating and ability to access market capital for undertaking new programmes and expansion of services,&qu
Imagine someone recording your conversation while you discuss confidential company information or money being withdrawn from your account through mobile phones without your consent. That`s the new world of mobile phone hacking. After computers, mobile phones are now being targeted by spammers and hackers to gain confidential information and make money by duping the public.
The Army is investigating the manner in which Major Shantanu Dey, who is being probed in a suspected espionage case, got access to over 200 classified documents that were found in his computer hard disc. "The inquiry in the case is still on and we are trying to find out that how did Maj Dey get access to classified files and who gave it to him," Army sources said here t
A Mumbai-based man has been arrested here for allegedly cheating people of Rs 40 lakh by sending them e-mails for friendship with "high profile women", police said here. Sarvesh Nigam sent e-mails across the country stating that he will arrange friendship with `high profile women, and asked mail recipients to pay membership fee between Rs 2,000-Rs 25,000, a senior CID o
Brilliant research projects by students of technical institutes across the country would now be able to serve the needs of small and medium scale industries rather than collecting dust in store rooms. IIM-A Professor Anil Gupta`s brainchild `Techpedia.in` is a unique website created to connect large amount of research work done at the undergraduate level in technical institutes t
The state governments today endorsed the HRD Ministry`s ambitious plan to set up an electronic database of all academic certificates issued by universities and central and state school boards. At a meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), state education ministers gave their go ahead for setting up the National Academic Depository which will be an electronic dat
India will soon join an elite league of countries, including Australia and Canada, where investors can apply online for mining rights -- getting data on free mineral blocks at the click of a mouse. "We have asked all mineral-bearing states to work in tandem with the Land Resource Department, Ministry of Rural Development, for faster digitisation of cadastral maps (map showin
Centre has released Rs 3.5 crore to Puducherry administration to launch e-governance facility in the Union Territory, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V.Narayanasamy said today. The fund was part of the Centre`s innovative programmes to encourge `e district and e governance` facilities in Puducherry as was promised by Union Communications and IT Minister A Raja d
The corld`s largest chipmaker Intel Corp today said it has signed an agreement with the Northeastern Council (NEC) to train teachers and promote use of technology in education. The NEC is the nodal agency for economic and social development of the Northeastern states comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Int
