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India, US to collaborate on Digital India initiative

Washington:India and US have agreed to continue to explore the opportunities for collaboration on implementing India’s ambitious Digital India initiative, with the goal of enhancing digital infrastructure, deploying e-governance and e-services. The initiative is also aimed at expanding the diffusion and use of ICT as a tool to expand economic opportunity, boost productivity, create jobs, […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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In Gigabyte race, Odisha among top-10 racers but is poverty proving a firewall?

Bhubaneswar: Is Odisha on the cusp of digital revolution?  The launch pad looks perfectly set up as Odisha in 2018 not only figured among the top -10 smartphone users in the country but also was among the top-10 racers on the data highway. But the sizeable poverty populace in the State is still proving a […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Mobile App To Be Used For Collecting 2021 Census Data: Shah

New Delhi: The 2021 census will be conducted through a mobile phone application, moving away from traditional pen and paper to give Digital India a boost, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday. The mammoth nationwide exercise will be carried out in 16 languages and at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore, he said […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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'Sluggish digital payment growth in small town India'

New Delhi: Digital payment has been one of the key features of the government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative and online payment platforms and services have indeed spread themselves in the country. However, its penetration and acceptance in the tier-II and tier-III cities still face some obstacles, market players said. According to Credit Suisse report, India’s mobile […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Reliance Jio Slams TRAI’s IUC Review As Anti-poor, Sabotages PM Modi’s Digital India vision

Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has alleged that review of call connect charges by TRAI “sabotages” the Prime Minister’s vision for Digital India, and will hit not only the regulator’s credibility but also investor confidence as the move protects vested interests of some old operators. Continuing its attack on the regulator and old operators over […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Jio's New 'All-In-One' Plans Include Free IUC Minutes

New Delhi: Reliance Jio on Monday announced new “all-in-one” plans which are marginally cheaper than its existing prepaid plans and also include Interconnect usage charges for 1,000 minutes of outgoing calls. While the one-month pack would cost a user Rs 222, the two-month plan comes at Rs 333 and the three month plan would set […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Indian Railways Launches 3 Online Applications

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost the vision of Digital India, three applications for strengthening IT enablement of railways for proper monitoring of projects have been launched. The new applications includes: CRS Sanction Management System: It’s an important aspect in construction, maintenance and up-gradation of railway assets. Under the online application, all works pertaining to […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Digital India Faces Biggest Challenge

New Delhi: With the goal of enhancing digital infrastructure, deploying e-governance and e-services and make the nation digitally empowered, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched Digital India. But, amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 disease in the country, the initiative faces the biggest challenge. COVID-19 lockdown has created an unprecedented situation. […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Google Announces 3 Winners Of 'Build For Digital India' Programme

New Delhi: In a bid to help Indian students create solutions for real-world problems, Google on Wednesday announced three teams as winners of its Build for Digital India programme launched in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) last year. The three winning teams were selected from over 7,000 students from more […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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PM Modi Launches Digital India 'AatmaNirbhar' Campaign To Promote Indian Apps

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here on Saturday, launched the Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge to identify the best Indian apps, already being used by citizens and have the potential to scale up and become world class. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology along with the Atal Innovation Mission have come up […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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T-Hub Partners IT Ministry To Mentor Hardware Startups In India

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based global start-up catalyst T-Hub on Friday announced a partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to lead Digital India’s Scale Up programme for hardware and Internet of Things (IoT) startups across India. As many as 10-15 startups with leading-edge solutions in mobility, energy, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, consumer, healthtech, medtech, […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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India To Contribute 2.2% Of Global Digital Payment Market By 2023

New Delhi: With the rise in usage of digital modes of transactions and the growing market of digital payment services, India is likely to contribute around 2.2 per cent to the sector by 2023, said a report by the Payments Council of India and PWC. The report titled ‘Empowering payments’: Digital India on the path […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
India Sees 76% Growth In Digital Payments In Last 12 Months
India Sees 76% Growth In Digital Payments In Last 12 Months

Bengaluru: Online transactions saw a growth of 76 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 2020, as tier 2 and 3 cities and towns continued to…

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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Indian Consumers Preferred Amazon, JioMart, Paytm, Byju's In Covid-19: BofA Survey On Digital India

New York: A 16-page survey by Bank of America (BofA) identifies Amazon, Jio, Paytm and Byju’s as the stars that Indian consumers prefer in these times of Covid-19. Seventy-one per cent of users preferred Amazon over rival Flipkart which stood at 22 per cent. Only 5 per cent of those surveyed preferred to go basis […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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