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| Lakshadweep scores another e-first |
| Tiny Lakshadweep has taken another milestone step towards e-governance with the total digitisation of Anganwadi Centres, the first in the whole country to do so, reports www.igovernment.in
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| Wi-fi enabled Cuttack Railway Station |
| With the opening of wi-fi enabled Cuttack railway station premises, the number of such stations in the country has gone up to 53. More are on the anvil, reports ET
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| e-education initiative by MCD |
| All the 1751 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools will soon be watching a lecture delivered from a central hall. A major e-education initiative is on the anvil, reports HT
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| Help for villages online |
| nabuur.com is a site dedicated to the upliftment of villages worldwide. Help can be had from all over the world online. It's a unique help model, reports digital opportunity channel
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| TV Show to teach English imaginatively |
| NDTV Imagine has embarked upon the task of helping children & family members learn how to speak English better through an innovative show christened 'Angrezi Mein Kahte Hain' starting March 24 '08. The show aims to be an educative cum entertainment venture, reports ndtv.com
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| Desi search engine mkt. in for a boom |
| Desi search engine market currently valued at $50 (Rs. 200 cr) m by Internet & Mobile Association of India (IMAI) is expected to grow to $200m (Rs. 800 cr) by 2011-12. Players like Guruji.com, country's first search engine, is bound to benefit by the ensuing boom, reports Business Standard
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| Rural tele-density increases 4 times |
| All the efforts of the government and private sector seems to be bearing fruit as rural tele-density has increased to 8% from 2% during the last one year. The government is aiming at 25% rural tele-density, reports iGovernment.in
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| CAT to be conducted online from 2009 |
| Popular MBA entrance exam called CAT (Common Admission Test) will be held online from next year i.e. 2009. The exam is conducted to ascertain aspirants fit to be inducted into various prestigious Business schools of the country like IIMs, reports TOI
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| Google's Outlook is out |
| Google Inc. has taken the fight to rival Microsoft to desktops. In a revealing disclosure it has been learnt that Google Gears will act like a Word or Spreadsheet offline and can be sent as is the case with Outlook, according to Hindustan Times
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| Facebook incorporates job search utility |
| Popular social networking site Facebook has tied up with CareerBuilder.com to incorporate job searching utility for users and prospective employers, reports TOI
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| Progressive move by DOT |
| The Government of India has allowed various telecom players to share their all active infrastructure except spectrum. Passive sharing was already allowed. This would result in lowering of tariff and increased rural penetration among many benefits, reports The Hindu
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| Technology to the rescue of unfortunates |
| Latest information communication technologies are making lives so much bearable for those afflicted by some crippling injury or disablity, reports ibnlive.com
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| Bangladesh improves in e-gov readiness |
| Bangladesh (#142) has shown an improvement of 20 places in e-gov readiness in the United Nations E-Goverenment Survey 2008. In 2005 it was ranked 162. Among SAARC countries, only Nepal is ranked lower than Bangladesh. Maldives & Sri Lanka continue to be top ranked among SAARC countries, reports iGovernment.in
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| MNVOs might muddle the mobile market more |
| Mobile virtual netowrk operators (MNVOs) might be allowed in the country, suggested a top DoT official. The move might in the end benefit consumers and make telecom market more competitive, reports ET
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| Speak/text to search the internet |
| Just speak into your mobile to search the web. Yahoo has unveiled a powerful OneSearch 2.0 to facilitate mobile web browsing like never before. The move is seen as its ongoing battle with Google, reports Manorama Online
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| Mobile phone unveiled for the hearing & visually challenged |
| A new mobile phone, essentially a hearing device, has been developed for the hearing challenged too. A major Japanese telecom company, NTT DOCOMO, launched the unique mobile in Barcelona's Mobile Congress. An Indian company, Spice Telecoms, also unveiled a Braille keypad mobile phone for the visually challenged in the same Congress. These two inventions are great contributions from the technologists not only from the innovations point of view but also a great contribution to the society.
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| Mobile TV the next VAS |
| Live Mobile TV is just around the corner for millions of mobile phone users in India. According to a research, it is the next big VAS (value addes services) to impact masses, reports Business Standard
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| 31 new FM channels added in Jan '08 |
| The total no. of FM radio channels reached 187 in the country as 31 new FM channels were commissioned during January '08 by various private operators, reports The Hindu
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| YouTube blocked in Pakistan |
| Pakistani authorities have blocked popular video sharing website YouTube. The move comes after some alleged anti-religion videos appeared in YouTube, reports TOI
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| All the buzz at Barcelona |
| The recent Mobile World Congress at Barcelone threw up interesting innovations. The general consensus was that after cameras and FM radios, location sensors would turn out to be the Next Big Thing to go into the mobile phone in 2008, reports The Hindu
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| Video phones launched in India |
| Video phones integrating video, telephone and computer have been launched in India by Intellicon Private Limited in partnership with Italian company Aethera. The price of the phone named Maia XC Athera has been priced at Rs. 77,500, reports The Hindu
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| e-Siksha initiative by GAIL |
| GAIL has launched a major e-siksha (e-education) initiative under its Corporate Social Responsibility wherein they would be providing Mobile Computer Aided Learning Centres on buses each equipped with 18 laptops, a generator and AC system, reports digital oportunity channel
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| Railway ticket booking to go mobile |
| Railways are soon going to offer its passengers the facility of booking train tickets through a simple SMS. This facility is among several others proposed to make Indian railways IT savvy as visioned in the rail budget '08, reports The Hindu
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| SMSs to rescue of public |
| SMSs are increasingly becoming a smashing tool in pulic grievance redressal mechanism. The latest is the proposed service in Madurai where anyone can just SMS to '100' and the police will take prompt action. The service can also be availed if one wishes to enquire about used vehicles etc, reports The Hindu
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| Employment exchanges set to be digitised |
| All 965 employment exchanges across the country are soon to be computerized and linked up to create a virtual national market for job seekers and recruiters. The project is to be completed by 2010, reports ET
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| Manthan nominee recognized at Radio Duniya Awards ‘08 |
| Score Foundation’s radio programme ‘Eyeway, Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karvan’ has been adjudged the best radio programme in the category “Best Social Responsibility Initiative” at the recently held (11-12 February ’08) inaugural Radio Duniya Award 2008
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| Virtual credit card is here |
| Leading telecom operator Reliance Communications & HDFC Bank have tied up to launch a virtual credit card called 'Reliance mPay'. The mobile number would double up as a credit card number too, reports The Hindu
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| Mobile internet radio introduced in India |
| Seamless mobile internet radio experience has been brought to India by a major service providers, IDEA cellular. IDEA Radio is built on Geodesic`s award-winning Mundu Radio technology, reports indiainfoline.com
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| LPG booking through SMS, Internet, IVRS |
| Now consumers can book their LPG cylinders through the use of SMS, Internet & IVRS. The service has been launched first in New Delhi by the Indian Oil Corporation. Gradually, other gas distributing companies will also follow suit and take it pan India, reports The Hindu
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| DLF goes Wi-Fi |
| All DLF buildings across the country will now be Wi-Fi-enabled. The construction major is the first such company in the genre to implement "wideless fidelity" (Wi-Fi), reports Busines Standard
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