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| The explosive mobile growth in rural India |
| In rural India, carrying around a $44 mobile phone can be something of a status symbol. Or at least it has been for Pandurang Narayan Shelke, a 55-year-old farmer in Latur, a village in the west Indian state of Maharashtra.
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| Villagers to have eSeva facility soon |
| Centres to be set up under Rajiv Internet Village programme.Three centres to be set up by month-end Bangalore-based software firm to set up the centres.
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| E-schools introduced in 21 African schools |
| The Nepad Business Foundation says at least 21 African countries have now introduced e-schools. The introduction of the intiative in Africa will help to accelerate the development of education on the continent.
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| Every 4th buyer of mobile is going to be an Indian |
25% of next billion mobile users worldwide are going to be Indians, a report has predicted. "It is going to be more of an empowering tool than anything else for most of them", reports The Hindu
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| TV, watch out for web |
Online video provided by YouTube has proved such an addiction that it is threatening to shift viewers away from traditional TV viewing habits. At least a survey in America reveals so, reports ibnlive.com
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| FM allotment delayed |
| The allotment of 97 FM stations spread across the 48 cities countryide has been delayed as the I&B Ministry was 'reassessing' certain procedures. The I&B Ministry had short-listed 27 companies for Phase II allotment, reports Mail Today
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| Children to share their stories online |
Children from around the globe would be able to share their stories through the internet, learning about different cultures, regions, religious traditions & languages etc, by logging on to www.ourstories.org reports digitalopportunitychannel
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| 4G services arriving |
| State run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been given the go-ahead to launch WiMax services in the country soon. Tenders will be floated soon for the fourth generation (4G) technology
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| 7 NGOs get approval to set up CRS |
| The ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has approved as many as seven non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to set up their own Community Radio Stations (CRS) reports
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| Mozambique: Computerisation of Criminal Record Registry |
| The Mozambican Justice Ministry on Friday launched the long overdue computerisation of the Criminal Record Registry.But initially this computerised service will only be available in Maputo and in Quelimane, capital of the central province of Zambezia.
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| Internet use at a rate as low as 3 paisa per minute |
| The post and telecommunications ministry, Bangladesh, informed a parliamentary body that it has decided to provide some special facilities to the students on Internet use at a rate as low as 3 paisa per minute.
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| Videoconferencing proving farmers' ally |
| VideoConferencing is proving to be a new handy tool for the farmers who are using it to get help from far off places. Countrywide it is proving the latest agri method, reports Business Standard
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| Intel to provide cheaper computers, better connectivity |
| Intel to provide cheaper computers, better connectivity in India Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, said on Tuesday that it would spearhead an initiative to sell cheaper computers in India to increase usage in Asia’s third-largest economy.
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| Capacity Building: Community Development and ICTs |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become an integral component of the advancement of communities around the developing world, holding great promise for the alleviation of poverty.
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| Workshop on e-Learning: Coimbatore |
| The Centre for Women's Studies of Avinashilingam University will organise a two-day workshop on e-Learning in Women's Studies from May 24 and May 25 for the women's studies centres of Southern Region, according to a press release here on Monday.
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| Micro Tech to launch auto safety software |
| The software of Micro VBB Marshall would help the vehicle customers in locating the vehicle through two way process, that is emergency messaging instruction detection and vehicle immobilization.
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| Tourism website of Chandigarh launched |
| The website of Chandigarh Tourism Department was launched recently by Sh. Krishna Mohan, Secretary Tourism & Home, Chandigarh Administration at UT Secretariat, Chandigarh. On the occasion Sh. Vivek Atray, Director Tourism, Sh. R C Sharma, Director Public Relations, Sh. Ajay Rampal, State Informatics Officer, other senior officers and prominent citizens were present.
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| Introduces Unified Communications System |
| Cisco Systems has introduced the Cisco Unified Communications system in India, a suite of voice, data and video products and applications designed to help organizations of all sizes to communicate more effectively.
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| VETA launches countrywide home study initiative |
| Vivekananda English Training Academy (VETA) has launched a country-wide home study initiative to extend its modules on English fluency to rural areas where the aspirations to learn effective communication are as high as in urban centres though the opportunities are scant.
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| UP takes a lead in mobile governance |
| Mobile governance is going to be just a message away in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh soon. The project is going to be implemented by the CDO himself, reports digitalopportunitychannel
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| Change operator, retain old number |
| Users are likely to be able to retain the same mobile number w.e.f. middle of 2009 as TRAI has recommended number portability in a phased manner, reports TOI
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| Diaspora commemoration day to be webcast |
6th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas, 2008 to be held in New Delhi on January 8 & 9 is likely to be webcast for the benefit of those Indians unable to attend it, reports expressindia.com
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| Hand held devices could converge into mobiles |
| Digital cameras, mp3s and other similar handy devices would soon be passe, next generation mobiles could incorporate them all in them, opined AMD chief. Mr. Dirk Meyer in Hyderabad o June 6 '08, reports The Hindu
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| Site helping farmers in a big way |
Almost all agricultural questions are answered on www.aaqua.org. The internet site is ushering in a new revolution for farmers across the country as they have agri experts to call on when in doubt or simply send a SMS, reports inblive.com
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| Satellite based Tele-education launched |
| Satellite based tele-education facilities to engineering colleges in the country was launched on Jan 03' 08 by ISRO & IIT, Mumbai, reports manoramaonline.com
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| Wikia Search is coming |
| The search engine from Wikipedia is going to be open to general public from 7th Jan '08. As with Wikipedia the search engine would also be a user participatory model, it is learnt, reports ToI
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| Rural India set to get mobile access |
| A cool 275 million mobile users from the rural areas are set to be added from across 2.4 lakh villages in the next year as DoT has started the Phase II of its rural mobile project, reports The Hindu
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| E-Commerce going to be worth $100b in '08 |
| With the ever increasing use of transactions through the internet, the e-commerce activities in India is expected to reach a figure of $100 billion during the year 2008, reports ToI
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| YouTube goes Royal this X'Mas |
| The traditional Christmas message by Queen Elizabeth will also be broadcast this year on YouTube. In addition, a new Royal Channel has been unveiled on the video sharing Website, reports the HT
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| Airtel books a call to Sri Lanka |
| Bharti Airtel is expanding operations and plan to be a major player in Sri Lanka telecom scenario in the next 2-3 years covering about 70% of the beautiful neighbouring island, reports ToI.
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