eGovWatch: Mobile numbers to become defacto identity of a person
Mobile numbers will soon become an integral part of a person’s identity as the Narendra Modi government moves ahead to provide…
Narendra Modi government to bring new BPO policy
The Narendra Modi government is contemplating to introduce a new policy that will help BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) units…
Google to change privacy policy
Search engine Google has agreed to better inform users about how it handles their personal information after an investigation by…
eGovWatch: Germany to partner India in developing 3 smart cities
Germany has agreed to partner with India in developing three smart cities and a six-member joint committee has been set up in this…
Amazon WorkMail woos enterprises with cloud-based features
In a bid to take on both Google and Microsoft, Amazon Web Services has announced Amazon WorkMail, what it calls a “secure, managed…
eGovWatch: All Meghalaya households covered under Jan Dhan Yojana
All households in Meghalaya have been successfully covered under the Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana scheme, Chief Secretary P B O…
eGovWatch: JNU launches Google-like search engine for its students
This service will enable students and teachers search information across 72 online databases, library catalogue, 20,000…
From handwritten passports to e-passports
Government is working on the design aspect of the new generation passports which, along with the e-chip, will have better paper,…
eGovWatch: Narendra Modi addresses eGovernance conference via Twitter, pushes for mobile first…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his morning by connecting with his 9.78 million followers on Twitter on the 18th National…
Government mulling regulatory regime for e-commerce
Government is considering a regime where there will be a clear demarcation of the e-commerce sector’s activities to be handled by…