The hype and fanfare that has accompanied Digital India, has managed to catch the imagination of people unlike any other initiative of recent times by the federal government.
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A close assessment
ThereĆĀ“s a big scope of service delivery improvement and the government needs to think mobile first. The ĆĀ“Digital IndiaĆĀ“ initiative aims at preparing India for a knowledge-oriented future. The programmeĆĀ“s objectives clearly highlight that it is a comprehensive
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No Tall Tale, This!
Right policy decisions, a well-planned roadmap and an investor-friendly environment can ease the current challenges and put the Indian telecom industry on the world stage.
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Post-Budget Impact Assessment
Increase in effective rates of additional duty of excise/customs levied on petrol and high speed diesel oil from Rs 2 per litre to Rs 6 per litre.
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A call on telecom
IndiaĆĀ“s telecommunication network is the third largest in the world and the second largest among the emerging economies of Asia. It has witnessed phenomenal growth over the last decade as substantiated by the following facts and figures
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Government advances NOFN rollout deadline
The government has advanced the deadline for rolling out national optical fibre network (NOFN) across all 2.5 lakh village Panchayats by a quarter to December 2016.
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Centre to bring in pvt cos for NOFN project
The government has decided to bring in the private sector to speed up the Rs 20,100-crore national broadband project to connect the far-flung areas of the country.
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New chief at BBnl
Aruna Sundarajan has taken over as the new Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL) chief.
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Sibal asked to seek nod from Plan panel
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal to seek cleaĆĀrance from Planning Commission for allocating funds to National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) project under nonPlan category.Telecom minister requested finance ministry to allocate funds for NOFN from nonPlan side to mitigate chances of delays in funding for the scheme which involves approval at various levels.