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5500 railways stations now with free WiFi

5500 railways stations now with free WiFi

Railways has been providing free WiFi via RailTel  at all of its stations except the halt ones. It started from Mumbai Central and in 46 months has extended the service t0 5,500 stations. RailTel has roped in partners like Google, Tata Trust, PGCIL for some parts of the project and also got funding from the Department of Telecom USOF for 200 stations. WiFi is being provided under the brand name Railwire - the retail broadband service of RailTel

 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/free-wifi-now-at-5500-railway-stations/articleshow/72404939.cms

HC declines linking to official documents to social media

HC declines linking to official documents to social media

Linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN, or voter ID card to find out fake accounts has been ruled against by the Delhi High Court, claiming the data of genuine account holders, which are higher in number, to go unnecessarily to foreign countries. 

 

https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hc-declines-to-order-linking-of-fb-twitter-whatsapp-accounts-with-aadhaar-pan/72450026

Budget2020 propose online education to boost EdTech sector

Budget2020 propose online education to boost EdTech sector

In order to provide quality education to students of deprived sections of the society as well as those who do not have access to higher education, India will start offering degree level full-fledged courses. The move is aimed at increasing India’s low gross enrolment ratio (GER) - a percentage of students in higher education of the total eligible population in the 18-23 age group.

 

https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/online-education-proposal-to-boost-edtech-sector-budget2020/73838021

Govt decides to invest in BharatNet programme

Govt decides to invest in BharatNet programme

Budget 2020 also proposes to allocate Rs 6000 crore for the government's ambitious BharatNet programme which aims at providing on-demand, affordable broadband connectivity. The vision is that all “public institutions” at gram panchayat level such as Anganwadis, health and wellness centres, government schools, PDS outlets, post offices and police stations will be provided with digital connectivity.

 

https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/budget-2020-govt-allocates-rs-6000-crore-to-bharatnet-programme-to-boost-digital-connectivity/73834402

Govt telemedicine platform eSanjeevani completes 300,000 consults

Govt telemedicine platform eSanjeevani completes 300,000 consults

he Indian government’s telemedicine platform eSanjeevani has completed 300,000 consultations, the Health Ministry said. 200,000 consults were completed on August 19, and another 100,000 have been completed within a few weeks. 

https://www.medianama.com/2020/09/223-telemedicine-esanjeevani-3-lakh/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+medianama+%28Medianama%3A+Digital+Media+In+India%29

How Cloud and AI combo is transforming Indian BFSI industry

How Cloud and AI combo is transforming Indian BFSI industry

Cloud became the bedrock for businesses in 2020. While organizations – from governments to enterprises to startups – were already innovating and transforming using cloud, migrating to the cloud is now inevitable. The pandemic has taught us that no business is 100% resilient.

https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/cloud-computing/how-cloud-and-ai-combo-is-transforming-indian-bfsi-industry/80823673

SBI Payments To Launch YONO Merchant App To Provide Low-Cost Digital Payments Infrastructure To Merchants

SBI Payments To Launch YONO Merchant App To Provide Low-Cost Digital Payments Infrastructure To Merchants

SBI Payments, a subsidiary of India’s largest lender State Bank of India, will launch YONO Merchant App to provide low-cost digital payments infrastructure to merchants. YONO Merchant App will expand digitisation of merchant payments in the country.

http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/SBI-Payments-To-Launch-YONO-Merchant-App-To-Provide-Low-Cost-Digital-Payments-Infrastructure-To-Merchants/22-02-2021-380257/

Kerala CM launches fibre optic network to provide free internet access to 20 lakh families

Kerala CM launches fibre optic network to provide free internet access to 20 lakh families

To bridge the digital divide by providing high-speed, affordable internet connectivity to every household, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the KFON (Kerala Fibre Optic Network) in the state. Speaking at the launch event, the Chief Minister said that KFON will revolutionise the digital space. 

https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/kerala-cm-launches-fibre-optic-network-to-provide-free-internet-access-to-20-lakh-families/80962165

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