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Lead News of the
Week
e-Governance Scheme for cities
finalised by Government of India Government has
finalised a scheme on e-Governance in civic bodies of cities with a
population of one lakh and above.
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AGRICULTURE
ADB
grants $75M to Pakistan to help in farming The Asian
Development bank (ADB) will provide $75 million loan to Pakistan to
build several multipurpose dams, irrigation canals and drinking
water supplies across the Potohar Plateau near Islamabad.
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Anambra government to train youths in agriculture
Farmers in 12 Phillipino communities now Internet
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e-GOVERNANCE
Bahrain:
e-Services hit new highs The Kingdom of Bahrain will
extend its e-Services in next six months. The Bahrain eGovernment
Agency is working with various ministries and government
institutions to add 50 new e-services to the current pool of 43
services on the e-governance website www.gov.bh.
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Boost for provincial e-Governance Cisco strengthens its network support to
Jordan India: Jharkhand's new feat in e-governance e-Stamping
Introduced in Karnataka (India)
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EDUCATION
Kerala
to be the first e-Literate state in India Chief Minister
of Kerala V S Achuthanandan said Kerala will be declared as India's
first e-Literate state by the end of the
year. Read
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India: Education push to cost INR 48,000
billlion NCC, Nigeria to empower 581 schools Ceylinco Nena Sarana empowers Sri Lankan students with
e-Learning facilties
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HEALTH
India:
CARE to leverage ITC’s e-Choupals in rural
healthcare Hyderabad based CARE Group of Hospitals has
launched a pilot project in Maharashtra in collaboration with ITC to
provide quality medical facilities to the country's rural
heartland. Read
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Over 6 million Afghan children to start new school
year with UN support UAE Ministry launches new educational portal
Chandigarh (India) starts inclusive education
programme for disabled
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m-SERVE
India:
MTNL to implement 'Integrity Pact' in all its
contracts Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has
signed a MoU with Transparency International India (TII) to
implement the 'Integrity Pact' in all its major procurement and
contracts as a corporate governance
initiative. Read
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Telecom Italia's expansion plans BPL launches mobile radio service in India TRAI
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TELECENTRE
India:
SREI to sign MoA with Assam SREI Sahaj e-Village, a
subsidiary of Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
(SREI) Infrastructure has started its rural communication service
through Common Service Centres (CSCs) in West Bengal. Soon SREI has
also signed memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the government of
Assam to replicate these services.
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Tamil Nadu (India) Government plans 5,400 Internet
kiosks
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WIRELESS
India:
BSNL adopts franchisee model for WiMax roll-out The
State owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to adopt the
franchisee model for rolling out wireless broadband using WiMax
technology. BSNL has invited bids from prospective partners on a
revenue-sharing basis.
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India: Data Infosys to make Jaipur wi-fi-enabled
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