Month: February 2017

Railway is given special attention as it plays a crucial role in economic development. it is the convenient mode of transportation of people and goods across India. They connect the various regions of the country and increase the occupational mobility of people. Needless to say, railways have been accorded top priority as it is a portfolio connected with the Indian masses. Till now the Union Government used to present a general budget and a separate budget for the Railways. On 21 September 2016, the Union cabinet approved the merger of…

Indian Public Library movement (IPLM) is a multi-stakeholder initiative to revive public libraries across India – transforming them into knowledge and information sharing centers catering to the needs of reading communities across India. This initiative is hosted by the NASSCOM Foundation across 100 districts spread in 22 states. IPLM has partnered with organizations such MSSRF, Prajayatna, KEDES, DEF and others to handhold. Indian Public Library Movement hosted by NASSCOM Foundation, ‘The Beginning’ aims at creating a multi-stakeholder partnership working towards repositioning of public libraries through various measures, such as digitalization…

The adoption of smartphones in India is on a rise and at the same time Mobile wallet is gradually gaining grounds in the life of commoners. Be it recharges or payments, people are slowly adopting the mobile way of paying money. Aircel, a known player in telecom industry, has entered into the mobile banking business with its product e-Money. As a new entrant in this segment, its strategy is to bank on its vast subscriber base. L.V.Sastry, Vice-President – Mobile Banking and Commerce, Aircel identified the three pillars of growth…

Fourth Dimension Solutions’ revenue crossed Rs. 1,400 crore in its fifth year, thanks to Amalendu Mukherjee’s vision, excellent partnerships and speedy execution Established in 2011 by Amalendu Mukherjee, Fourth Dimension Solutions is continuously moving towards its vision of becoming India’s leading IT infrastructure and operation outsourcing service provider and system integrator by offering cost-effective solutions and services to government and enterprise customers in a big way. Fourth Dimension Solutions focusses on designing, developing, deploying and delivering IT infrastructure and services. Apart from this, the company also provides a complete range…

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has organised HPE Global Partner Conference (GPC) 2016 on Sept. 12-14 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center . HPE has announced, from its 2016 GPC, its new offerings and expanded resources specifically designed to help channel partners navigate and accelerate their growth in a highly dynamic technology landscape. HPE’s industry-leading Partner Ready program is expanding to deliver additional resources to partners of all sizes and specialties, including – the integration of competencies designed to help partners capture additional market share, a new and fully integrated…

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Hyderabad based badminton ace PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal; Sakshi Malik of Haryana became the first Indian female wrestler to bag a medal (bronze); gymnast Dipa Karmarkar entered the annals of the history by becoming first Indian Gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Final, and Lalita Babar became the first Indian woman to enter a 3,000 m steeplechase final. Teen golfer Aditi Ashok from Bangalore became has come lauded as the first Indian and youngest women golfer in…

A significant portion of the Indian population has had little or no access to any formal education. This leaves them unable to read or write. This has had a negative impact on their lives. According to the figures released by the latest Census 2011 report, the illiteracy rate in India is 22 per cent. India has the world’s largest population of illiterates– 278 million accounting for 37 per cent of the total illiterates in the world. That literacy empowers people and gives them their dignity is a truism. The business…

Ahead of the second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address chief ministers, ministers, elected representatives of people, district collectors, municipal commissioners of 500 AMRUT cities and other stakeholders in New Delhi today. He will inaugurate the day long INDOSAN (India Sanitation Conference) meant for taking stock of the progress made under the Swachh Bharat mission. After the inaugural session, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will co-chair a plenary session on ‘Behavioral Change’ – Aspects of…

Union Minister of Steel, Birender Singh reviewed the working of SAIL marketing setup in Southern Region and SAIL joint venture with Govt. of Kerala. SAIL-SCL Kerala Limited. Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala, Mr. Paul Antony, IAS, participated. SAIL was represented by Shri P.K. Mishra, Executive Director, Shri A.V. Purandare, Regional Manager & SAIL SCL, Kerala was represented by Shri P. Saidev, Managing Director. Hon’ble Minister stressed the need of making units of SAIL like Salem Steel Plant and VISL Bhadravati Competitive He added that action plans have to be…

In its unwavering commitment to serve the community and give something back to the society, Rural Electrification Corporation organized a “Blood Donation Camp” in collaboration with HELP 3 at Connaught Place, New Delhi on 17th Sept, 2016. The camp was inaugurated by Shri A.K. Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power in the presence of senior officials of REC. In the light of the recent increase in number of dengue cases a, dengue camp was also organised alongside the blood donation camp. The camp witnessed active participation from people who volunteered…