Day: October 3, 2018

Bhamashah Digital Parivar Yojana: Powering the common people

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Over the last 4 years, large scale transformations have happened in the Digital and eGovernance space in Rajasthan – the people are not only realizing the power of digital but is channelling it into their daily lives. Rajasthan is leading the Digital mission and has become the torch bearer of digitisation. The state is growing leaps and bounds, leaving every other state behind by miles. This is well proven with initiatives like Bhamashah Yojana, e-Mitra, Blockchain, BSBY and many more.   Under the leadership of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, the…

A Digital Dream

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I had a strange dream the other day. It was all about internet going off for a few days. I thought of everything that is possibly dependent on the internet to function. I thought about several things including how I would survive as a “netpreneur”, a euphemism for a net entrepreneur. Friends, we are now living in the exciting world of wired society, and every step and movement is decided by the digital platforms. That is slowly becoming a reality for all and not necessarily those in the higher echelons…

The Age of ‘Internet Parenting’

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Being a parent has always been tough and with the advent of the digital age throwing up even harder challenges at parents, they look to coping up with new parenting styles around their internet-savvy kids. However Millennial parents who look up to the Internet as their day-to-day engagement partner might have another side to this story – Millennial parents are open-minded and realize that there is no one ‘right’ way to raise their children.The availability of books and the Internet provide a wealth of resources, different parenting ideas, and culturally…

Slum Soccer proves how sports has a positive impact in lives of children

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Slum Soccer is a FIFA-awarded Football for Development organization that uses football as a tool to educate, empower and provide opportunities to diverse and underprivileged communities throughout India. Founded in 2001, the NGO has been working since the past two decades to bring underprivileged children to make them confident of standing up on their own two feet. Not only does the NGO focus on the training and fitness of the academy members, but it has also made imperative for all the children to pursue education, as most of the children…

The Famous Rafale Deal A Factsheet!

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The Rafale was chosen in 2012 over rival companies from the United States, Europe and Russia. The step was needed to upgrade India’s ageing fleet. The original plan was that India would buy 18 off-the-shelf jets from France’s Dassault Aviation, with 108 others being assembled in India by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru –   Dassault Rafale literally means “gust of wind” and “burst of fire” and is built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to perform air supremacy,…