'The next decade will be even more transformative,' says Prime Minister Modi. 'We are moving from digital governance to global digital leadership.'
The National Digital Literacy Mission is helping educated women turn around their lives.
India has always led in developer talent and now has a strong opportunity to lead in AI talent, OpenAI Global Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Jason Kwon said on Thursday as the ChatGPT-maker launched OpenAI Academy in partnership with IndiaAI Mission.
The Budget allocated an increase in allocation for MGNREGS, LPG expansion, electrification & smart panchayats.
Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com travels to Pullampara to discover how it became India's first digital literate village.
Govt announces slew of schemes for rural India
The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products
Students' flagging interest in the written word is because of a generational digital divide, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
All credit to the finance minister for walking the fiscal and expectation tightrope extremely well in his budget speech, says Ganesh Natarajan.
The processor is just 5 per cent of the overall cost of a computing device.
She is changing India one village at a time.
The aim was to skill 1 crore by 2020.
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Though the party's pre-poll promises include increasing the focus on technology, this isn't a new idea.
It also pledged to give interest free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers.
The President talked about demonetisation, electoral reforms and disruptions in Parliament.
PM Modi addressed a crowded UNESCO gathering, speaking of the importance of culture.
India has expressed dismay at the United Nations' continued struggle to find a definition for terrorism, saying there seems to be more cooperation between terrorist groups than the countries fighting them.
Technology can certainly gain India membership in the comity of modern nations in the 21st century.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
Education remains one of the key focuses of the new government.
A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.
'There could be some aberrations here and there. This has nothing to do with the government or the ruling party. The government machinery is put in action when atrocities take place. They are not sitting silent.' 'Beyond making sensational news, what purpose does returning the awards serve?'
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