BUDGET 2018: ARUN JAITLEY DOUBLES SPENDS FOR 'DIGITAL'

NEW DELHI: In a further push to the Digital India initiative, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech doubled the allocation towards the programme to Rs 3,073 crore in 2018-19. He added that the government has also proposed to set up 5 lakh wi-fi hotspots in rural areas.

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BLOG CORNER - THE YOUTH POWER

Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motors once said, "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young." Last week in NeGD, we learnt an important lesson - achievement is often known anonymous. Everyone is contributing, silently, un-noticed.      

UNIQUE PAYMENTS INTERFACE (UPI) APP GOES LIVE - A NEW CHAPTER IN INDIA’S DIGITAL BANKING

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) application, developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), went live on August 25, 2016 for 21 banks, enabling customers to use it while shopping at retail outlets. The App authorizes outlets to generate bills and accept secure payments using a unique “virtual payment address" created for c     

GOA SIGNS MOU WITH GOOGLE TO PROMOTE DIGITAL LITERACY

The Goa government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google India to promote digital literacy, develop internet safety education for students, promote android development, and make government websites mobile friendly, to drive digital transformation across the state. The MoU was signed between Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmik     

DIGITIZING INDIA AWARDS- HONOURING THE BEST DIGITAL INNOVATORS

To honour the best digital innovators from various fields and sectors, the third edition of “Digitizing India” awards was held at The Taj Palace, New Delhi, organized by CISCO and CNBC TV 18 on July 18, 2016. The event was attended by representatives of industries and institutions from across India that are playing a key role in digitizing In     

Elliptic Curve Cryptography For Mobile Phones

The need to sign document digitally is increasing, eReturn and MCA departments are using it very extensively over web interface. But as more and more people have started using Mobile Phones, the time has come to provide Digital Signature and encryption on Mobile Phones.     

Awareness & Advocacy Workshops At Universities For Digital India By NeGD

National e-Governance Division, an agency of DeitY, in association with NSS has conducted awareness workshops on Digital India in 13 universities . Spread across 13 States in the country.