Six lakh villages to get internet connectivity by 2024

According to Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, six lakh villages in India will get internet connectivity by 2024 under the Bharat Net programme. Key Points According to the minister, about 2.8 lakh villages have ..

Tags: BharatNet project • Department of Telecommunication • Internet connectivity • Ministry of Communication • National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021

Facebook Inclusive Internet Index

The Economist Intelligence Unit along with Facebook recently released the Inclusive Internet Index. According to the index, India is at the 49th spot when it comes to internet inclusion and gender equality in accessing the internet. The Facebook Inclusive Internet ..

Tags: Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) • Internet • Internet access • Internet connectivity • low income countries

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021

Telangana Fiber Grid Project

The Government of Telangana recently declared the Telangana fibre grid project as “Vital Public Purpose project”. With this the project will give only 5 days prior intimation to all the authorities concerned before laying the optical fibre cable. The project ..

Tags: Broadband • Clean Drinking Water • Internet connectivity • mission bhagiratha • Piped water to households

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

For the first time in India: More rural Internet users than Urban

The Internet and Mobile Association of India recently released a report according to which the active internet users in rural India has increased by 10% as compared to that of rural India. According to the report, rural India had 227 ..

Tags: Inclusive Internet • Internet • Internet connectivity • Internet Penetration • Rural Development

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Foreign Envoys from Gulf and EU visit Jammu and Kashmir for the second time

On February 13, 2020, foreign envoys from Gulf countries and European Union visited Jammu and Kashmir for the second time after Abrogation of Article 370. Highlights The delegation met secretary level officers of Government of India and other senior officers ..

Tags: border issues • India- Pakistan • Internet connectivity • Jammu and Kashmir • Terrorism

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

All panchayats to have Broadband Connectivity by March 2020: Govt

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister Electronics and Information Technology in a written reply in Lok Sabha informed Parliament that all gram panchayats will be provided high speed broadband connections under BharatNet project by March 2020. Key Highlights As per the ..

Tags: BharatNet • BharatNet project • Empowered Committee • Gram panchayat • Internet connectivity

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019