Inclusive Internet Index 2018: India ranks 47th

India was ranked 47th out of 86 countries in Inclusive Internet Index (III) 2018 report. India has slipped by 11 positions compared to 36th rank in 2017 III report due to low internet usage and poor quality. The report was commissioned by Facebook in 2017 and is conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Business • Economy • EIU • Facebook • Inclusive Internet Index • Internet • Internet connectivity

Government completes 1st phase of BharatNet project

The Union Government has announced completion of first phase of BharatNet project after successfully laying optical fibre cables (OFC) in more than 1 lakh gram panchayats. As of December 2017, 2,54,895 km of OFC has were laid covering 1,09,926 GPs out of which 1,01,370 GPs have been made service ready. The second phase of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Topics: BharatNet project • Government Schemes • Internet connectivity • National

Union Cabinet approves Phase II of BharatNet project

The Union Cabinet has extended the second phase of the BharatNet project that forms the backbone for the Union government’s Digital India initiative. The second phase aims at covering the remaining 1.50 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPS). The approval entails a total estimated expenditure of Rs.42,068 crore for the implementation of project bankrolled from the Universal ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017

Topics: BharatNet project • Cabinet Decisions • Internet connectivity • National • USOF