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22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019
The 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 will be held with the theme “Digital India: Success to Excellence” on 8-9th August 2019 at Shillong, Meghalaya. It is being organized by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the State Government of Meghalaya. ..
Topics: Digital India • E-government • India • Meghalaya • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology • Northeast India • Shillong • States and union territories of India • Tourism in North East India
Pravin Kumar Purwar appointed as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Pravin Kumar Purwar has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for a period of five years. He is at present CMD of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).
Topics: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited • Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • S.D. Saxena • Telecommunications • Telecommunications in India • Telephone Advisory Committees
54,000 BSNL employees likely to lose their jobs
54,000 employees of the BSNL Telecom Operator are likely to lose their jobs once the Telecom Ministry seeks approval from the Election Commission to move its Cabinet proposal to offer voluntary retirement scheme. The board of the company is waiting for elections to get over before taking the final call. The telecom ministry will seek ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited • Central Civil Services • Economy of India • Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • Telecommunications • Telecommunications companies • Telecommunications in India
Mary Kom appointed as new Brand Ambassador of BSNL
Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom has been appointed the new Brand Ambassador of state-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for two years. The two-year contract will see boxer Mary Kom endorse as well as engage in various promotional events organized by BSNL for its different telecom services. Beside this, BSNL has also signed ..
Topics: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited • BSNL Broadband • BSNL Mobile • Companies • Economy of India • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • Telecommunications • Telecommunications in India
Innovate India Platform jointly launched by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and MyGov
The citizen centric online portal “Innovate India Platform” has been jointly launched by NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and MyGov on July 26, 2018. The portal will serve as the common point for all the innovation happening across the nation. Through the portal, users can view, comment, share, and rate the innovations crowdsourced on ..
Topics: Design • Facebook Portal • Government of India • innovation • Innovation economics • Internet in India • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • MyGov.in • NITI Aayog • Science and technology studies • WhatsApp