Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Current Affairs, GK & News

CSCs to be integrated with e-Daakhil Portal

February 26, 2021

The Ministry of consumer affairs had decided to integrate the Common Service Centres (CSCs) with the E-Daakhil portal to facilitate the consumers for e-filing. e-Daakhil Portal The e-Daakhil Consumer grievance redressal portal was launched on September 7, 2020 by the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. This online grievance redressal portal is now operational in 15 ..

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National Information Centre sets up Centre of Block Chain Technology in Bengaluru

January 17, 2020

On January 18, 2020, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will set up block chain technology centre in Bengaluru. The centre is to be inaugurated by Union Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad. Highlights The centre aims to provide Block Chain as service to all the stake holders who are interested in shared experiences, learning and resources. ..

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UIDAI’s 10-year success-The State of Aadhaar Report

January 8, 2020

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the statutory body established in January 2009 under the Ministry of Electronics and Information is solely responsible for providing AADHAR cards. Aadhaar even after 10 years is the world’s largest bio metric ID system in the world Highlights In 2009, nearly 5 million births were unregistered. However, today the ..

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Internet Connections to 2 lakh Gram Panchayat by 2020

November 23, 2019

Government of India has set a target of providing broad band connectivity to two lakh Gram Panchayats by March 2020. So far (till 7th November, 2019) over 1,28,000 Gram Panchayats have already been connected. The project is being implemented under the BharatNet Project. Highlights According to the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology, Wi-Fi hotspots ..

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Government launches 5000 Wi-Fi Choupals in partnership with CSC

June 12, 2018

The Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeITY) launched 5000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages in partnership with common service centres (CSCs). It was jointly inaugurated by Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. Wi-Fi Choupals The aim of Wi-Fi Choupals is to transform rural Internet ..

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