ICTpost Energy Bureau India has targeted doubling its renewable energy capacity to 55,000 MW, from nearly 27,000. Renewables contribute about 12.5 percent of India’s energy, the report by the New and Renewable Energy Ministry shows. As coal and gas shortages and populist tariff regimes hobble the performance of thermal power stations, renewable energy players want […]
Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV CSC e-Governance Services India Limited is the foremost institution in India to offer animal telemedicine facility (e-Pashu Chikitsa) through its last mile CSC network across the country. CSCs are now extending a helping hand to farmers and animal readers by providing tele-veterinary facility close to their place of residence. […]
ICTpost Media Action Empowerment of women is one of the major indicators of sustainable development of a society. Empowered women are catalysts of social change to strengthen the social, political and economic structure of the society. The Rural BPOs under CSC have been empowering rural women and bringing about a positive change in the society […]
ICTpost Health IT Bureau One of the most significant impacts of the ongoing information? revolution has been in the health sector. In the field of health care, ICTs have emerged as key instruments in solving many of the most pressing problems. ICT has helped to bridge the gap between the provider and seeker through telemedicine […]
ICTpost Media Action Abrar Ahmed Rajakbhai Vora’s success story is an inspring one , especially with him suffering from a congenital disorder and belonging to a family with a weaker economic background in the district of Viramgam in Gujarat. Before his association with Digital India program, as a village level entrepreneur (VLE), he ran a […]
ICTpost Education Bureau Education is equally key to enhance India’s competitiveness in the global economy. Therefore, ensuring access to quality education for all, in particular for the poor and rural population, is central to the economic and social development of India. The Indian Education system is second largest in the world after USA. Technical education […]
By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV CSCs have become an instrument of change, especially for empowering rural citizens through the use of digital technologies. With the support of present Government, CSCs are now influencing almost all walks of rural life and promoting a digitally inclusive society. The CSC entrepreneur is now well recognized, respected […]
By ICTpost Healthcare Bureau Much of the health care spending in India, and in the rest of the world, is on expensive and ineffective forms of treatment. One third of the household expenditure in India is on medicines. Most poor Indians spend more on minor ailments than on diseases of a serious nature. Hospitals are […]
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi In India there are about 6.33 crore SMEs, out of which only about 45 lakh are so far registered in the Udyami Mitra Portal of the Government. Out of these, about 3.48 crore establishments (59.48%) were found operational in rural areas and nearly 2.37 crore establishments (40.52%) in urban areas. Government […]
New Delhi: March 10, 2019 Global competition demands transforming current education. With the global economic climate getting more competitive, the demand for a skilled workforce is increasing, and new technology tools play an increasing role in learning. In addition, there are? increased requirements for technology and media literacy, effective communication collaboration, critical thinking and problem […]