By Nirupam Bajpai, John Biberman and Manisha Wadhwa (Centre for Sustainable Development) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has emerged as one of the key players in fighting the COVID-19 situation in India. The unprecedented crisis due to COVID-19 has accelerated the process of digitalization of many services and businesses including healthcare services, education, online delivery […]
By International Energy Agency-IEA In light of the extraordinary impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown measures on the energy system, the IEA published the electricity data. This report includes data through the end of 2020. In India, the recovery of electricity demand was confirmed with higher levels than in 2019 starting in early […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau Mobile phones is no more a luxury item, it has become a necessity. Look around and we see almost everyone carrying a mobile phone today. These all-in-one device acts as our bill payment gateway, storing valuable information, checking emails and also serves as an interface with our banks. However, these benefits do […]
16 March, 2021: New Delhi Defending networks isn’t a new concept. We’ve known how to implement prevention, detection, and response controls for years. The challenge we face is the lack of will to do what’s required to deal with the increasing threats from nations, terrorists, and others. Relying on the Indian government to protect us […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau 33 years ago, on November 2, 1988, much of the Internet – still very small at the time – crashed. The cause was an immature experiment, turned Frankenstein monster, instigated by a graduate student at Cornell named Robert Morris. The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988 is considered the […]
New Delhi: 10 February, 2021 A report by ICTpost says that Internet and mobile usage in India is all set to cross the 900-million mark by 2023, with nearly two-thirds of the population estimated to have internet access and a mobile device. India will have 2.2 billion connected devices by 2023, increasing from 1.5 billion […]
Dr. Mahesh Uppal, Director – Com First As we increasingly rely on mobile connectivity, demand for wireless spectrum capacity is growing daily. With limited spectrum in use to expand wireless capacity, policymakers must move quickly and responsibly to make more spectrum available to keep pace with the demands of consumers and our economy and enable […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau Amid rising costs, a challenging economy and an explosion in Web-based data, IT experts expect continued high growth in Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing saves energy and operating costs by pooling IT resources, scaling up or down as needed, and putting computer power to use, rather than drawing energy while remaining idle. According […]
With the world’s population expected to grow by 30 per cent to nine billion by 2050, the demands on agriculture will continue to grow. The UN sees a critical role for business to play in offering practical solutions to meet the challenges of food security. The United Nations white paper on Sustainable Agriculture Business Principles-SABP […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau With the rapid developments in information and communication technologies, it now appears possible for the government to interact with citizens in a more uniform manner. Today, there are networks having universal footprints and there are applications that can be accessed from next generation smart devices, which are getting more and more affordable. […]
