Gadgets distributed to govt school students with much fanfare in 2022 lie unused due to a lack of internet access, leaving poor students struggling to access study material.
India accounted for nearly 41% of the 283 documented internet shutdowns across 39 countries in 2023, according to a report by digital rights nonprofit Access Now.
Majority of respondents in 15-29 age group reported inability to do basic computer tasks. 73% lack routine email skills, less than 3% said they could code, in survey released this month.
In a report released Monday, TRAI has recommended central and state authorities should collaborate to ensure connectivity in districts like Lahaul & Spiti, Mandi, Kullu, and Chamba.
Addressing a session on digital transformation, the PM said benefits would only be realised when digital access would be inclusive and its use widespread.
Kamakoti Veezhinathan, who took charge as IIT Madras director in January, says there will be no tinge of caste bias at institute, talks of plans to bring rural India into tech ecosystem.
In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
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