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TopicInternet access

Topic: Internet access

How to improve broadband speed? TRAI seeks help from stakeholders, says internet a necessity

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in a consultation paper, also says it will provide voice and data connectivity to 361 villages in Ladakh and Kargil region.

E-connectivity necessary for access to justice amid Covid-19: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Court rules that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no court can discharge essential judicial functions if there is non- availability of e-connectivity 

Access to internet is not a fundamental right but an enabler of rights, J&K govt tells SC

Responding to a petition to restore 4G mobile internet, J&K govt says the current 2G speed is enough even amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Who goes online to study in Covid times? 12.5% homes of Indian students have internet access

Covid-19 has shut down schools and universities in India with online classes emerging as an option. But National Sample Survey data suggests online teaching is a non-starter for most.

Kashmiris can watch Netflix, Amazon but can’t access PDP, NC sites as internet ban is lifted

Internet users will only be able to access around 300 websites that have been whitelisted. Social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube will remain blacklisted.

India lost at least $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

India suffered the third-highest loss after Iraq and Sudan after Internet access remained shut for over 4,000 hours last year.

Mobile internet services resume in Meghalaya 8 days after anti-citizenship law protests

The ban on mobile internet and mass messaging services, imposed on 12 December, was lifted on Friday night due to improvement in law and order situation, said an official.

New IRS data says 72% of Indians now have LPG stoves, bolsters Modi govt claim

The latest Indian Readership Survey claims a 3 per cent increase since 2017 in the share of population that can read and understand English.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.