Planning Commission has reached out to citizens through civil society groups and a Facebook page for their inputs while framing the 12th plan. An insider explains the intricate process which has been like redesigning the aircraft while flying.

This first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies like Akamai, Amazon.com , Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo highlights the need for greater transparency from global IT brands on the energy and carbon footprint of their Internet infrastructure.

Governments and corporations are eager to control the Net. Surveillance of netizens is commonplace whether in democracies or in totalitarian regimes. What does the loss of Internet freedom mean? Down To Earth finds out.

This Rajasthan village has its own website, thanks to its journalist-turned-sarpanch.

Delhiites can now lodge complaints of uncleanliness and poor sanitation in their areas on the Facebook page of MCD which promises to take prompt action on the same. The MCD on Wednesday launched its page on the popular networking website Facebook (FB) and the page was

Oct. 5: To avoid graft in the implementation of the Nat-ional Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), e-muster olls will be launched for job seekers in the state from November 1. The implementation of NREGS has been facing a lot of criticism of graft ever since it was introduced a few years ago.

Josh Halliday

Google maps final corner of the planet as it launches Street View for Antarctica, Brazil and Ireland.

A big bone of contention in many countries, Google's Street View mapping service on September 30 goes live in Brazil, Ireland and Antarctica, meaning Street View now has a presence in all seven continents.

Launched in May 2007 in five U.S.

Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai September 28, 2010, 0:58 IST

Begins using TCS software for daily update of grain movement.

Changing a 46-year-old system, the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the public sector grain procurement agency, has decided to go online to make operations more transparent.

Ahmedabad: Just why does the much-priced Geographical Information System (GIS) for any city

Pune Green Build Products, a city-based company that manufactures eco-friendly products used in the construction industry, launched its website on Tuesday. Shashank Paranjpe, MD, Paranjpe Schemes Constructions launched the website.

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