Report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board with the National Green Tribunal regarding state pollution control boards in south of India not complying with the direction given by the Supreme Court (Parayavaran Suraksha Samithi Vs Union of India) - wherein the states where directed to make provision for …
On 15 July, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi hosted a group of professionals working on rural housing in diverse geographies of the country. The agenda for the meeting, which was co-hosted by several partners, was to present a portal built for the rural housing sector (www.ruralhousingnetwork.com) and to …
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom …
Lahore—The administration of Lahore General Hospital has launched a website regarding dengue awarness and control. Principal PGMI & LGH Prof. Tariq Salahuddin while presiding over a meeting, attended by MS. LGH Dr. Mohammad Hassan and senior professors, said that citizens could watch the website to get information and guidance regarding …
Some interesting insights into what citizens think of the Delhi Master Plan-2021(MPD-2021) and how it impacts them, its errors and failures, and ways to improve and streamline it can be gleaned from the 500 suggestions received from the public that have now been uploaded on the Delhi Development Authority's website …
According to The Los Angeles Times, a Californian water utility paid nearly US $200,000 for glowing coverage on a website that boosted its profile on Google. The newspaper reports that officials from the Central Basin Municipal Water District used public funds to hire a consulting firm affiliated with a professional-looking …
Twenty years ago, when Tim Berners-Lee linked up a community of scientists in what came to be known as the worldwide web, Jaron Lanier was an enthusiast of the project. Like many others he believed in the democratic potential of a large online community. Lanier’s views began to change around …
Google’s Street View is heading down the Amazon to capture pictures of “some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world”, says its official blog. The Street View team will be floating downriver in Peru in partnership with the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), the non-profit conservation organisation that …
WANT to know which migratory birds do your region host? Or perhaps, you want to check on the conservation status of a bird species. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has a website on avian ecology giving exactly this kind of information. The site, set up in collaboration with the …
A hacker group has attacked Blackberry’s website after the company said it would assist the police investigating riots in the UK. On August 10, Team Poison defaced the official Blackberry blog, posting a message that threatened the firm with retaliation if it handed users’ data to the authorities. UK police …
Because of a GIS work, Culver City, California has up-to-date printed citywide sewer GIS map book and online sewer access system to share data with public.
Many believe Canada’s tar sands industry to be the world’s most environmentally destructive energy industry. But not Aleykhan Velshi, a 27-year-old neocon political communications professional, who launched a website aimed at extolling the virtues of Canada’s “ethical oil”. The term has been coined by conservative political activist Ezra Levant. Click …
Launched in 2010, the website is affiliated to the Foundation for Research on Rare Diseases and Disorders, a Chennai non-profit. It provides information on over 400 rare diseases. It also provides basic reviews of the diseases as provided by volunteers, patients and their family members, and health experts. The site …
If you believe that progress of human civilisation depends on individual expression of new ideas, especially unpopular ideas, then the principle of freedom of speech is the most important value society can uphold. The Internet is usually regarded as the harbinger of free speech. It not only provides universal access …
Government procedures in India are known to confound people. What documents do we submit to apply for a PAN card? How does one get an educational loan? How to apply for a passport? Log on to www.wikifyindia.com and help is at hand. The website, a non-profit initiative, is an aspiring …
Google has stopped collecting images for its Street View service in Bengaluru after police raised security concerns. Google launched its project to collect high definition images to give Google users 360 degree views of streets in Bengaluru in May. “We received a letter from Bengaluru’s commissioner of police and are …
TODAY many of us are aware that our eating habits are not exactly making us healthy. We know the problem but the solution somehow seems elusive. And healthy is expensive. This website showcases the work of an alliance of 100 non-profits from across the world who try to find solutions. …
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.
In a stratagem that would make Sun Tzu proud, the government first velvet-gloved an iron fist and then clamped down hard on digital freedom and enterprise.
It’s a bit of Iraq and Afghanistan out there on the Internet. Just like the invasion of Iraq was lies, deceit and regime change as George W Bush chased illusory weapons of mass destruction in that hapless country, on the Internet, too, there is an element of fabrication and duplicity …
