The State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) Report measures and analyses India’s digital transformation using data, information and evidence that are specifically relevant to the Indian context. In this, the report departs from the norm for global studies. While global indicators go for breadth rather than depth by choosing the …
Under attack for gagging information and news, the Chinese government has reacted sharply to retort that their controls on websites and Internet service providers are no different from those used in Europe and the us. Although China does not deny that it operates a sophisticated firewall to protect the communist …
• The cable television sector is a sellers' market and the consumer is a mere puppet, concludes a survey done in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, by a group of Indian consumer organisations led by the Consumer Unity and Trust Society, an NGO. Seven of 10 households interviewed do not …
E-mail Google started it, Yahoo followed and Hotmail has joined them. The e-mail wars are heating up with Microsoft announcing a massive increase in storage capacity for its Hotmail customers, countering Yahoo as the two rivals look to fight a challenge from Google. Microsoft plans to offer 250 megabytes of …
On the IT revolution and his brainchild, the ubiquitous PCO booths: We planted the seed for the information technology (it) revolution in India in mid-1980s. When we started, we needed infrastructure, access
function map() { var popurl="files/images/20040215/37-map.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=670,height=450,scrollbars=yes") } “It is the market which drives the change,” says Nasir Tyabji, professor for science policy at the Jawarharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He explains: “The market converts each technology into a commodity. The efficiency of a technology is also reflected in its market …
The recent imbroglio on interconnectivity between cellular and WILL (wireless in local loop)/CDMA (code division multiple access) subscribers left many of us speechless. Literally. The response came through a proxy war involving Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). This is worrying; for interconnectivity is the …
the buzz is for certain deafening, with the "big shots" joining the bandwagon with a "techno bang". In January 2003, the Ambanis and the Tatas launched their brands of the wll (wireless in local loop) mobile phone, offering "limited mobility service" with the help of the code division multiple access …
a salesman needs to visit a dozen odd cities to sell his wares. What is the most efficient route for him to take? The problem may seem a trivial one. But if the cities he has to visit are increased to, say, a hundred? Even for the most powerful computers …
people who use mobile phones experience headaches more often than those who do not. Moreover, the headaches last longer if the call duration is high. These are the findings of a study conducted in Singapore to study the prevalence of the symptoms of specific central nervous system (cns) ailment among …
According to tests announced recently by Britain's Consumers' Association, using a hands-free earpiece with a mobile phone may channel more microwave radiation into your head than holding the phone up to your ear. Earlier tests have found that hands-free kits cut the amount of radiation. But tests on five types …
The Delhi high court has directed the Union government to ensure strict compliance of a ban on use of cellular mobile phones in aircraft. "The authorities must ensure that there is no use of mobile phones when a plane is in motion,' stated a division bench. "If there is any …
levels of radiation emitted from mobile phones will be notified by cellular phone companies from the year 2001. This move comes in the wake of similar action taken in Europe. Recently worldwide concerns have been raised about the radiation emitted by cellular phones, which according to researchers can cause cancer. …
The UK government has asked school authorities to restrict the use of mobile phones for children below 16 years of age. The move comes after a government-commissioned study concluded that children face potential health risks when they use mobile phones. William Stewart, the former government chief scientist who chaired the …
Optical fibres form the backbone of today's telecommunication networks. They rely upon total internal reflection to guide light through the fibre. Such fibres require an interior core of high refractive index material surrounded by a sheath with lower refractive index. The fibres are limited to relatively low-power transmission because the …
while some scientists would dismiss such claims, studies show emissions of microwaves from cellular telephones have a variety of strange effects on living tissue that cannot be reconciled with conventional radiation biology. One of the weirdest effects comes from the now famous "memory loss' study, published in the International Journal …
Scientists at the Bell Laboratories in USA have developed a tiny, pyramid shaped microphone directly on a silicon chip. This microphone is about 100 micrometres in size. The researchers have built a minature radio-frequency filter (like those used in cell phones) and another component called an inductor. The three components …
people taken ill on aircraft or ships will soon be able to get expert treatment with help of a telemedicine system based on video conferencing technology and developed by a joint European and us team led by Alenia Aerospazio of Italy. Until now, doctors could communicate with crews only by …
