5 apply for DCRA empanelment as TRAI preps for digital connectivity rating system for buildings, propertiesTRAI is set to launch a digital connectivity rating system for properties, similar to green building ratings. Five entities have applied to...
08 Jun, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
MMRDA gears up for $47 billion infrastructure makeover in Mumbai regionThe MMRDA is set to revolutionize Mumbai's infrastructure with a massive Rs 4.07 lakh crore investment over the next five years, aligning w...
14 Apr, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
iPhones to have Apple 6G modems? Here's what report claimsApple iPhone holders may get Apple 6G modem, according to a report. Earlier, there were rumours Apple might have done away with its 5G mode...
04 Dec, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
India enhanced coastal security significantly post 26/11 terror attackMultiple initiatives were set forth, including the National Committee for Coastal and Maritime Security (NCSMCS) in 2009, Steering Committe...
25 Nov, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
India to post Customs intelligence officers in China to check financial fraudsIn the past, Customs authorities in India have detected a few cases of smuggling to and from China, an official said.
17 Mar, 2019, 11.48 AM IST
View: It can’t be business as usual in severely polluted DelhiJust days ago, a colleague shared the picture of his infant girl—her little face hidden behind a nebuliser mask, a new routine recommended ...
19 Nov, 2018, 07.46 AM IST
India to expand customs snoop network, to post man in US, NepalIndia has customs mutual agreements with these countries which provide the framework to seek information, official sources said today.
13 Feb, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
Companies are turning to data security startups to prevent theft of corporate infoAs more employees carry their own computing devices to work, companies are turning to technology startups that provide data security.
26 Nov, 2013, 04.07 AM IST
Corporate information: Companies turn to technology startups for data securityThe trend referred to as Bring Your Own Device allows employees to use their personal devices such as tablets and smartphones to access com...
25 Nov, 2013, 11.22 AM IST
- Welfare schemes' auditing may start from March-end
Rs 76,000-cr development budget by working out the details of a mechanism that will audit welfare programmes as they are implemented.
10 Jan, 2013, 03.34 AM IST
- Cabinet to take up real-time evaluation of welfare plans to monitor timely expenditure
The mechanism will improve the outcomes of the welfare schemes by ensuring that the exchequer's money is being used effectively, officials ...
07 Nov, 2012, 05.07 AM IST
- Rural Development Ministry proposes plan to assess effectiveness of welfare schemes
The rural development ministry is proposing to put in place a system to assess the effectiveness of welfare schemes even as they are implem...
17 Jul, 2012, 06.43 PM IST
- Analysing welfare schemes: Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh wants concurrent evaluation
With leakages, delays, and uneven implementation of welfare schemes like NREGA, blunting benefits to the poor, the rural development minist...
17 Jul, 2012, 02.40 AM IST
- Government's rural employment scheme MGNREGA leaves a lot to be desired
The positive impact on agricultural wages & distress migration from rural areas not withstanding, MGNREGA leaves a lot to be desired for.
14 Jul, 2012, 11.26 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh proposes concurrent audit of rural welfare schemes
Ramesh has put forward a proposal to PM outlining the concurrent evaluation to improve the efficiency & quality of outcomes of all rural sc...
08 Feb, 2012, 02.50 AM IST
PwC may review its 'continuance' with Satyam ComputerSatyam case relates to a risk on the co's reputation, as investors questioned propriety of buying 2 firms run by Raju's sons. Bangalore: In...
05 Jan, 2009, 07.03 AM IST
- PwC may review its 'continuance' with Satyam Computer
The statutory auditor for Satyam Computer Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), may review its “continuance” with the troubled software f...
05 Jan, 2009, 02.29 AM IST