From the Editor's Desk Is the Internet a public good? It's a question worth asking. This article analyzes the factors involved in governments deciding what constitutes a public good and thus what deserves a subsidy. Studies show that a 10% increase in internet penetration in India can increase the GDP by 1.6%. While the article argues that one cannot just assume that providing free internet will lead to productive use of it, one should not underestimate the curiosity and intelligence of the common person. Case in point is this beautiful TED talk by Sugata Mitra where he talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own - and then taught other kids - Comment
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BSNL to set up 40,000 WiFi hotspots across India to make up for the lack of its own 4G services State run telco and internet provider BSNL is working on setting up 40,000 WiFi hotspots across the country to make up for the lack of its own 4G services, reports NDTV. As of now, BSNL claims to have deployed 500 WiFi hotspots, with the plan to increase it to 2,500 by the end of this financial
Lack of infrastructure investment by telcos causing call drops: TRAI Lack of infrastructure investment by telcos causing call drops: TRAI - TRAI has said in its affidavit that the telcos have to compensate a consumer only when the call originates from its network and is dropped within its network.
How can we connect India without Free Basics? In the wake of massive protests against Facebooks Free Basics service, ET takes a look at the alternative methods to ensure internet connectivity for all.
Facebook's 'emotional contagion' study by deliberately crashing its Android app faces anger from users Facebook, in order to test the limits of consumer patience and the loyalty of Android smartphone users, crashed its app repeatedly, a report said. According to a report published on tech news website, The Information, on Tuesday, the company intentionally crashed the app multiple times to test how much their user base would put up with constant app crashes.
Monsanto expands cost-cutting plan to eliminate 1000 jobs Monsanto says it will eliminate another 1,000 jobs as it expands a cost-cutting plan designed to deal with falling sales of biotech-corn seeds and other financial pressures. The additional layoffs will bring the company's planned total cuts to 3,600 jobs.
India to skip compliance to BS-V emission norms; will directly move to BS-VI India to skip compliance to BS-V emission norms; will directly move to BS-VI - Earlier, a meeting of an inter-ministerial group, including representatives of Ministries of Road Transport and Highways, Petroleum, Heavy Industries and Environment and Forests, was unable to reach a consensus.
BJP was ‘hijacked by some people in Bihar who played deaf-mute’: Shatrughan Sinha Actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha's book launch turned out to be a rage fest against the BJP leadership, with L K Advani, Yashwant Sinha and Kirti Azad dominating. The launch function of Sinha’s biography Anything but Khamosh gave party elders another forum to hit out against the 'mismanagement' of the Bihar elections. - Firstpost
Smriti Irani in Assam on zero impact of Manmohan While addressing a rally at Lakhimpur in Assam today, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani alleged that Assam is plagued by multiple challenges despite being represented by a two-time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Rajya Sabha.
What Deepika Padukone Has Shown Bollywood Deepika Padukone turned 30 yesterday, just as two of her films, Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani are making waves - yes, for their story-telling and cinematic excellence but also for the beauty, talent and vulnerability that this iconic actress has brought to her roles in them.
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