The Indian Government's initiative common service centre (CSS) will generate around 400,000 direct employment opportunities and as many as indirect jobs in rural India
              

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)'s new initiative called mKRISHI, a mobile agro-advisory system that allows farmers to send queries to agricultural experts in their local languages through a mobile and receive personalised advice or relevant information in the local language

The European Commission has called its member states and industry to use ICT to improve energy efficiency. These technologies are expected to reduce total carbon emissions in Europe by up to 15 percent by 2020.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has approved a grant to Himvani Radio to establish, maintain and operate wireless community radio station in Solan district of Himanchal Pradesh.

The National Clean Development Mechanism Authority (NCDMA) in the Ministry of Environment & Forests is going all hi-tech. Its recently launched a new website today which will enable CDM Project Proponents to file applications and upload their project documents directly from the comfort of their offices.

India has to initiate 'structural reforms' in the educational system if it wants to reap the benefits of its 'demographic dividend,' National Knowledge Commission (NKC) Chairman Sam Pitroda said here on Thursday.

The Government of Singapore has signed a MoU with the European Union (EU) to drive collaboration in ICT research and development.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has developed the 'National Basic Food Prices Data and Analysis Tool' as part of its response to high food prices that shows the prices of different food commodities in local currencies or dollars and local measurements as well as standard weights.

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