Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has recently rolled out its first Rural Broadband Kiosk at village Savlaj in Sangli District of Maharashtra. The project is part of the BSNL's 'Wire-Line Broadband Connectivity to Rural & Remote Areas' that aims to make information technology work to the advantage of the villagers.
              

The State Government of Haryana has decided to confer 'Kisan Awards' for those leading farmers of the state who make outstanding contribution to agriculture production at the state, district and block levels during the year 2008-09.

Delhi Metro has become the first rail network in the world to get a UN certificate for preventing more than 90,000 tones of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.

A pilot project known as InfoSTI@MOSTI by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation within hi-fi wireless service, computer training and cyber-net browsing are available for free, is aiming towards changing the mindset of rural people in Malaysia.

Twenty-five teachers selected from teacher training colleges (TTCs), Centre for Maths and Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) and Kenya Education Staff Institute (KESI) will be incorporating e-learning teaching methods and teach others.

The Government has asked the Medical Council of India to revise the norms prescribed for opening of new medical colleges to enable opening of colleges in rural and under served areas, Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare told the Rajya Sabha recently.

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