internet
TRAI Chairman explains how work-from-home, online learning fuelling need for massive investment in digital infra
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
India has moved quickly on path of rapid digitisation, he said adding that given significant capabilities in telecom and software, the country stand poised to benefit from new digital technologies and platforms.
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New offers! Airtel launches 'unlimited' broadband plans - Check benefits of Rs 499, Rs 799, Rs 999 and Rs 1499 plans
Mon, Sep 07, 2020
The new and revised plans will be rolled out September 7 onwards across 125 cities where the company has operations, and in new cities where it will gradually expand its footprint, Airtel said in a statement.
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India witnesses 40% increase in peak Internet traffic: Report
Sun, May 10, 2020
The Internet peak traffic saw 40 per cent rise in March in India and there was significant spike in downloads and uploads per user, owing to the high volume of work and streaming content across all major cities including tier II markets, says a new report.
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Google to add auto delete for location, web history
Fri, May 03, 2019
If you have been manually wiping off traces of your whereabouts on the internet or in real life, Google is introducing a new tool to automate the process. Google announced its new auto-delete controls for location history and ‘Web & App’ activity to make data management easier. Simply choose a time limit for your activity data, from three months to 18 months, and any older than that will be automatically deleted on an ongoing basis. The feature will be rolled out to the masses in the coming weeks.
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India's happiness ranking drops to 140; Still Behind Pakistan, China
Fri, Mar 22, 2019
According to this year's UN World Happiness Report, Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year. Watch full video to know more.
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Online misuse: Reliance Jio differs, but industry flags concerns over proposed IT rule changes
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
In its comments submitted to the IT Ministry, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has said that objectives of the amendments being proposed are "unclear" and has requested the government to initiate a stakeholder's consultation on the issue.
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Internet now has 333.8 mn domain names
Tue, Jun 19, 2018
Global leader in domain names and Internet security VeriSign on Tuesday announced that the first quarter of 2018 saw approximately 1.4 million domain name registrations, taking their total number to approximately 333.8 million across all top-level domains (TLDs).
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In-flight Wi-Fi: Flyers may have to pay between Rs 500-Rs 1,000 to make calls, surf
Thu, May 03, 2018
Domestic airlines expect that flyers, if they use internet services over Indian territory, would have to pay anything between Rs 500 to Rs 1000 on flights for a period lasting 3 to 60 minutes. Although in-flight Wi-Fi services are yet to be introduced in the country, the countries that have provided these facilities charge about 4.5 dollars (Rs 350) for using 10 mb internet data.
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