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Mobile-friendly webpage of Ministry of Finance launched by Arun Jaitley
Tech2 News Staff •Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday launched a mobile-friendly common landing webpage of the Ministry of Finance (www.finmin.nic.in) to provide a single-point access to all websites of five departments under the ministry.
EU to set aside 120 million euros to supply free Wi-Fi in 8,000 municipalities by 2020
Fp Archives •The initiative will be funded from the current 1 trillion-euro EU budget, which runs from 2014 to 2020. Towns will have to apply to get the funds.
Railway Ministry launches free Wi-Fi at 28 stations on Konkan railway
Ians •In line with the government's Digital India initiative, the Railway Ministry on Sunday launched free Wi-Fi facility at 28 stations on Konkan railway.
Around 30,000 people use free Wi-Fi to browse porn websites everyday in Mumbai: Maharashtra State IT dept
Tech2 News Staff •This figure accounts for about 10 percent of the three lakh users that make use of the free Wi-Fi services in Mumbai every day.
The govt plans to bring Wi-Fi hotspots to over 7,000 railway stations in the country: Report
Tech2 News Staff •7,000 railway stations in India have been identified as candidates for a Wi-Fi hotspot program under the ‘Railwire Saathi’ project.
NDMC ties up with MTNL to offer free internet connectivity, after poor services in CP and Khan Market
Fp Archives •With its ambitious Wi-Fi project in Connaught Place and Khan Market losing popularity due to poor connectivity, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has now tied up with MTNL in a fresh attempt at offering free Internet connectivity in its areas.
Trai to finalise its views on public Wi-Fi networks within a month
Fp Archives •Terming the availability and affordability of broadband as a "prerequisite" for growth of digital transactions, regulator Trai Monday said it will finalise in 20-25 days its views on 'public Wi-Fi networks'.
Over 200 railway stations to get Wi-Fi in 2017, says Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu
Fp Archives •As part of its programme to upgrade facilities for rail users, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said here today that 200 more stations and some additional trains would be provided with Wi-Fi in 2017.
Google, RailTel reached a new milestone with 100th Wi-Fi facility installed at Ooty station
Tech2 News Staff •Google has announced that it along with its partner RailTel have now set up Free Wi-Fi access to 100 railway stations in India.
Facebook tests 'Express Wi-Fi' in rural parts of India
Fp Archives •Months after it received flak for allegedly violating net neutrality with Free Basics, social networking giant Facebook is now testing a new model for public Wi-Fi deployments for offering quality internet access in rural parts of the country.