Internet in India
Electronic Tolls are common in Western countries. A 2016 study by IIM, Kolkata said the country suffers losses of nearly Rs 40,000 crore per year due to delays in transportation. The study also said the delays led to consumption of fuel worth Rs 90,000 crore. India got its electronic toll tag, FASTag, in 2014. The real push from the govt of … [Read more] about FASTag – Electronic Toll Collection is convenient but needs improvements
It is that time of the year in the US - high school graduates enter undergraduate programs every Fall. While most of us think it is a rosy picture, it is not. For curriculum & study workload, I think US undergraduate programs from good colleges are one of the toughest in the world. It is far from what you see in Hollywood … [Read more] about US undergraduate education – not as rosy as it appears
Digital distraction is becoming a bigger problem of the day. I wrote about smartphones increasing time taken to finish a meal in restaurants, the sad part such distractions is the reduction in family time. But then I make a living out of the same digital world! I came across an article today which asks if we are a self-interrupter? I think … [Read more] about Blame yourself for the Digital Distractions in your life
cross IndiaIt is that time of the year. The entire internet eco-system wants to read Mary Meeker's annual internet report. This year there has been a substantial focus on India (55 slides - slide 232 to 287). Internet penetration is at 27%, 355 million of 1.3 billion in India are online (there is still a lot of room to grow, good news). 72% … [Read more] about 46% of online Indians primarily consumed local language content: Mary Meeker
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a lot of interest to give a push to Digital India. The onus is always on the individual ministries & departments to embrace Digital India, they are supposed to have websites which are constantly updated and content must be in multiple Indian languages. So what is the current state of Indian govt websites … [Read more] about Digital India: A list of popular government websites in India