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Published on Jul 24, 2024 09:19 am IST

Digital citizenship education could make the internet safer

The 2022 McAfee report, titled Life Behind the Screens of Parents, Tweens, and Teens has found that children in India attain mobile maturity at an early age of 15-16 years with the smartphone usage of Indian children aged 10-14 being 7% higher than the international average.

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Published on Feb 22, 2023 06:54 pm IST

This photonic chip can transmit all of Internet's traffic in one second: Study

Optical fibre has brought revolution in telecommunication.

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Published on Nov 21, 2022 04:58 pm IST

Tanzania sees boost in tourist arrivals after high-speed Internet at Kilimanjaro

A general view of Mount Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Tanzania has installed high-speed internet services on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, allowing anyone with a smartphone to tweet, Instagram or WhatsApp their ascent of Africa's highest mountain. State-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation set up the broadband network on August 16, 2022 at an altitude of 3,720 metres (12,200 feet), with Information Minister Nape Nnauye calling the event historic.

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Updated on Aug 20, 2022 05:22 pm IST

In Manipur, mobile internet suspended for 5 days amid law and order concerns

Manipur: Mobile internet will remain suspended for five days. (Representational) (Getty Images)

Published on Aug 07, 2022 08:41 am IST

Children in state-run Kerala schools to get faster internet

The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) and BSNL have joined hands for providing 100 Mbps broadband internet connectivity.

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Published on Jul 28, 2022 12:02 pm IST

Millions hit by major network outage in Canada; banking, transport affected

People crowd around a Starbucks coffee shop to use its free wifi on the Bell network, during a major outage of Rogers Communications' mobile and internet networks.

Published on Jul 09, 2022 09:23 am IST

Argentina targets digital nomads with new visa, hopes to entice remote workers

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Updated on May 11, 2022 09:00 am IST

Patiala clashes: Mobile internet services restored

Police personnel stand guard near Kali Devi Temple to maintain law and order following the clash that took place between two groups, in Patiala, Punjab, on Saturday, April 30, 2022. (ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 30, 2022 05:04 pm IST

Safer Internet Day: History, theme and what Twitter is doing

Safer Internet Day spreads awareness about online privacy and security.

Published on Feb 08, 2022 10:51 am IST

China’s global internet ambitions: Finding roots in ASEAN

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By 2017, China was home to more than 731 million Internet users, already the largest internet population in the world, and with millions more having followed since. (AFP)

international affairs

Published on May 11, 2024 03:16 pm IST

Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI

Mobile continues to remain the device of choice for accessing the internet in both urban and rural areas.

Published on Jun 03, 2021 03:54 pm IST

World Press Freedom Day: US slams internet shutdowns, asks for accountability

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta during a videoconference at the State Department in Washington.

Published on May 03, 2021 10:17 am IST

YouTube most used social media in US, followed by Facebook. Here are the Top 10

YouTube has registered an increase in users from 73% in 2019 to 81% in 2021 among US adults.

Published on Apr 08, 2021 05:33 pm IST

Chakka Jam: Internet suspended again at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur

Security deployment at Delhi's border areas during farmers' three-hour 'chakka jam' on Saturday. (HT/Sanchit Khanna)

Updated on Feb 06, 2021 03:43 pm IST

'Better late than never,' tweets Omar Abdullah as 4G services restored in J&K

High-speed internet connection is being restored in entire J&K from Friday, principal secretary (power and information) Rohit Kansal said.

Updated on Feb 05, 2021 08:31 pm IST

Arfeen Khan organises Asia’s biggest global virtual 360 mega event

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Updated on Dec 14, 2020 06:12 pm IST

Technical Guruji: Running short of online storage

Technical Guruji gives tips on how you can best store your data

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Published on Dec 06, 2020 07:01 am IST

Two thirds of school-age kids without internet access: UN

Two -thirds of school-age children worldwide have no internet at home, a UN report found Tuesday, even as pandemic-induced school closures have made online access vital to getting an education.

Updated on Dec 01, 2020 06:23 pm IST

Digital divide between ‘have’ and ‘have not’ deepens – and so does student despair

Representational image.

Updated on Nov 17, 2020 02:10 pm IST

The growing threat of cyberwarfare

The nature of the game has changed radically over the past two decades. The internet is today an essential critical infrastructure. Any country that is heavily reliant on it is at a relative disadvantage

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Updated on Oct 12, 2020 06:23 am IST

Delhi govt to challenge HC order on providing free gadgets and internet; will seek clarity on funding from Centre

Delhi High Court.(Mint file )

Updated on Sept 24, 2020 09:31 am IST

The Barn Miami: Gaston Rossato’s side hustle turned success story

Till 2008, Gaston worked as a full-time dealer for his father’s car business - after graduating from college he worked at an insurance company and dealt cars out of his one-car garage as a side hustle.

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Updated on May 19, 2024 05:09 am IST

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic

Teachers have been conducting online classes during the pandemic to ensure that education doesn’t take a back seat.

Published on Sept 04, 2020 03:35 pm IST

Connectivity gets better but parts of India still logged out

Mobile telecom networks have played an important role in increasing internet access in India. 3G internet service was first launched in 2008 and 4G in 2012.

Updated on Aug 14, 2020 03:58 am IST

Innovation, free expression key for digital framework

An internet centre in Veerampattinam, Pondicherry.