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- Reply to RTI Application under RTI Act of 2005 from Vanya Rakesh — by Vanya Rakesh — last modified Jan 13, 2016 02:40 AM
- Unique Identification Authority of India replied to the RTI application filed by Vanya Rakesh.
- National Compendium of Laws, Policies, Programmes for Persons with Disabilities — by Nirmita Narasimhan — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:16 AM
- This compendium was compiled by the Centre for Internet & Society in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. Prasanna Kumar Pincha, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, has written the Foreword.
- Facebook’s Free Basics Shuts Down In Egypt, Continuing Troubled Run — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2016 06:11 AM
- The report was published by TV Newsroom on January 1, 2016. Pranesh Prakash gave inputs.
- Free Basics: Negating net parity — by Sunil Abraham — last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:58 AM
- Researchers funded by Facebook were apparently told by 92 per cent of Indians they surveyed from large cities, with Internet connection and college degree, that the Internet “is a human right and that Free Basics can help bring Internet to all of India.” What a strange way to frame the question given that the Internet is not a human right in most jurisdictions.
- Report of Konkani Wikipedia's progress (July-December 2015) — by Rahmanuddin Shaikh — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:49 AM
- Konkani language is one of the 22 languages recognized by Indian union in 8th schedule. As per the 2007 census there are about 7.4 million Konkani speakers.[1] Konkani language has its own Wikipedia created on 15th June 2015. This blog post will try to put out Konkani Wikipedia's growth from a perspective based on Wikimedia stats.
- Odia Wikipedia progress from July to December, 2015 — by Rahmanuddin Shaikh — last modified Feb 05, 2016 02:45 AM
- Odia Wikipedia, one of the very active Wikipedias in Indian languages has been showing a negative rate of growth for the last 6 months. We will try to analyse, what has been happening and how can that be improved.
- Eight Key Privacy Events in India in the Year 2015 — by Amber Sinha — last modified Jan 03, 2016 05:43 AM
- As the year draws to a close, we are enumerating some of the key privacy related events in India that transpired in 2015. Much like the last few years, this year, too, was an eventful one in the context of privacy.
- Odia Wikipedia workshop in Puri, Odisha sparks creation of informal Wikipedia group WikiTungi — by Sailesh Patnaik — last modified Jan 12, 2016 05:28 AM
- The first ever Odia Wikipedia workshop in Odisha's historic town of Puri finally shaped in on this December 20. With 25 participants contributing to Odia Wikipedia this day, more Wikipedia outreach in the city were planned.
- India’s net neutrality debate is unique and complex — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 30, 2015 04:38 PM
- Connectivity to millions in India is main issue
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାର — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:30 AM
- Odia newspaper Sambad carried this featured column of mine yesterday in their Sunday supplement "Sambada Rabibara" on December 6, 2015.
- Mark Zuckerberg’s India backlash imperils vision for free global web — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 30, 2015 03:25 PM
- The growing backlash against Facebook’s Free Basics could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to connect the planet.
- Foreign Media on Zuckerberg's India Backlash — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 03, 2016 09:20 AM
- When Facebook's co-founder proposed bringing free Web services to India, his stated aim was to help connect millions of impoverished people to unlimited opportunity. Instead, critics have accused him of making a poorly disguised land grab in India's burgeoning Internet sector. The growing backlash could threaten the very premise of Internet.org, his ambitious, two-year-old effort to connect the planet.
- Millions of Indians Slam Facebook's ‘Free Basics’ App — by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:37 PM
- It has been less than two months since the nationwide launch of the Free Basics app in India. The smart phone application (formerly known as Internet.org) offers free access to Facebook, Facebook-owned products like WhatsApp, and a select suite of other websites for users who do not pay for mobile data plans.
- Benefits and Harms of "Big Data" — by Scott Mason — last modified Dec 30, 2015 02:48 AM
- Today the quantity of data being generated is expanding at an exponential rate. From smartphones and televisions, trains and airplanes, sensor-equipped buildings and even the infrastructures of our cities, data now streams constantly from almost every sector and function of daily life.
- Telugu Wikipedia Day 2015, Photo Walk — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:27 AM
- On December 13, 2015, Telugu Wikipedians conducted a historical photowalk in Dr.YSR state archeological museum to celebrate Telugu Wikipedia Day 2015. Pavan Santhosh attended the event as a CIS-A2K representative and facilitated media coverage for the programme.
- English Wikipedia and the Telugu Wikipedia joint meetup and edit-a-thon: Sakshi — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:31 AM
- The article was published in Sakshi on December 20, 2015. A scanned version of the article is given below.
- English Wikipedia and the Telugu Wikipedia joint meetup and edit-a-thon: Andhra Jyoti — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:33 AM
- The article was published in Andhra Jyoti on December 20, 2015. A scanned version of the article is below.
- Start-up India turns the heat on Facebook Free Basics — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 29, 2015 03:54 PM
- Facebook launched its "Save Free Basics" campaign last week, asking users to support "digital equality" in India.
- Facebook goes out all guns blazing in push for Free Basics, Net neutrality advocates cry foul — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Dec 29, 2015 03:32 PM
- Facebook's media onslaught to garner support for its controversial Free Basics program is almost inescapable. Multi-page ads in national dailies, outdoor hoardings, television spots and perhaps the most effective of them all - Facebook notifications.
- Telugu Wikipedia Day 2015: Eenadu Coverage — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jan 05, 2016 06:33 AM
- Telugu Wikipedians conducted history photowalk in Dr. YSR state archaeological museum to celebrate Telugu Wikipedia Day 2015 on December 13, 2015. Pavan Santosh supported the community as a representative from CIS-A2K
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