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19.10.2005 Standardisation and localisation in implementing the e-government policies is called for due to the economic diversity existing in different regions in India

19.10.2005 India has stepped into the latest technology of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) for disaster management, which would help scientists predict the gravity of natural calamities like floods and sea-surging activities.

19.10.2005 A hi-tech pay and use public toilet constructed near Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office by now defunct Mysore Agenda Task Force (MATF) under Public Private Participation (PPP) in the City, will be thrown open for public use from today.

19.10.2005 A text messaging service that allows those who cannot use a voice telephone to contact the emergency services has been launched in Merseyside,UK.

19.10.2005 Civil Society groups have urged the Orissa Government to make appropriate modifications in the Right to Information rules to make the RTI Act effective and user-friendly.

19.10.2005 UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura has deplored the severe restrictions on press freedom and freedom of expression represented by the new government ordinance issued in Nepal on October 9, 2005.

18.10.2005 The State Bank of Travancore which recently networked all its 672 branches with Core Banking Solutions, has launched the facility of e-payment of Central Excise and Service Taxes through its internet banking facility.