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11.10.2005 The Andhra Pradesh Press Academy intends to revive its website and upload about 16 lakh pages of old newspapers and periodicals that have already been digitised.

10.10.2005 The move by the National Spot Exchange for Agriculture Produce (NSEAP) and Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) to bring about the ‘Next Green Revolution’ by electronically linking APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) wholesale markets is being eagerly awaited by the trading community.

10.10.2005 Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Dubai set to go into an electronic mode.Labour cards can be collected from special electronic machines by just giving the relevant numbers. PRO cards will also be issued electronically and digital signatures will replace manual signatures of owners of companies.

10.10.2005 As part of its efforts in taking Information Technology-enabled administration and e-governance to villages, the State Government of Tamil Nadu, proposes to computerise all 12,618 village panchayats in the current year.

10.10.2005 Only an effective transfer of "lab-to-land" agricultural technology can ensure that small and medium farmers in south India will reap the full benefits of the Green Revolution, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala opines.

10.10.2005 The telecommunications industry in Ghana has been described as one of the fastest growing on the African continent, as significant milestones have been achieved recently.

10.10.2005 Speaking at the 14th national convention of the Association of Radio and Television Engineering Employees in Chennai, Information and Broadcasting Minister S Jaipal Reddy has favoured reviving the licence fee for radios and television sets.