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16.01.2006 As the controversy over the demolition of illegal structures in Delhi continues, the Union science and technology ministry has come up with a hi-tech solution — satellite imagery — to ensure that unauthorised constructions do not take place in future.

13.01.2006 Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce plans to create an Open Archive, the first among Canadian research funding organizations. The Open Archive will provide full access over the Internet to IDRC’s rich research archive. In addition to making information more freely available, this initiative will provide IDRC-funded researchers with a much-needed outlet to publish and showcase their work.

13.01.2006 It has been 90 days since the Right to Information Act came into force in the country and the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) is working hard to find ways to shroud vital information from public scrutiny.

13.01.2006 IN probably the first incident of its kind since the Right to Information Act came into force here, a lower-division clerk in the office of the Commissioner of Industries was nabbed by the CBI for seeking a Rs 500 bribe to process an RTI application.

13.01.2006 The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up efforts to go in for large scale e-governance with a total investment of Rs 100 crore during next fiscal. However, the corporation, whose annual budget of Rs 8,000 crore is more than that of Kerala as a whole, would spend Rs 70 crore for the same purpose in the current fiscal.

13.01.2006 The e-governance market in India is poised for an explosive growth from the present US dollar 693 million to nearly USD 1,300 million by next year.

13.01.2006 The Herald Journal on Friday,January 06, 2006 carried an article titled "Bridging a medical gap". The article is about how Dr. Eddie Loo, an instructional designer and distance education professor from Utah State University (USU) is helping to bridge the knowledge gap that exists in the African country of Rwanda. Dr. Eddie Loo is the recipient of the 2005 Innovative Practices Award.