New York: Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has been conferred with an honorary degree by New York University's Polytechnic Institute, considered among America's most prestigious and oldest private schools specialising in engineering and technology. Pitroda gave the commencement address to the graduating class of about 1000 students at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) on Friday. He received a Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, and joined...
08:41 PM, May 19, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Noted innovator, tech evangelist and policymaker Sam Pitroda has drawn up some 10 major projects for Kerala's resurgence that promise to change the face of the state, says Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. "We are confident that given Pitroda's acumen in projects that he will present, this is certainly going to change the face of the state in the near future," Chandy, currently in Mumbai to promote investments to the...
01:07 PM, May 15, 2012
Gandhinagar: Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister, on Tuesday said railways could add as much as two per cent to country's GDP if its operations are revamped and modernised. "Railways done right could add 2 per cent to GDP. It is used by common people, it is used to haul coal for our power plants...railways are the real reserve of this country," Pitroda, who is advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan...
05:05 AM, Apr 04, 2012
Patna: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the latter's official residence and reviewed the implementation of Central flagship schemes in the state. They discussed the progress in implementation of the Prime Minister Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and reviewed other projects to be taken up for execution in 2012-13, an official release said. Ramesh directed Central agencies to complete all road projects under...
08:02 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Patna: There is no need to grant special category status to Bihar to help it woo private investment as the state has sufficient resources to develop on its own, Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Pubic Information Infrastructure and Innovations said on Sunday. "Everybody is asking for special assistance, including the states like West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Bihar," Pitroda told newsmen here. It is not possible for...
07:43 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: Seeking to raise an investment of close to Rs 6 lakh crore for railway modernisation, a high- level committee on Monday suggested levying a surcharge in this regard from passengers and disinvestment of railway PSUs among other options to generate funds. The Sam Pitroda-led committee has recommended that the modernisation surcharge from passengers be based on per passenger km basis which would help Railways generating the required fund....
08:02 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has invited applications for TRAI Chairperson's post, which will fall vacant on the retirement of JS Sarma in May. The new telecom regulator will take over at a time when the industry will be bracing up for 2G spectrum auctions. TRAI has to issue recommendations as per the Supreme Court directive that cancelled 122 telecom licences this month. Besides, the new head will...
08:18 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: Ahead of Rail Budget, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Monday met Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia as the national transporter looks to explore several avenues to shore up its finances and funds for its modernisation plans. At the hour-long meeting at the Rail Bhawan, the two are believed to have discussed threadbare the action plan of railways' resource mobilisation initiatives. The meeting assumes significance as the...
07:34 PM, Feb 13, 2012
On Devil's advocate, the father of Indian telecommunication Sam Pitroda said that Supreme Court's verdict on 2G will not affect the telecom revolution. ...
08:57 PM, Feb 05, 2012
New Delhi: Father of Indian telecom revolution Sam Pitroda said that we should not blame any government for the cancellation of the 122 2G licences by the Supreme Court as it was part of a process. He also said that the court order will not make any difference to the Indian growth story in telecom and IT. Speaking exclusively to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, he said the country is...
08:19 PM, Feb 05, 2012
The Congress is making attempts to project Sam Pitroda as the modern OBC face in Uttar Pradesh. ...
10:39 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Lucknow: The Congress on Tuesday released its UP manifesto and promised a sub-quota for backward Muslims and even considered one for backward Dalits. This is a move to counter freebies offered by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP). And the target vote is very clear. Muslims and Most Backward Castes or the MBCs. After promising 4.5 per cent of the 27 per cent Mandal Quota to...
09:51 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Urging young leaders, entrepreneurs and students to work towards building innovation as the latest culture in India, Sam Pitroda, said on Wednesday it would only be innovation that would take the country to dizzying heights. "We are living in very exciting times. Evolution of Internet has brought one of the biggest revolutions in the world. Today Internet is bringing the entire global community together and this offers very different...
07:06 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: At a brain-storming session with Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and members of his cabinet here on Wednesday, adviser to the prime minister Sam Pitroda suggested 10 projects which he said can add to the state's growth. Later addressing reporters, Pitroda said that he and his team will come up with a white paper on these projects in 90 days. "Of the 10, may be five could be possible,...
06:39 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Jaipur: Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in today's changing world and can help in finding the solution to any problem, adviser to the Prime Minister, Sam Pitroda said on Sunday. "Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in the changing world of today and can help in difficult time, and the philosophy is also important for global peace," Pitroda said at a plenary session of the 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas....
11:14 PM, Jan 08, 2012
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