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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Govt set to launch digital platform for power sector soon
New Delhi: The government is working to launch a digital platform to enhance coordination, data sharing, and innovation in the power sector. The plan will be led by a 17-member task force comprising Nandan Nilekani , non-executive chairman of Infosys; Ram Sewak Sharma, former director general of UIDAI as the chairperson, and PK Pujari, former power secretary as the vice chair. The India Energy Stack digital public infrastructure will aim to tackle key challenges such as fragmented systems, and support India's push towards a $5 trillion economy and net zero targets, the power ministry said on Saturday. Rapid growth in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and consumer participation in energy markets is transforming the sector, but fragmented systems and a lack of seamless digital integration remain key barriers, it said.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Govt set to launch digital platform for power sector soon
To foster better coordination and data sharing within the power sector, the government is developing a digital platform called the India Energy Stack. A 17-member task force, led by Ram Sewak Sharma and Nandan Nilekani, will spearhead this initiative. This digital infrastructure aims to address fragmented systems and support India's goals of achieving a $5 trillion economy and net-zero emissions. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: The government is working to launch a digital platform to enhance coordination, data sharing, and innovation in the power plan will be led by a 17-member task force comprising Nandan Nilekani , non-executive chairman of Infosys; Ram Sewak Sharma, former director general of UIDAI as the chairperson, and PK Pujari, former power secretary as the vice India Energy Stack digital public infrastructure will aim to tackle key challenges such as fragmented systems, and support India's push towards a $5 trillion economy and net zero targets, the power ministry said on growth in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and consumer participation in energy markets is transforming the sector, but fragmented systems and a lack of seamless digital integration remain key barriers, it said.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sify Technologies announces the appointment of Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma as Director on the Board
CHENNAI, India, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: SIFY), India's leading Digital ICT solutions provider with global service capabilities spanning Data Center, Cloud, Networks, Security and Digital services, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma as a new Director on the Board of Sify Technologies Limited. A member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS 1978, Jharkhand cadre), Dr. Sharma has had a distinguished service record of more than four decades, leading reforms and leveraging IT to simplify administrative processes, thus, contributing to shaping India's policies in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). As the founding Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Dr. Sharma helped formulate and launch Aadhaar, India's first and the world's largest biometric identity system, an experience that eventual found expression in a process biography- 'Making of Aadhaar: World's largest Identity Platform'. Dr. Sharma's extensive experience in the telecom industry dates back to his time as the Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and as the Secretary of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology). Dr. Sharma holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, a master's in computer science from University of California, Riverside, and a PhD from IIT, Delhi. Welcoming him on board, Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman, said, 'We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sharma to our Board. As Sify scales, Dr. Sharma's experience and ringside view of technology-enabled operations are valuable strengths from which Sify can gain. Sify will bank heavily on his mentorship as it strives to establish a leadership position across all its businesses'. Dr. Sharma said, 'I am happy to join the Board of Sify Technologies. In my professional ascent, I have always viewed technology as an enabler and catalyst for large scale implementation of social welfare measures. It is this experience that can help scale Sify's services'. About Sify Technologies A multiple year winner of the Golden Peacock award for Corporate Governance from the Institute of Directors, Sify Technologies is India's most comprehensive ICT service & solution provider. With Cloud at the core of our solutions portfolio, Sify is focussed on the changing ICT requirements of the emerging Digital economy and the resultant demands from large, medium and small businesses. Sify's infrastructure comprising state-of-the-art Data Centers, the largest MPLS network, partnership with global technology majors and deep expertise in business transformation solutions modelled on the cloud, make it the first choice of start-ups, SMEs and even large Enterprises on the verge of a revamp. More than 10,000 businesses across multiple verticals have taken advantage of our trinity of Data Centers, Networks and Digital services and conduct their business seamlessly from more than 1,600 cities in India. Internationally, Sify has presence across North America, the United Kingdom, UAE and Singapore. Sify, Sify Technologies and are registered trademarks of Sify Technologies Limited. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please see the discussion under the caption 'Risk Factors' in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2025, which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at and Sify's other reports filed with the SEC. For further information, please contact: Sify Technologies LimitedMr. Praveen KrishnaInvestor Relations & Public Relations+91 20:20 Media Nikhila Kesavan+91 Weber ShandwickLucia Domville+1-212 546-8260LDomville@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Need to develop alternative routes to offer broadband to citizens: RS Sharma
NEW DELHI: India needs to develop alternative connectivity mechanisms to provide broadband connectivity to 1.4 billion Indians, with digital public infrastructure for Wi-Fi systems holding a key to the ambitious Digital India initiative , a top bureaucrat said Tuesday.. 'Today, we are in a duopoly situation as far as the telecom infrastructure is concerned, and we have to develop certain alternative routes for providing broadband to our people. These alternative routes already exist. You have millions of kilometers of fiber ( BharatNet ). That fiber must become an ultimate source to provide connectivity to the people of this country,' Ram Sewak Sharma, former chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), said. Sharma was speaking at the World Wi-Fi Day, organised by the Broadband India Forum. 'One of the things which was important was to create a digital public infrastructure of Wi-Fi kind of systems, because then, in 2015-16, the data was selling at about ₹275 per gigabyte,' Sharma said. India's telecom sector offers one of the affordable data tariffs worldwide at close to Rs 8 (less than $0.10) per gigabyte (GB). Further, he said that the government crafted a policy, and facilitated a cost-effective Wi-Fi price structure in the country. 'It essentially ensures that every citizen, whosoever, has got a smartphone will be able to access, not free, necessarily, but certainly able to access, even without having a data plan.' India has more than 800 million smartphone users currently, corresponding to nearly 53% of the overall population. Sharma further said that the government crafted out a policy, facilitating Wi-Fi price structure in the country so that people having smartphones could have access to it. READ MORE | Delicensing lower 6GHz for Wi-Fi a 'necessity', industry should produce affordable devices: Jyotiraditya Scindia BharatNet public infrastructure, according to him, could provide digital connectivity to a large number of people, with infinite capacity. The Centre aims to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats (village blocks) covering nearly 6.5 lakh villages to offer high-speed internet access through the national optical-fibre program, BharatNet, originally unveiled in 2011. Citing an example of the European and the US markets, he said that India has one Wi-Fi hotspot per about every 40,000 individuals, and added that the number of connections should scale up. In 2020, the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme was launched by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), and aimed to enhance the proliferation of public Wi-Fi hotspots to create a robust digital communications infrastructure in the country, primarily in rural and semi-urban areas. The scheme, designed by the telecom regulator, sought to offer affordable internet access while boosting employment opportunities for small and micro-entrepreneurs through the establishment of Public Data Offices (PDO).
