January 2011 - Informatics

Cyber Governance
Department of Mining & Geology, Govt. of Meghalaya
http://megdmg.gov.in/index.html
The website of Department of Mining and Geology, Govt. of
Meghalaya is all about exploring mineral wealth of Meghalaya
and inculcating scientific appreciation of mining. The websites
highlights the activities and functions of the department and
gives detail information on the state's geological features, mining
scenario, mineral policy and industrial potentiality. The
content rich website also caters to a slew of other information
especially on services offered by the department like granting
prospecting licenses/reconnaissance permits, granting mineral
leases, providing assistance on mineral development activities
etc. The website also publishes notifications, tenders and news
events regularly. A photo gallery and video gallery, and RTI
annexure are also navigable. Overall the website is full of
informative from G2G and G2B perspective.
TJ's- Tihar jail Initiative
http://tihartj.nic.in
A chain of consumer goods, produced by the inmates of Tihar
jail, are all set to catch global attention with the prison authorities
deciding to promote its 'TJ' brand online. Customers who
want to know more about the Tihar jail products can visit the
website http://tihartj.nic.in . The website focuses on bringing
out the creativity of the prison inmates along with providing
financial assistance to the convicts and their families by centralizing
their energy towards productive work. The products showcased
include handlooms and textiles, apparel, furniture, mustard
oil, paintings and paper works. This initiative from the jail
authorities will not only help to promote the products nationally
but also internationally. A person who wants to avail these
products can contact directly to the authorities at a very reasonable
price than their substitutes. This initiative is helping in
making the city crime free by ensuring they are shown the right
path during their incarceration. The website is aesthetically
designed with clean layout and efficient navigation pages.
Defence Research and Development Organization
http://www.drdo.gov.in
Engaged in research of new technologies for defence and
combat, the website of DRDO is one of the most frequently
visited websites. The bilingual official website of the agency
is completely dedicated to nation building and details about
the organization and its partners in academic, industry and
research boards. The areas of military technologies which
ranges from aeronautics to electronics and to advanced computing,
with which DRDO is working with are being furnished
with proper and authentic details. DRDO has a network
of 52 laboratories which are deeply engaged in developing
defence technologies covering various fields. The information
available on the website is easily navigable. Other
information like events, procurements, contact details are
few regular features that are updated on regular basis.
Contributed by: LOKESH JOSHI
lokesh@nic.in
40 informatics.nic.in January 2011