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Soil based plant nutrient management information system for Kerala
The Soil Based Plant Nutrient Management Information system is an ICT enabled farmer centric soil nutrient management and advisory system for Kerala. It is a multi institutional farmer centric project initiated by the Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Kerala. The soil information system has been conceptualized, designed, developed and implemented by the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management- Kerala during the year 2011. Read more >>

Website : www.keralasoilfertility.net

e-Velanmai
E-Velanmai is an ICT based, demand driven and participatory advisory model in agriculture to empower farming communities by providing cost effective, high quality andtimely farm specific agro advisory services by multidisciplinary team of agriculturalscientists.The system aims at catering to the need of the farmers using ICT tools suchas mobile phones,cameras, computers, internet and video call. Through the supportof a field coordinator and volunteer the participating farmers are identified. Read more >>

Website : www.evelanmai.com

Nokia Life
Nokia Life has been built ground up for the emerging markets. It was first launched in India in July 2009 as ‘Nokia Life Tools’. One of Nokia’s strategic goals is mobile connectivity for the “Next Billion” users andNokia Life is aligned with thosegoals.Nokia Life focuses on Livelihood and Life Improvement services delivering information vital to the daily lives of millions across emergingsocieties. Read more >>

Website : www.nokia.com/in-en/life/

Engaging Farmers, Enriching Knowledge
Content availability and its intelligent organization continue to be a serious challengein Indian agriculture. This prevents providing meaningful, efficient advice and servicesto farmers and other stakeholders.Thus,Agropedia, launched in 2008, is an attempt toinfuse semantic and social networking technologies into agriculture information management to eliminate those problems. Read more >>

Website : www.agropedia.net

Rural ERP
The rural ERP helps micro and small businesses to run their businesses effectively andefficiently in their local language by managing their day-to-day business activities. Itfunctions as an Enterprise Resource PlanningApplication for MSMEs delivered on Cloudas a SAAS product and available in 9 major Indian Languages thus bridging the digitaldivide among enterprises. It caters to the need of the clients in relation to customerrelationship management, product lifecycle management, human resource management, supply chain management, by offering a quality management system and financial anagement. Read more >>

Website : http://www.ruralerp.com

Paywast
Paywast was launched as a mobile-based social networking service in Afghanistan inJanuary 2011. It is designed as a group messaging service to support the ability of usersto join, create groups and send messages to all group members. The bulk of Paywastmessaging services is used by commercial entities to create awareness for their productsamong the public and expand their businesses exponentially. Paywast core mission isto use SMS as a means of sharing ideas and spreading knowledge and informationamong the people of Afghanistan by using the most robust techniques and advanced technologies. Read more >>

Website : http://www.paywast.af

90.4 MHz Henvalvani Community Radio
The roots of Henvalvani Community Radio, Chamba in Tehri district in Uttarakhand,werelaid in September 2001 when a group of young rural youth came together in anattempt to find a distinct voice of their own. The Himalaya Trust, an NGO based inDehradun conducted radio training sessions with the group, teaching them the basicsof recordings with the goal to especially focus on highlighting the needs of their localcommunities. For the group members, making topical programs and airing the in thehill villages, was a first step towards an information revolution. Read more >>

Website : www.henwalvani.org

Voice of Gurgaon Community Radio Station
Gurgaon KiAwaazSamudayik Radio Station 107.8MHz is a civil society-run community radio station launched in October 2009, broadcasting 22 hours a day, 7 days a week,to a 10 to 15 kilomter radius around UdyogVihar in Gurgaon. The mobile technology makes the radio sessions very interactive and more participatory since listeners using their mobile phones are able to call in with their requests during the live programs and even listen to the station on their mobiles.The station broadcasts in Hindi and Haryanvi as well as many of the dialects spoken by migrant groups. Read more >>

Website : www.trfindia.org

Salute to Second Innings
Salute to Second Innings is a program hosted by the Community Radio Station Salaam Namaste which strongly believes in incorporating people from the community and society whose voices often remain unheard.The main vision of the Radio station,founded in 2009 is to become theVoice of theVoiceless. For example the program features grassroot people like auto-drivers in a show called “Noida KeSarthi where auto drivers host the show to educate Noida citizens about the traffic in the area. Following the same concept Salaam Namaste initiated a show with senior citizens called “Second Innings ko Salaam “. Read more >>

Website : www.salaamnamaste.in

Community Radio Mattoli (90.4 FM)
Radio Mattoli is currently broadcasting 16 hours a day,from 6am to 10pm.The reach of Radio Mattoli covers 85% ofWayanad District, having a population of 8,16,558. Community Radio Mattoli (90.4 FM) is an undertaking ofWayanad Social Service Society in Kerala. Radio Mattoli started its operation on June 1st, 2009, with the prime objective of becoming a credible source of information that has direct and immediate relevance to the community. Catering to the varied information requirements of various communities, Radio Mattoli is currently broadcasting 16 hours a day, from 6am to 10pm. Read more >>

Website : www.radiomattoli.com

Jayasri Radio
Jayasri Radio is an internet radio station which commenced operations on the 1st of July 2009. Jayasri is aired in Maviththara and Piliyandala, Sri Lanka and broadcasted to the entire world. It was able to advance itself to the number one position amongst other web radio stations broadcasting from Sri Lanka via the internet.The major success can be attributed to the fact that Jayasri Radio broadcasted shows simultaneously on various popular web sites throughout the day or even round the clock. Read more >>

Website : www.jayasriradio.com

 
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