Vikaspedia

Vikaspedia is an online information guide launched by the Government of India.[2][3] The website was implemented by C-DAC Hyderabad and is run by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is built as a portal for the social sectors, and offers information in 23 languages: English, Assamese, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bodo, Dogri, Sanskrit, Kashmiri, Konkani, Nepali, Odia, Urdu, Maithili, Meitei, Santali, Sindhi, Punjabi, and Marathi.[4]

Vikaspedia
Type of site
Information and knowledge portal
OwnerGovernment of India
URLvikaspedia.in
Launched18 February 2014 (2014-02-18)[1]

It was started on 18 February 2014 and has information in the domains of Agriculture, Health, Education, Social Welfare, Energy and e-Governance.[5] The name of the portal is a portmanteau of the words Vikas (Sanskrit for "Development") and encyclopedia. The portal provides information in local languages in all six given sectors.

References
  1. "Indian government launches Vikaspedia". Techinasia. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "Government launches Vikaspedia as online information guide". DNA. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. "Government launches Vikaspedia, website for local content development tools". NDTV. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. "Govt launches Vikaspedia as online information guide". Livemint. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. "Government launches online information guide Vikaspedia". Times of India. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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