Maurya Times

Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) has welcomed the decision of the Government of Uttar Pradesh to issue advertisements to those web portals which have been regularly receiving 50 thousand hits. The advertisements are to be released at the DAVP rates. This step of the government will certainly go a long way in encouraging the development of digital media, which has already acquired the centre stage because of its popularity. Needless to say, the development of the new media will also spur the penetration of the internet in remote areas. In a statement, IFWJ Secretary General Parmanand Pandey and its Treasurer Rinku Yadav have expressed hope that this eco-friendly decision of the UP government will be followed by the Central and other state governments. The scope of the print medium is rapidly squeezing and the newspapers and journals, all over the world, are switching over to digital media with breakneck speed. Hopefully, the government will promote such portals as are s...