News:
Indian Domain Registration ( Indian .IN TLD )
India Inc including corporate heavyweights like Tatas and
Bharti queued up to receive their new `.in' domain names -
the official Internet domain name of India.
In an event marking the extension of .in country code Internet
domain name registry, the Union Minister for Communications
and IT, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, presented certificates of `.in'
registration to leading names from Indian industry and media.
The recipients included Mr Ratan Tata (Tata Group), Mr N.
Ram (The Hindu), Mr Sunil Mittal (Airtel), Mr Aroon Purie
(India Today Group), Mr K. M. Mammen (MRF), Mr Prannoy Roy
(NDTV), Mr Vineet Jain (Times Group), Mr Vijay Mallya (UB
Group), Mr Gopal Srinivasan (TVS), Mr Ajai Chaudhary (HCL),
and Mr Deepak Puri (Moser Baer).
With this, Tata Group's new Indian identity in cyberspace
would be tata.in, tcs.in and vsnl.in, while in the case of
Bharti it will be airtel.in. MRF has picked up mrf.in, while
The Hindu Group has registered over 120 domain names for its
various publications.
Commenting on the overwhelming response to the latest .in
initiative, Mr Maran said, "Earlier five lakh Indian
companies had registered and of them only 7,000 had online
identities that ended with `.in'. But now ever since we opened
the registrations from January 1, 2005, we have been getting
an average of 7,000 applications per day."
In October last year, the Government announced a new policy
for `.in' Internet domain name registration focusing on hassle-free
online procedure and reduced pricing. The move would not only
strengthen Indian identity in Internet space but would also
to ensure a greater circulation of traffic within the country.
Once available only to a small group, `.in' domain name would
now be available online for everyone who seek. The new era
for .in begins with an initial sunrise period. Owners of registered
Indian trademarks or service marks who wish to protect their
online identity will be given an opportunity to apply for
.in domain names ahead of the general public. Sunrise applications
are being accepted from January 1 to 21. The date for the
opening of real time, open registration for the public is
planned for February 16.
The move to revamp the .in domain registry assumes significance
as the number of `.in' domain names registered till last year
did not truly represent the penetration of IT in India, which
has established itself as a software services destination.
An overcautious registration policy and absence of infrastructure
for registration have also hindered the growth of the domain.
A proactive policy for .in domain proliferation can help establish
it as a globally recognised symbol of India's growth in IT.
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