Dashboard, as a nomenclature has an interesting origin which may not be known to many. In olden times, the horse-drawn carriage which was the primary transportation vehicle carried a protection panel in front, which had the basic purpose of preventing the mud and dirt from the horses’ hooves dishevelling the driver. This original avataar term of ‘Dashboard’ has transformed in the current day to serve a far more evolved purpose than mere protection. The contemporary ones, whether used in spacecrafts, automobiles, or on software platforms are capable of carrying out innumerable functions and actions, ranging from displaying information, facilitating communication, enabling interaction and navigation. The Dashboard of Gujarat Chief Minister developed by NIC, is one such system which helps in effectively measuring and displaying a large number of performance indicators across various sectors in the State at several levels. This display reflects upon not just the current performance, but also enables improvement of functioning of government departments to provide public services and to facilitate the officers who operate both at the frontline as well as behind the scenes. Such technology implementations go a long way in raising the bar for other States/UTs to emulate. This issue of Informatics presents an array of interesting articles. Telangana is the State in focus this time. The three districts; Jodhpur, West Godavari and Anandnag are featured in the District Informatics. UAV/ DRONE with AI / ML Innovation and ZeroTrust Architecture are the articles in the Technology Update section this time. Niyukti, AeBAS in School Eduction and Teacher’s Eligibility Test are the informative articles presented in the e-Gov Products & Services section. Besides the brief information on the prominent mobile applications recently launched by NIC at various States, the Appscape this time carries an exclusive write up on Cloud-based Mobile Appication development. Crime Free Himachal, Ease of Living (EOL), DHANHA, Campus Suite, Jan Samiksha HP and PMKISAN are showcased in this section. The regular sections such as Accolades, International e-Gov Update and In The News section bring you some interesting reads. We do enhance the publication’s contents, look and feel on a constant basis to improve your reading experience. The reader’s suggestions are most valuable to us to help us improve the quality of the magazine. It would be great if you could take out some time to write to us. Suggestions and feedback may be sent to the email editor.info@nic.in. Wish you a happy reading. Please take care, stay healthy and safe. Editor