The institution of CSI Nihilent e-Governance Awards, is widely valued for its objective to recognize various innovative and exemplary e-Governance initiatives in the country. In this Issue of INFORMATICS, we have included a special section featuring exclusive coverage on the NIC’s achievers of CSI Nihilent e-Governance Awards 2012-13. In the E-Gov Products and Services section this time, we have showcased on how the diversity of ICT initiatives is leveraging the cause of e-Governance in the country. The highlights of this section includes e-Taal, e-Hospital, e-CCI, Powering GIGW Compliance, Manav Sampada, ICT enabled implementation of Forest Act 2006 in Maharashtra, EASYGAS, KISAN etc. The Technology Update section in this Issue will apprise you on the technicalities of Linked Data, Node.js and Big Data. The District Informatics section covers the success story of ICT revolution in the Jind and Malkangiri districts. Our regular sections viz. International e-Gov Updates, Cyber Governance, In the News would update you on the latest happenings around the e-Governance domain. This Issue also highlights the Hindi Pakhwada Celebrations, 2013 at NIC Headquarters and various NIC State Offices across the country. Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Hope you enjoy Peace, Health and Prosperity throughout the New Year 2014...