More than two lakh names registered with ''.in'' domain

NEW DELHI: National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and Afilias India Private Limited has announced that the ‘.in’ domain has reached 2,00,000 registrations, nearly doubling its presence in the market place since last year.

The ‘.in’ registry has grown to nearly 30 times the initial size of approximately 6500 domains prior to the January 2005 re-launch. The re-launch included a more competitive price, expanded eligibility, a state-of-the-art technology platform and broader distribution through the global registrar network.

While India rated 63 per cent in the usage of ‘.in’ domain name 37 per cent were registered outside Indian soil. Over 150 countries are represented by ‘.in’ domain owners. The most popular countries are India, US and Germany, which together account for over 81 per cent of registrations, followed by the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Switzerland and Italy, a NIXI statement said.

Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said, “This is an important milestone in the 10 Point Agenda for India. Introduced in 2004, ‘.in’ is now firmly established as a leading country code domain and reflects India’s leadership in technology and the Internet.”

Maran further said that the Government would shortly introduce the registration of ‘.in’ domains in native Indian languages, beginning with Tamil and Malayalam. Since ‘.in’ is unrestricted, organizations and individuals across India can now reach their audience with an Internet address that proudly proclaims their Indian affinity.

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