New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) At least 15 per cent of the government IT budget should be earmarked for cybersecurity, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, said on Friday, saying that cybersecurity cannot be treated as an afterthought and must be built into digital systems by design.Addressing the Cybersecurity 360 Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Krishnan said cybersecurity requires constant vigilance as organisations…
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Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Saturday, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, marking the commencement of commercial production at one of India’s first semiconductor assembly and testing plants developed under the ‘India Semiconductor Mission’.According to the Prime Minister’s Office, he will arrive in Sanand at around 4:30 p.m. after completing enga…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India’s unified payments interface (UPI) now accounts for nearly 49 per cent of the world’s real-time payment transaction volume, making it the largest real-time payment system globally, the government said on Wednesday.The achievement comes as the Digital India programme completes 11 years since its launch on July 1, 2015. According to the government, the initiative has transformed the country’s digital public infrastructure, enabling faster payments, improving public s…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The global cellular IoT module market is expected to maintain steady growth in 2026, after growing 4 per cent (year-on-year) in Q1 2026 — with India clocking robust double-digit growth, according to a new report.India recorded strong double-digit growth in the January-March quarter, supported by rising demand from smart meters, POS terminals, asset trackers and telematics applications, according to Counterpoint Research. “India maintained its position as the world’s …
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will showcase a range of deep-tech innovations, strategic research initiatives and incubated startups at ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’, an international technology showcase in France, the institute said on Tuesday.The event — being organised by the Ministry of Education in France from June 14-16 — aims to identify, mentor and showcase some of India’s most promising technology ventures emerging from higher educational ins…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India’s data centre industry is entering a phase of accelerated expansion and the country’s total data centre sector revenue is pegged to reach about $45.69 billion by 2033, a report said on Monday.The report from KPMG in India said that the accelerated expansion of specialised infrastructure is driven by AI‑driven workloads, rising cloud adoption, widespread 5G rollout and data localisation requirements.The AI‑optimised data centre market, valued at roughly $588.6…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s telecom sector is facing investment pressure amid a high tax burden that is impacting its capacity to expand and upgrade digital infrastructure, a report has said.A report published in Business Recorder highlighted that the federal budget approaches and questions are being raised over whether current taxation policy is aligned with Pakistan’s ambition to build a competitive and inclusive digital economy.The telecom sector, which underpins financial inclusi…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India’s annual output of around 14 lakh STEM graduates had become one of the country’s biggest advantages in technology, manufacturing and innovation. Speaking at the inauguration of the Innovation and Incubation Centre at the National Institute of Design (NID) in Gandhinagar, Goyal said India’s growing pool of scientists, engineers and technology professionals was attracting global investment …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Government officials, regulators and industry leaders called for a secure, resilient and AI-driven digital ecosystem, powered by next-generation telecom networks and emerging technologies such as 5G, it was announced on Saturday.The ‘COAI DigiCom Summit 2026’ saw wide participation from stakeholders across the ecosystem, who engaged in discussions on policy, innovation and collaboration to drive the next phase of India’s digital growth.Addressing the issue of digital…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) While it is important not to underestimate China, any data from Chinese sources, especially government sources, should be regarded sceptically, a new report has said, adding that it is a mistake to accept official or published Chinese statistics at face value.China is succeeding in many fields but numbers can be misleading, writes James Lewis, a Distinguished Fellow at Tech Policy programme at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) headquartered in Washington, …