New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj will organise a two-day national workshop on the preparation of panchayat development plans (PDPs) on Monday and Tuesday at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre here, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The inaugural session will also mark the launch of the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) booklet for the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plan (2026-27), the Quality Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) booklet and t…
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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India’s ‘techade’ will be shaped by emerging technologies such as 6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, as the country builds on its strong telecom transformation, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, said on Friday here.Inaugurating the second edition of the ‘COAI DIGICOM Summit 2026’, the minister stated that the telecom sector has undergone transformative changes in recent years and is now poise…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will inaugurate a Samriddhi Kendra in Umri village of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on March 14, it was informed on Friday.This initiative is the part of a pilot project by the Department of Telecommunications to demonstrate how villages can benefit from integrated physical and digital services.It aims to combine physical facilities with digital services to improve access to essential services in rural areas.The centre in Umri …
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India’s massive push to expand optical fibre, 5G and digital public infrastructure has connected more than 2.15 lakh Gram Panchayats through BharatNet, the government said on Sunday.Optical fibre deployment nationwide rose from 19.35 lakh route kilometres in 2019 to 42.36 lakh route kilometres in 2025, and 5G connectivity now covers 99.9 per cent of districts with over 5.18 lakh base transceiver stations as of December 2025, an official statement said.Prime Minister W…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In a bid to advance cooperation in telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies, a bilateral meeting was held between Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and his Brazilian counterpart Frederico de Siqueira Filho, it was announced on Friday.Scindia apprised the Brazilian side of the wide-ranging initiatives undertaken by the government over the past 11 years to expand digital infrastructure, promote affordability, and strengthen inclusive…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Telecom infrastructure forms the foundational layer of India’s AI ecosystem, Union Minister Dr. Pemmasani Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday, adding that connectivity is not a luxury but sovereignty.The minister underscored that inclusive digital connectivity is central to India’s technological leadership and digital empowerment.Speaking at the ongoing ‘India AI Impact Summit’, he highlighted India’s rapid telecom growth.He noted that broadband subscribers have incr…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Thursday said that BharatNet is playing a transformative role in turning India into a digitally empowered society by bridging the digital divide and expanding broadband access across rural areas.Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister described BharatNet as one of the world’s largest government-led connectivity programmes and said it reflects the governme…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Real-time train tracking is operational on over 10,400 locomotives and over 40,000 fishing vessels have been equipped with NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) receivers for tracking and emergency alerts, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that the commercial and public utilisation of NavIC has seen significant growth over the past years.“More than 60 mobile handset models from maj…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government has cancelled 12 lakh SIM cards for the cyber security, blocked IMEI of 3 lakh mobiles, and arrested 20,853 accused till December 2025. Delivering the keynote address at the National Conference on “Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds and Dismantling the Ecosystem”, organised by the CBI and Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), HM Shah said that multiple government agencies are working together in a c…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that India now has world’s lowest data costs and highest data usage, driven by robust digital infrastructure.There are more than 120 crore mobile users in the country and the 4G network is expected to reach every village by June this year.“World’s lowest data costs, world’s leading data usage India’s digital revolution led by PM Narendra Modi is truly built for its people,” the minister poste…