Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) Gujarat Police have attended 382,728 emergency cases under the ‘112’ service in the last four months, with an average of more than 12,000 calls handled daily, officials said on Thursday. In January 2026, the service recorded an average response time of 11 minutes and 56 seconds.State Police Director General of Police (DGP) K.L.N. Rao visited the advanced ‘112’ Emergency Response Centre along with senior officers to review the functioning of the service and identify way…
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) As government prepares for India AI Impact Summit 2026, the Economic Survey 2025–26, tabled in Parliament on Thursday presents artificial intelligence (AI) as a practical economic tool rather than a race for technological prestige. The Survey explains how AI is reshaping the global economy and lays out a realistic and development-focused strategy for India in a time of fast technological change and global uncertainty.“AI adoption in India should be rooted in economic…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Odisha government is mulling introducing a comprehensive and updated law on land administration in the forthcoming session of the state assembly to replace multiple existing Acts related to land, revenue, and disaster management. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the move is intended to modernise the legal framework, noting that several current laws date back to the 1980s and no longer address pres…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday that citizens will no longer need to dial different helpline numbers during disasters or emergencies, as contacting just 112 will ensure rapid assistance.She said this initiative is being launched under the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) 2.0.“The objective is to free people from the burden of remembering multiple numbers during crises and to ensure swift help when it matters most,” she said.Chief Minister Gupt…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday extended best wishes to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel on their Raising Day and hailed their role in becoming a pillar of trust that India can rely on during times of natural calamities, praising their contribution in realising the Centre’s resolve to build a disaster-resilient India. HM Shah took to X to extend his greetings to the force, and said, “Warm greetings to the personnel of NDRF on Raising Day. T…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) It was a moment of pride for Assam as the state’s first satellite, Lachit-1, developed by students of the Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), was carried onboard Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV-C62 rocket that lifted off on Monday. Although the mission did not achieve its intended outcome due to the launch failure, the event marked a historic milestone for Assam and the Northeast, symbolising the growing participation of regional academic institutions in India’s …
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick called on Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru on Friday, holding discussions on further advancing bilateral ties. “Ambassador-designate Nagma M. Mallick called on Chief Cabinet Secretary H.E. Kihara Minoru. They held productive discussions on further advancing India-Japan relations as a follow-up to the recent meeting of our Prime Ministers in Johannesburg,” the Indian Embassy in Japan posted on X.On November 23,…