The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has successfully onboarded over 1000 banks, financial institutions, and Third-Party Application Providers (TPAPs) onto its Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP), leveraging the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) to prevent cyber fraud losses amounting to ₹660 crore in just six months since its rollout on 22 May…
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Indian Navy Receives Indigenous ASW Ship ‘Anjadip’
The Indian Navy on 22 December 2025 received ‘Anjadip’, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)</strong), Kolkata. The delivery ceremony took place in Chennai, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous shipbuilding program. Advanced Design and Capabilities…
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DRDO–RRU Pact to Strengthen Defence, Security
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22 December 2025 to promote collaboration in research, education, training, and technology support for defence and internal security. The MoU was inked by Dr Chandrika Kaushik, DG of DRDO, and Prof…
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Jitin Prasada Highlights Tech’s Role in Employment
Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, emphasized the growing role of emerging technologies in job creation while addressing the “Technology and Skill Development Conference” at the NIELIT Extension Centre in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, on 21 December 2025. The conference aimed to…
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India’s Cybersecurity Model Highlighted by CERT-In
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), hosted a high-level cybersecurity familiarisation visit for foreign journalists from Europe, America and Central Asia. The interaction, held in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), aimed to provide a comprehensive overview…
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NMDC, IIT Kanpur Join Hands to Boost Cybersecurity & AI
In a major step toward building a secure and technologically advanced mining ecosystem, NMDC.the country’s largest iron ore producer has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. The collaboration is aimed at enhancing cybersecurity frameworks, accelerating the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
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India Mandates Sanchar Saathi, Privacy Fears Rise
The Union government has directed smartphone manufacturers to ship all new handsets sold in India with the state-run Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app pre-installed within 90 days, a move aimed at strengthening telecom security that has drawn sharp criticism from privacy advocates and raised compliance questions for global phone makers. What…
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India Internet Governance Forum 2025 Concludes
The fifth edition of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF-2025) concluded today after two days of intensive discussions at the India Habitat Centre and the India International Centre in New Delhi. The multi-stakeholder forum brought together representatives from central ministries, technology companies, civil society, academia, and international organisations to deliberate…
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C-DOT & IIT Roorkee Launch Centre of Excellence in Telecom
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a premier R&D organisation under the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in advanced communication technologies. The CoE aims to accelerate…
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Kiren Rijiju Leads Return of Sacred Buddha Relics from Bhutan
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju arrived in Bhutan on the afternoon of November 24, 2025, to lead the official Indian delegation tasked with accompanying the Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha back to India. The relics, which were publicly exhibited in Bhutan from November 8,…