The government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that 5G services are now available in all States and Union Territories and reach 99.9% of districts nationwide. Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said telecom service providers (TSPs) have installed 5.08 lakh 5G Base Transceiver…
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IIT Madras Leads Global Dialogue on AI Safety
Chennai, December 10–11, 2025: IIT Madras’ Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), in partnership with the IndiaAI Mission (MeitY), is hosting a high-profile Pre-Summit Conclave on Safe & Trusted AI in Chennai. The event inaugurated on the evening of December 10 and continuing with a full day of panels and a…
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TRAI Reconsiders Satellite Spectrum Recommendations to DoT
New Delhi : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has formally responded to a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) back-reference dated 12 November 2025 regarding TRAI’s earlier recommendations of 9 May 2025 on the “Terms and Conditions for the Assignment of Spectrum for Certain Satellite-Based Commercial Communication Services.” The regulator…
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National Digital Policy: Safeguarding India’s Heritage
New Delhi : As India accelerates digitisation of built heritage and archival collections, policymakers and heritage professionals are increasingly calling for a formal National Digital Preservation Policy to guarantee long-term access, authenticity and security of digital cultural records. Recent steps including the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) digitisation…
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UPI Powers 49% of Global Real-Time Payments
New Delhi : India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail fast-payment system by transaction volume, according to international assessments cited in a parliamentary reply on 8 December 2025. The International Monetary Fund’s June 2025 note on growing retail digital payments acknowledged UPI’s scale, while…
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Dr Jitendra Singh: Mentorship Fuels Startups
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, has said that India’s next generation of startups will be shaped far more by mentorship and early-stage guidance than by funding alone. Speaking at the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, the Minister highlighted that the country’s…
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PM Pays Tribute to Dr Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid heartfelt tributes to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on the solemn occasion of Mahaparinirvan Diwas, recalling the visionary leader’s enduring legacy and his pivotal role in shaping modern India. Speaking through official statements and posts on X, the Prime Minister reiterated that Dr. Ambedkar’s principles of justice,…
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AI + DPI Conference Charts Roadmap for “Viksit Bharat 2047”
The National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and the Directorate of IT, Tripura, convened a high-level conference titled “Harnessing AI and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Viksit Bharat” in New Delhi on 5 December 2025. The one-day event brought…
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Electronics Manufacturing Soar Sixfold Exports Rise Eightfold
India’s electronics manufacturing sector has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. According to official data presented in the Rajya Sabha on 5 December 2025, electronics output rose from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to ₹11.32 lakh crore in 2024–25 a near sixfold increase while electronics exports surged eightfold…
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ITU–TRAI Workshop on QoS & QoE Begins in Bhubaneswar
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), opened a two-day international workshop in Bhubaneswar today, focusing on performance, Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) in the telecom sector. The workshop commenced with a ceremonial lamp-lighting, followed by a welcome…