digital public infrastructure

New Delhi, March 24 The government has generated over 9.20 crore unique Farmer IDs in 19 states under the AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) project, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.As of March 19, the maximum number of Farmer IDs were generated in Uttar Pradesh (1.99 crore)...

Mumbai, March 24 The Reserve Bank is developing more digital public infrastructure and payment intelligence platforms by leveraging artificial intelligence and application programming interfaces to enhance customer experience and strengthen the payment ecosystem, according to a senior central...

New Delhi, March 22 – As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed over 24 years in office, Akhilesh Mishra, CEO of BlueKraft Digital Foundation, a leading think tank, said this milestone reflects a rare democratic endorsement sustained across multiple elections.In a post on X, Mishra stated that...

New Delhi, March 17 Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu said on Tuesday that the future of nation-building is digital, but its heart must remain human.Sandhu, the former diplomat and newly appointed LG, was delivering the keynote address at Global Confluence 2026 organized by the National...

New Delhi, March 17 India's digital economy is projected to account for nearly 20 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, driven by a growth rate that is double that of the broader economy, a senior government official said on Tuesday.Speaking at the Nasscom Global...

New Delhi, March 12 India and Chile have agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, science and technology, and other sectors.Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh visited Chile from March 10-12, and represented the Government of...

March 12, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the NXT Summit 2026 in New Delhi today. The forum brings together political leaders, diplomats, scientists, and business executives from around the world.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will also participate in the three-day...

Kathmandu, March 9 – Following the resounding victory of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal's parliamentary elections held on March 5, its President Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balen Shah received congratulatory calls from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.PM Modi...

London, March 9 Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh held a meeting with the UK's Minister for Latin America, the Caribbean, and Multilateral Affairs, Chris Elmore, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) on Monday, discussing...

New Delhi, March 9 The India Energy Stack, an integrated digital public infrastructure for the power sector, will be launched in five states on a pilot basis in the next financial year before its nationwide rollout, Parliament was informed on Monday.The total fund allocated for the development...

London, March 8 India's Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, called for a reformed, future-ready Commonwealth that delivers tangible benefits to its members and emphasizes the needs of the Global South, on Sunday.Singh is leading the Indian delegation at the 26th...

New Delhi, March 7 The CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA) has highlighted the complexity of health claims as one of the most persistent challenges in India's health insurance ecosystem, and emphasized the role of the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) in bringing standardization and...

New Delhi, March 6 The Swadeshi Jagran Manch will deliberate on a range of issues, including the "policy choices" available to the country amid the prevailing global scenarios, at its two-day national council meeting starting in Jaipur on March 7.At the meeting, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh...

New Delhi, March 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a post-budget webinar on the theme "Agriculture and Rural Transformation" via video conferencing on Friday, according to a PMO statement.Under this theme, PM Modi will hold eight different webinar sessions covering four major...

New Delhi, February 27. Developed nations are eager to sign trade deals with India because a confident India is rising beyond doubt and despair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the Rising Bharat Summit organized by a leading news outlet.Speaking on Friday on the theme...

New Delhi, February 27 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly criticized the Congress for its youth wing members' shirtless protest at the recent AI Impact Summit, stating that the opposition party can protest in any way it wants, but his government will continue to work for the...

New Delhi, February 26 While artificial intelligence (AI) would provide unprecedented impetus to global productivity, the technology could also widen inequalities around the world if not used for the benefit of people, former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday."We need a digital...

Geneva, February 26 India remains firm and uncompromising in its opposition to terrorism in all its forms, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, asserting that there can be no justification, especially when innocent lives are targeted.“Confronting terrorism requires collective resolve,”...

United Nations, February 26 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has called for a comprehensive approach to human rights that includes development and capacity-building, leading to "tangible improvements in the daily lives of the most vulnerable," and confronting terrorism rather than...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has stated that India has consistently emphasized dialogue over confrontation, consensus over division, and human-centric development over narrow interests. In his remarks at the High Level Segment of the 61st session of the Human Rights Council, Dr...