India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of Communications and DoNER, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, held an interactive session with 30 postal assistants and sorting assistants representing various postal circles at Sanchar Bhawan today. The meeting was attended by senior officers of the Department of Posts, including the Secretary (Posts) and Director General (Posts). (Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Secretary (Posts) interacting with Postal and Sort...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The CEO of OpenAI, Mr Sam Altman met the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today. Following the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that India is making immense strides in AI and is poised to become a global hub for talent and innovation. The Prime Minister extended an invitation to the international community to invest in India's talented youth, adding vigour to this transformative sector. Responding to a post by Sam Altman...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is in the process of revising the base year of National Accounts to FY 2022-23. In this direction, an Advisory Committee on National Account Statistics (ACNAS) under the chairmanship of Prof. B.N. Goldar was constituted to suggest methodology including new data sources for compilation and presentation of National Accounts Statistics for the new series. The Committee de...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In order to develop fully digital National Highway tolling ecosystem, NHAI is contemplating to completely discontinue cash transactions at the National Highway fee plazas across the country from 1st April 2026. Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The proposed measure is aimed at consolidating the g...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ashtalakshmi Darshan Youth Exchange Program at a Glance Batches Completed-(total participants:390) Batch From To Host Institute Host State Visiting State(s) Students Guides Total 1 1-Nov-25 14-Nov-25 Rajiv Gandhi University Arunachal Pradesh Goa(19), Uttarakhand(20) 39 4 43 Andhra Pradesh(20), Himachal 3 17-Dec-25 30-Dec-25 NIT Nagaland Nagaland Jammu&Kashmir(21) 21 2 23 Punjab(19), Daman&Diu& Andhra ...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT Handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa A bilateral meeting was held today between Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Communications, India, and Mr. Frederico de Siqueira Filho, Minister of Communications, Federative R...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A group of CEOs and Delegates participating in the India AI Summit 2026 met Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan at Uprashtrapati Bhavan and shared their perspectives on how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the global working landscape and unlocking vast new opportunities. They highlighted AI's transformative potential across key sectors such as healthcare, education, and employment, noting that India is unique...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Ayurvedic Research Institute (CARI), New Delhi, under the aegis of Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, strengthened its community health capabilities by inducting an ambulance sponsored by the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The dignitaries presiding over the flag-off event of ...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a Consultation Paper on "Review of Tariff for Domestic Leased Circuits (DLCs)" on 23rd January, 2026. The last date for submission of inputs/comments from stakeholders was earlier fixed as 22nd February, 2026. Keeping in view the requests received from industry associations and stakeholders for an extension of time for submission of inputs/comments on the above-mentione...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a roundtable with CEOs of AI and deeptech startups at Seva Teerth earlier today. The startups participating in the roundtable are tackling population-scale challenges across key sectors. In healthcare, they use AI for advanced diagnostics, gene therapy, and efficient patient record management to extend quality care to the last mile. In agriculture, they leverage geospatial and underwater inte...