Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced that the central government will develop more than 500 data labs under the IndiaAI Mission to strengthen talent and infrastructure in artificial intelligence (AI). He was speaking at the inauguration of the pre-event ceremony of AI Impact Summit 2026, to be hosted by India. The…
PM Modi Speaks After GST 2.0 Rate Cuts: In his first address after the rollout of the next-generation GST reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the indirect tax regime has been simplified even more. “The government stands ready for positive change,” said the PM. Here are highlights of what the Prime Minister said on…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman turned 66 on Monday, August 18. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to her. Taking to the social media platform X, he praised her contributions, saying her efforts are playing a vital role in realising the vision of a Viksit and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. “Praying for her long…
India has achieved a historic milestone — 100 GW Solar PV Module Manufacturing Capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) — a remarkable rise from just 2.3 GW in 2014, Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said. This achievement is aligned with the national vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the…
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said India has become the top supplier of smartphones to the United States, with electronics manufacturing now worth Rs 12 lakh crore. Highlighting the government’s vision, Vaishnaw addressing the inaguration ceremony of Metro projects in Bengaluru today, said that India’s electronic production has grown six times in the last…
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved Rs 30,000 crore compensation to three public sector Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPCL and HPCL) for the under-recoveries incurred on the sale of domestic LPG. The distribution of the compensation within the OMCs will be done by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural…