Digital India

Kerala's Kalpetta in Wayanad becomes India's first fully paperless district court, using AI tools and digital records to deliver faster, greener and more accessible justice

As India pushes for "ease of justice", land tokenisation could reduce disputes, unlock stalled wealth and align legal reform with digital public infrastructure ambitions

At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025, during a panel discussion titled “Trust No One, Verify Everything: Cybersecurity for the Digital Age,”

The Essar group company is setting up a dedicated mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team to identify targets so that it can expand digital infrastructure capabilities and geographic reach

HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker and CEO Georges Elhedery met Prime Minister Modi this week, reaffirming commitment to India's growth and support for key national programmes

In its monthly data released on August 8, the ministry also said that face authentication reached an all-time high of 193.6 million transactions in July 2025

DoT uses AI-based system to detect scam-linked numbers; thousands flagged for verification, hundreds of agents blacklisted

Passing digital costs to users sends the wrong signal--cash is cheaper. India must align economics with policy to realise its DPI vision

A new report shows nearly half of MSMEs now prefer UPI for transactions, highlighting a major shift towards digital tools to boost efficiency and income across small businesses

The Aadhaar-based authentication is being used to deliver welfare services and enable people to access services from various providers

The next decade will be even more transformative. We are moving from digital governance to global digital leadership, from India-first to India-for-the-world

PM Modi marked 10 years of Digital India with a blog on LinkedIn, where he wrote that this initiative was a mission to democratise access, build inclusive digital infra, and give opportunities to all

According to NITI Aayog's report, while India has laid strong digital foundations, the focus must now shift towards the reliability of data flowing through these platforms

It is a digital version of the pin code system and a more accurate address for a person or organisation. The 10-digit alphanumeric code will be useful for people on the move

NSO survey shows stark gender divide in mobile ownership with 51.6% of rural women aged 15+ lacking personal mobile phones despite near universal youth usage

The government is developing a digital platform to enable the electronic submission of documents in trade remedy investigations with a view to further promoting transparency, efficiency, and ease of access for all stakeholders, an official statement said on Saturday. These investigations are carried out by the commerce ministry's arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). Since 1995, India has initiated over 1,200 trade remedy investigations and recent interventions have protected domestic sectors including solar energy and advanced materials, such as solar cells and copper wire rods, from unfairly priced imports and subsidized goods. "Looking ahead, the government is developing a digital platform to enable the electronic submission of documents in trade remedy investigations," the commerce ministry said in the statement. The platform is expected to go live soon, offering enhanced transparency, efficiency, and ease of access for all stakeholders, it said. The main objective

The Bazaar also helped emerging creators pitch their IPs to a global network of buyers and collaborators, generating significant interest and fostering new partnerships

He noted that apart from the government financing these projects, there is a need for other players to step in for bringing the digital revolution faster

Telecom major Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Tuesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the West Bengal State Export Promotion Society (WBSEPS) to accelerate digital transformation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. The move comes as the West Bengal government aims to strengthen its MSME ecosystem, which employs over one crore people. The collaboration will leverage the digital assessment and advisory initiative of the telecom company and it has already evaluated over 1.9 lakh MSMEs nationwide since its launch in 2022, the statement said. Under the partnership, the telecom major will provide localised digital tools and training modules in Bengali, and host webinars to enhance tech adoption among West Bengal's MSMEs. "MSMEs contribute 30 per cent to India's GDP. This partnership will empower them with digital capabilities to scale operations and access global markets," Vi Business EVP & Segment Head Rajeev Mehta said. The West Bengal ...

Fridman took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the news on Saturday, describing the three-hour podcast with PM Modi as 'epic'