Digital India

Ayush ministry, BHASHINI ink MoU to strengthen multilingual services

An MoU was signed on Thursday between the Ayush ministry and the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to enable faster transcription and translation of Ayush knowledge systems into multiple Indian languages through advanced AI-powered language technology. Under the initiative titled "BHASHINI Rajyam - A BHASHINI Sahayogi Programme," the partnership aims to integrate the BHASHINI Platform, India's national language digital public infrastructure, across various digital platforms and services of the Ayush ministry, an official statement said. The Ministry of Ayush, through the Ayush Grid initiative, is working across healthcare, capacity building, research, drug administration, and related sectors. Several portals, applications, and AI-enabled solutions developed under Ayush Grid are proposed to be made available in all 22 scheduled languages recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to ensure wider ..

DBN, Andhra sign pact for BharatNet expansion with ₹2,432 cr financial aid

Digital Bharat Nidhi has signed a pact with the Andhra Pradesh government to roll out amended BharatNet programme in the state with financial support of Rs 2,432 crore from the Centre, an official statement said on Wednesday. The agreement was signed between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), the Andhra Pradesh government, Andhra Pradesh BharatNet Infrastructure Limited (APBIL), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited (APSFL) for implementation of the Amended BharatNet Programme to accelerate broadband connectivity across the rural part of the state. "The Government of India has approved financial support of Rs 2,432 crore for implementation of the programme in Andhra Pradesh. The initiative is expected to facilitate more than five lakh rural home fibre connections with financial support from the Government of India," the statement said. The Union Cabinet had approved the Amended BharatNet Programme on 4 August 2023 with the objective of upgrading, ...

Next digital leap: DPI 2.0 can drive innovation and economic growth

India's local innovation capacity remains uneven, particularly outside major urban centres. Data systems are fragmented, raising challenges for interoperability and trust

Andhra Pradesh plans law to regulate children's social media access

State plans draft law to restrict social media access for children under 13 and introduce age-based controls, verification tools, and digital literacy initiatives

DigiHaat gives small sellers AI power in ecommerce for wider reach

DigiHaat rolls out AI tools to help small-town sellers list, price and deliver products online, deepening access to ecommerce via ONDC

CSM Technologies wins 'Tech Excellence in GovTech' at Nasscom awards

CSM Technologies wins 'Tech Excellence in GovTech' at NASSCOM SME Inspire Awards 2026, highlighting its role in advancing digital governance platforms

Intel & Digital India Bhashini Division bring multilingual capabilities

Intel India and the Digital India Bhashini Division have integrated Bhashini's Vidyalekha into Intel-based AI PCs, enabling real-time translation and transcription across Indian languages

Building an ownership society with a universal retirement account for all

India needs a universal retirement account for every citizen beginning at birth in an era when capital, rather than labour, will dominate economic returns

Budget 2026-27: Govt sets up panel to study AI impact on services sector

Union Budget 2026: The Centre plans a high-powered panel to assess how AI is changing services, employment and skills, while aiming to raise India's global share in services to 10% by 2047

Eco Survey asks online firms to verify age, push for simpler kids' devices

Online platforms should be made responsible for enforcing age verification and simpler devices should be promoted for children to access educational content with safeguards to address rising problem digital addiction, Economic Survey 2025-26 said on Thursday. The Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament has identified digital addiction as a rising problem impacting mental health of youth and adults. It noted measures by various countries, including Australia, China, and South Korea, and called for several interventions, besides ongoing efforts of various government departments. "Policies on age-based access limits may be considered, as younger users are more vulnerable to compulsive use and harmful content. Platforms should be made responsible for enforcing age verification and age-appropriate defaults, particularly for social media, gambling apps, auto-play features, and targeted advertising," the Survey said. The Survey has called for educating families and encouraged them to

Stable policies power India's rise as fastest-growing major economy: CG

A stable policy environment and a predictable, reform-oriented investment climate have ensured India's emergence as the world's fastest-growing major economy in recent times, Consul General in Shanghai Pratik Mathur said on Friday. Speaking at the 11th Edition of the Shanghai International Business Cooperation Forum, Mathur highlighted initiatives like Make in India and Digital India as important drivers of New Delhi's rise through the global rankings, the Consulate said in a post on X. He spoke at length about the increasing global interest in the upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026, which India will host on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. Mathur also spoke about India's Global South-oriented, people-centric, and inclusive AI policies, such as Bhashini, which have boosted the nation's ability to foster the world's largest startup ecosystem, with over 100,000 startups. The government's Bhashini AI platform allows translation of text, numbers

India gets its first fully paperless district court in Kerala's Wayanad

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

Tokenising trust: How land reform can meet India's digital ambition

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

Trust no one, verify everything: Cybersecurity for the digital age | Digital India | BFSI Summit

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

Black Box eyes $700 mn additional revenues via acquisitions in 3-4 years

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 chiefs meet PM Modi, pledge long-term support for India's growth

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

Aadhaar face authentication transactions surpass 2-billion mark, says MeitY

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

Nearly 4 million SIMs deactivated as govt cracks down on digital fraud

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

Misaligned incentives threaten to upset India's digital infra apple cart

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

UPI leads digital shift as 48% MSMEs use it for business transactions

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