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Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometric ID system with 134 crore users: Minister

IANS | March 18, 2026 9:14 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Aadhaar has emerged as the world’s largest biometric identity system, with around 134 crore live users and over 17,000 crore authentication transactions completed so far, the Parliament was told on Wednesday.

India’s data centre capacity quadruples to 1,500 MW since 2020: Jitin Prasada

IANS | March 18, 2026 9:10 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India’s data centre capacity has expanded more than fourfold to over 1,500 MW in 2025 from 375 MW in 2020, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada told the Parliament on Wednesday.

RailOne app records 2.57 crore downloads, 7.64 lakh average daily bookings

IANS | March 18, 2026 7:53 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Indian Railways' application RailOne App has been downloaded 2.57 crore times and averages 7.64 lakh ticket bookings daily, the government said on Wednesday.

APSEZ’s Colombo terminal crosses key 1 million container mark in first year operations

IANS | March 18, 2026 7:25 PM

Ahmedabad, March 18 (IANS) A rapid first-year ramp-up at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka underscores the expanding global footprint of India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), highlighting both the growing importance of the Indian Ocean region in global trade flows and its emerging role in the blue economy.

Duty free nuclear imports to speed up project execution, lower electricity costs: MoS

IANS | March 18, 2026 7:04 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Zero customs duty on import of goods for nuclear power projects will accelerate development, lower overall project and per‑unit electricity costs and improve viability for projects with high import content, the government said on Wednesday.

Adani University, IIT Mandi sign 5-year pact to boost research, academic collaboration

IANS | March 18, 2026 7:02 PM

Ahmedabad, March 18 (IANS) The Adani University on Wednesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi to boost academic and research collaboration between the two institutions.

Centre offers additional 10 pc commercial LPG to states and UTs

IANS | March 18, 2026 6:28 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced that it has offered States and UTs an additional 10 per cent allocation of commercial LPG linked to reforms supporting transition from LPG to PNG.

India's economy likely to overtake Germany by 2030, needs manufacturing scale: Report

IANS | March 18, 2026 4:45 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India is rapidly climbing the global economic ladder and will likely overtake Germany to become the world’s third‑largest economy by the end of the decade but sustaining that rise will require a sharper focus on manufacturing, job creation and artificial intelligence, a new report has said.

Cabinet okays Rs 33,660 crore BHAVYA scheme to build 100 industrial parks, create jobs

IANS | March 18, 2026 4:35 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) with an allocation of Rs 33,660 crore for developing 100 plug-and-play industrial parks across the country -- aimed at accelerating economic growth and creating more jobs.

Rupee hits record low of 92.63 amid firm dollar, import pressures

IANS | March 18, 2026 4:27 PM

Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The rupee on Wednesday touched a fresh record low of 92.63 against the US dollar, amid a firming greenback and continued foreign fund outflows.

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