Delhi bans fuel for old vehicles from today

IANS | July 1, 2025 7:46 AM

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) In a major step toward combating vehicular pollution, the Delhi government has begun enforcing strict new rules on End-of-Life (EOL) vehicles starting Tuesday.

Govt begins testing new mobile alert system for real-time disaster warnings

IANS | June 30, 2025 10:37 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday announced that, in partnership with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), it is currently testing a new mobile alert system that will help send emergency warnings to people across India in real time.

PM Modi's Trinidad visit reaffirmation of India's commitment to Global South

IANS | June 30, 2025 8:17 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and Ghana this week is reaffirmation of India's focus on the Global South and takes forward the process that New Delhi initiated with the voice of Global South Summit during G20, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.

10 Years of Digital India: Transformation of Bharat from digitally divided nation to world’s digital capital

Prof. Himani Sood | June 30, 2025 8:02 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Despite the launch of e-governance projects way back in 1990s, the deep ‘digital divide’ -- which existed in India till about a decade back -- not only created economic disparities between those who could afford technology and those who could not, but also affected the country’s overall growth due to lack of required digital infrastructure.