FM Sitharaman meets key leaders in Spain to boost bilateral relations

IANS | July 1, 2025 9:32 AM

Seville (Spain), July 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the International Business Forum Leadership Summit here, where she discussed cooperation in mutual areas of interest in defence, education, technology and agriculture, among other sectors.

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.

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.

Indian economy remains a key driver of global growth: RBI

IANS | June 30, 2025 6:10 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Despite an uncertain and challenging global economic backdrop, the Indian economy remains a key driver of global growth, underpinned by sound macroeconomic fundamentals and prudent macroeconomic policies, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday.