Over 2.75 crore rural property cards generated for 1.82 lakh villages: Govt

IANS | December 30, 2025 9:12 AM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In sustained efforts to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions and enhance grassroots governance across rural India, the government has implemented a wide range of initiatives focused on capacity building, training, digital governance, institutional strengthening and community participation.

Domestic aviation industry projected to face steeper losses in FY26: Report

IANS | December 29, 2025 9:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Factors like India-Pakistan conflict in May, deadly Air India crash in June, flight cancellations earlier this month due to severe IndiGo crisis and the rupee depreciation against US dollar can result in Rs 170-Rs 180 billion loss to the Indian aviation industry this fiscal (FY26), higher than the earlier projections of Rs 95-Rs 105 billion, a report showed on Monday.

Jyotiraditya Scindia hails transformative DoT reforms to boost telecom security

IANS | December 29, 2025 6:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through the National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS), is rolling out transformative reforms to strengthen telecom security, reduce compliance burdens, enable sustainable industry growth and reinforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.