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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicInternet speeds

Topic: Internet speeds

Internet much more affordable now, but Indians still pay too much for speeds they get, says study

A recent study of 117 countries conducted by Surfshark, a Netherlands-based firm, to "map internet price inequality" ranked India at 44.

People in lower-income nations work 3 times more due to slower internet speed, says study

Surfshark’s research also notes that Africa 'experiences the sharpest internet divide', with only 55 per cent of the population having access.

Africa’s internet speed is at a record low. The economic impact is huge

South Africa—the continent’s internet speed leader—with an average mobile internet download speed of 68.9 Mbps is way below the global average.

India has cheap internet & good e-governance, but lacks good digital life quality, finds study

A global survey of 85 countries showed that Denmark and Sweden offer the best digital quality of life. India scored a mid-level 57 rank, but did well on two indicators.

Internet on your latest Apple iPhone is probably slower than Samsung, Google rivals

Slower load times, however, haven’t noticeably hurt the iPhone against its competition, and its smartphones are among the best-reviewed.

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Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.