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Unlocking the 6 GHz band: India's leap toward high-speed, license-free connectivity

World’s least developed countries need urgent digital transformation. Here’s what to do

Eighty-three per cent of the 1.4 billion people who live in LDCs are covered by mobile broadband signals –3G or above. But only 36 per cent are connected online.

‘After fastest 5G mobile telephony rollout, India will lead in 6G,’ says Modi at flagship tech event

Organised by dept of communications, India Mobile Congress is Asia’s largest digital technologies forum. PM Narendra Modi also underscored his govt's commitment to digital infrastructure.

Govt uses AI to weed out mobile connections based on fake IDs, 37 lakh connections culled so far

Highest number of SIMs were culled in Bengal (over 12 L), followed by Haryana (over 5 L). A person had taken 5,300 connections using same image with different names, says minister.

Phone maker Vivo India sent 50% of its income to China to avoid taxes, says ED

The ED revealed the information after it carried out searches at 48 premises spanning across the country belonging to Vivo and its 23 associated companies such as GPICPL.

Radiation emitted by cell phone towers do not cause harm, says DoT official

Senior Deputy Director of the Department of Telecommunication made this remark in a webinar aimed at dispelling myths and misconceptions on radiation from mobile phone towers.

More people in India got internet access in 2020, but fewer mobile connections: Niti report

Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-2021 finds Delhi, Punjab had the most internet subscribers while Jharkhand, Bihar ranked lowest. 

Why 5G is unlikely to solve India’s digital connectivity problems

Considering that even 4G hasn’t reached majority of Indians, 5G seems a distant dream for those living in rural or under-serviced areas.

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Bangladesh’s economic crisis is a cautionary tale. For India too

For India, this is not an opportunity for schadenfreude but rather a reflection of shared responsibility. It's what happens when the governance framework underpinning economic growth is weakened.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.