The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), successfully conducted a 5-day Advanced Anti-Drone Training Programme for officers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at DIAT, Pune. This is the first… Read more »
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UIDAI enabling multi-modal authentication, facilitating periodic updation of details and strengthening infrastructure to mitigate authentication-related issues
Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric identity system maintained by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders.
Digital India BHASHINI Division and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Sign MoU for Multilingual Enablement in Pension Services
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the initiative titled “BHASHINI for Seva / Sanchalan – A BHASHINI Sahayogi Program.” The collaboration aims to strengthen multilingual… Read more »
Meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) held under the Chairmanship of Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today. The Agenda of the meeting focused on the issues of Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Emerging technology and Electronics Hardware Manufacturing. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Electronics and Information… Read more »
IndiaAI Mission Expands AI Ecosystem with Affordable Compute and Startup Support
Government of India launched IndiaAI mission with outlay of Rs. 10,372 crore for the development of the overall AI ecosystem in the country. With India’s push to democratise Artificial Intelligence and expand compute capacity, along with the rapid growth of data centres and cloud infrastructure, there has been a corresponding increase in demand for high-performance… Read more »
NIELIT Digital Recording Studio setup for thecreation of high-quality digital learning content
Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY),inaugurated the NIELIT Digital Recording Studio at NIELIT Bhawan, New Delhi today in thepresence of Dr. M. M. Tripathi, Director General, NIELIT.
Digital India program has enabled wideraccess to digital services and opportunities
In line with Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision to democratize technology and empower citizens, theGovernment of India launched the Digital India programme in July 2015.
Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders
Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric identity system maintained by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders. It has completed more than 17,000 crore authentication transactions.
National Additive Manufacturing Symposium(NAMS) 2026: Driving Digital Manufacturingthrough Additive Manufacturing
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, organizedthe second edition of the National Additive Manufacturing Symposium (NAMS) on 13 March 2026at Scope Convention Centre, New Delhi, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders,researchers, start-ups and other stakeholders to deliberate on the growth of the AdditiveManufacturing (AM) ecosystem in India. The symposium served as… Read more »
Data centre capacity in the country hasincreased from about 375 MW in 2020 toaround 1500 MW by 2025
The data centre industry in India is growing steadily. The total data centre capacity in the countryhas increased from about 375 MW in 2020 to around 1500 MW by 2025.
