Graduates today are luckiest generation in a millennium, says NSA Ajit Doval at IIT Roorkee

September 19, 2026 2:05 PM

Graduates today are luckiest generation in a millennium, says NSA Ajit Doval at IIT Roorkee

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday described the graduating students of IIT Roorkee as the “luckiest generation in a millennium”, saying they are entering a world offering unprecedented opportunities driven by rapid technological advancement. Doval was speaking as the chief guest at the two-day convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, where degrees are being awarded to 2,701 students. Chief of Defence Staff General N.S. Raja Subramani attended ...

Cyber-Physical Systems: How India is building the technology foundation for a smarter, self-reliant future

August 31, 2026 4:27 PM

Cyber-Physical Systems: How India is building the technology foundation for a smarter, self-reliant future

India is building a nationwide ecosystem around Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), technologies that connect the digital and physical worlds and enable machines and systems to sense, analyse and respond to their surroundings in real time. From healthcare and agriculture to mining, communications, cybersecurity and autonomous mobility, CPS is increasingly becoming an important part of the emerging technology landscape. The Government is developing indigenous capabilities in the field through the Nati...

Piyush Goyal concludes Japan visit, pushes for greater Japanese investment in India’s semiconductor, technology sectors

August 27, 2026 3:35 PM

Piyush Goyal concludes Japan visit, pushes for greater Japanese investment in India’s semiconductor, technology sectors

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has concluded his official visit to Japan, during which he held a series of high-level meetings with Japanese government leaders, financial institutions and business executives to accelerate investment, strengthen industrial partnerships and deepen economic cooperation between the two countries. The visit covered Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka and included interactions with the leadership of more than 30 major Japanese companies and financial institutions wi...

Technology-driven pension services improve efficiency, save resources: Jitendra Singh

August 17, 2026 8:10 PM

Technology-driven pension services improve efficiency, save resources: Jitendra Singh

Technology-driven pension services have improved efficiency while reducing manpower and financial costs, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Monday, stressing the need to use technology and pensioners’ feedback to make the system simpler and more responsive. Addressing the 9th National ANUBHAV Awards Ceremony, 2026 and the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop at Vigyan Bhawan, Singh said retiring and retired government employees...

Saving soil, securing farms: How India is strengthening soil health through science, sustainability and technology

July 24, 2026 2:45 PM

Saving soil, securing farms: How India is strengthening soil health through science, sustainability and technology

Recognising soil as a strategic national resource critical to food security, agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods, India is accelerating efforts to promote scientific soil management through sustainable farming practices, digital technologies and climate-resilient agriculture. According to the government, healthy soil forms the foundation of India's agricultural economy, which supports more than 46 per cent of the country's workforce. With nearly 59 per cent of India's reported geogr...

India, Australia launch new cyber and critical technologies partnership to boost supply chain resilience

July 9, 2026 12:17 PM

India, Australia launch new cyber and critical technologies partnership to boost supply chain resilience

India and Australia on Thursday launched the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS), unveiling a new framework aimed at strengthening cooperation in cyber security, critical technologies, resilient supply chains and defence research. The new partnership, announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia, replaces the 2020 Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and seeks to deepen collaborat...

Technology-enabled bilingual management education can bridge rural-urban divide: Piyush Goyal

July 6, 2026 5:45 PM

Technology-enabled bilingual management education can bridge rural-urban divide: Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said technology-enabled bilingual management education has the potential to bridge the rural-urban divide by making quality education accessible to talented students regardless of their location or background. Virtually inaugurating the online bilingual Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Udaipur, Goyal described the initiative as a significant step towards expanding access to...

UN’s Guterres warns AI outpacing oversight, urges global rules to protect children

July 6, 2026 2:53 PM

UN’s Guterres warns AI outpacing oversight, urges global rules to protect children

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that artificial intelligence is developing faster than anyone can keep up, calling for globally harmonised rules to reduce potential risks - especially to children. "A technology that can reshape economies, transform the world of work, sway elections and tilt the balance of security is being deployed faster than anyone, including the people building it, can keep up," Guterres told delegates at the first-ever government-level global dialog...

Digital India at 11: How a decade of technology is transforming governance, economy and everyday life

June 29, 2026 4:39 PM

Digital India at 11: How a decade of technology is transforming governance, economy and everyday life

Eleven years after its launch, the Digital India Programme has evolved from an ambitious vision of expanding internet connectivity into one of the world's largest Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystems, fundamentally reshaping the way Indians access public services, conduct financial transactions, receive healthcare, pursue education and interact with the government. As the flagship programme completes eleven years on July 1, 2026, India has emerged as a global leader in digital governa...

Technology key pillar of India-Slovakia partnership: PM Modi

June 15, 2026 8:46 PM

Technology key pillar of India-Slovakia partnership: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico on Monday agreed to strengthen cooperation for protection of critical information infrastructure and preventing and countering cybercrime, while promoting an open, secure, accessible, stable, interoperable, resilient and peaceful digital space. The two countries also expressed commitment to supporting each other in protecting information technology systems against emerging quantum threats to cryptography, including through p...