ICGS Vigraha undertakes operational visit to Indonesia as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries, Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vigraha is undertaking an operational visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 02-05, 2025. During the three-day visit, personnel of the ICG and Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA) will participate in an extensive programme of activities, including professional interactions, tabletop exercises, shipboard drills and joint training sessions. The visit...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NATIONAL QUANTUM MISSION

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Technology Vertical Name of the Host Institute State Name of the Section-8 Company Status 1. Quantum Computing IISc, Bengaluru Karnataka Foundation for QC Innovation Ongoing 2. Quantum Communication IIT Madras in association with C-DoT, New Delhi Tamil Nadu IITM CDOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation Ongoing 3. Quantum Sensing & Metrology IIT Bombay Maharashtra Qmet Tech Foundation Ongoing S. No. Techno...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-SPECIFIC SUPERCOMPUTERS

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. Installed Supercomputers Under NSM Compute Year of Commissioning 1. C-DAC, Pune 150 TF 2017 2. C-DAC, Pune 100 TF 2018 3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 838TF 2019 4. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune 1.7 PF 2020 5. IIT, Kharagpur 1.66 PF 2020 6. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru 1.8PF 2020 7. IIT, Kanp...


STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNET/E-PANCHAYAT FACILITY

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Digital India Programme, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) across all States and Union Territories (UTs) of the country. This initiative aims to revamp the functioning of Panchayats, making them more transparent, accountable, and effective. As part of this initiative, the Ministry is operating the eGramSwaraj, an online planning and accounting application designed to ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INDIAN INDIGENOUS SPACE STATION

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ISRO has worked out overall configuration of indigenous Space Station, Bharatiya Antariksh Station comprising of five modules which is expected to be fully operational by 2035 timeframe. The overall configuration has been reviewed by a National Level Review Committee. In September,2024, Union Cabinet approved development and launch of first module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) by 2028. Overall system engineering of BAS-01 ...


"Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for the Quarter July-September, 2025

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.N. Parameter Benchmark 1 Provision of a service within 7 working days of payment of demand note by the customer >= 98% 2 Fault incidences (No. of faults per 100 subscribers) ≤ 5 3 Point of Interconnection (POI) Congestion (90th percentile value) ≤ 0.5% 4 Percentage of calls answered by the operators (voice to voice) within 90 seconds >= 95% 5 Termination/ closure of service within seven working days of ...


Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr P.K. Mishra, Addresses Centenary Foundation Week of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Dr P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, delivered the inaugural address at the Centenary Foundation Week of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad today. Speaking to faculty, students, alumni, and distinguished guests, Dr Mishra underscored the pivotal role of IIT Dhanbad in India's journey towards becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047. Dr. P.K. Mishra was conferred Doctor of Science earl...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR MISSION

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in the Union Budget 2025- 26, a total budgetary provision of Rs.20,000 crore has been made for the design, development, and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This allocation is aimed at supporting India's objective of developing and operationalizing at least five indigenously designed SMRs by 2033. As part of this initiative, BARC has already undertaken design and development wo...


GRAM PANCHAYATS EQUIPPED WITH AI TOOLS

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is taking steps to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support the functioning of Gram Panchayats. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has launched SabhaSaar on 14th August 2025, an AI-powered meeting-summarization tool that generates structured Minutes of Meetings from Gram Sabha and other Panchayat meetings using audio/video recordings. SabhaSaar uses advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies an...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: AGREEMENTS WITH RUSSIA'S ROSATOM

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A meeting took place between DAE and Rosatom focused on furthering bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, such as development of projects for both large and small-scale nuclear power plants and cooperation in the nuclear fuel cycle. Particularly, attention was given to opportunities for localizing equipment production in India. One of the new areas of discussion for cooperation, includes the construction of small modu...