TRAI Revamps DND and MySpeed Apps to Curb Spam and Check Real-time Network Performance

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today announced revamped versions of its citizen-centric mobile apps - TRAI DND and TRAI MySpeed - aimed at enabling consumers to actively curb spam communications and know service provider's performance and submit feedback. India's telecom sector today serves over 1.31 billion subscribers, including more than 1 billion broadband users. Despite billions of legitimate voice calls and...


Various steps taken to enhance infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, ensure capacity building of Anganwadi workers and improve outcomes under Mission POSHAN 2.0

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry has introduced 'Poshan Tracker' application as an important governance tool in March, 2021 for monitoring and tracking of all Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and beneficiaries on defined indicators under Mission Poshan 2.0. It has facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi Services such as, opening of AWCs, daily attendance of children, ECCE activities, Growth Monitoring of children, Pr...


Work Advances on 12 New Greenfield Industrial Cities: SPVs Formed for All, EPC Contractors Appointed for 9; Environment Clearances Secured for 11

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The present status of 12 new greenfield industrial cities/nodes [(i)Integrated Manufacturing Clusters (IMC), Khurpia (ii) IMC, Rajpura-Patiala (iii) Dighi Port Industrial Area (iv) Palakkad Industrial Area (v) Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area (vi) IMC, Hisar (vii) IMC, Agra (viii) IMC, Prayagraj (ix) IMC, Gaya (x) Orvakal Industrial Area (xi) Kopparthy Industrial Area (xii) Zaheerabad Industrial Area] approved in the year 2024 i...


Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addresses ET Now Global Business Summit 2026

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the ET Now Global Business Summit 2026 in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister extended greetings to all present at the Global Business Summit and remarked on the theme, - 'A Decade of Disruption, A Century of Change'. He highlighted that the past decade of the 21st century has witnessed unprecedented disruptions, including the global pandemic, tension and wars in...


PMBJAKs in Haryana

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Financial Year Hisar Parliamentary Constituency Sonipat Parliamentary Constituency No. of JAKs opened No. of JAKs opened 1. 2022-23 16 5 2. 2023-24 11 8 3. 2024-25 8 14 Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme, a total of 474 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened in the State of Haryana as on 31.12.2025, of which 35 JAKs opened in Hisar Parliamentary Constituency and 45...


Centre for Trade and Investment Law Organises 3rd International Moot Court Competition under WTO Chairs Programme

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, in collaboration with the School of Law, Bennett University, organised the 3rd CTIL-Bennett International Moot Court Competition 2026 from 6-8 February 2026 at Greater Noida under the aegis of the WTO Chairs Programme. The three-day international moot court competition served as an academic platform for law students to engage with contemporary issue...


Revolution from field to farm through Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, infrastructure worth over Rs.1 lakh crore: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today categorically stated in the Rajya Sabha while replying to questions raised by Members of Parliament that the government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is not in power for the sake of authority, but for the comprehensive development of farmers, India's villages and the poor. The Union Minister emphasised that a farm...


ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government continues to promote alternate dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms including arbitration and mediation in the country, as these mechanisms are less adversarial and are capable of providing a better substitute to the conventional methods of resolving disputes. The Government is further taking policy and legislative interventions, to strengthen these mechanisms and make them more efficacious and expeditious. The major ini...


Over 7 lakh notices, 5.6 lakh restrictions: TRAI tightens grip on spam telemarketers in 2025

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its annual update on the enforcement of Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) and consumer engagement under the Do Not Disturb (DND) ecosystem for the year 2025, highlighting a significant scale-up in regulatory action against spam telemarketing. During 2025, 7,31,120 notices were issued to unregistered telemarketers (UTMs) found in violation of UCC norms. As part ...


Prime Minister congratulates Mr. Tarique Rahman on BNP's victory in the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Mr. Tarique Rahman on leading BNP to a decisive victory in the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. Shri Modi added that India will continue to stand in support of a democratic, progressive and inclusive Bangladesh. "I look forward to working with you to strengthen our multifaceted relations and advance our common development goals", Shri Modi said. Shri Modi posted on X: "I ...