The BharatNet project, led by the Department of Telecommunications, aims to provide affordable high-speed internet to rural India. As of February 2025, over 2 lakh gram panchayats are service-ready.

This criterion assumes a rigid divide between rural and urban livelihoods, which is no longer valid in contemporary India ... Additionally, physical and digital connectivity is a critical ...

With 15 digital libraries already transforming the lives of nearly 4,000 children across rural India, this was just the ...

The Government’s initiative to enhance mobile and internet connectivity in Ladakh marks a significant step toward bridging ...

The digital economy is the economy of the future, ye. The digital divide is a major barrier to economic growth and ...

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and ...

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) expects the general insurance (GI) segment to record 13 per cent YoY growth in gross written premium in FY26, following a moderation to 8.5 per cent YoY in FY25 ...

United Nations, Mar 13 (PTI) India has voiced its ... barriers of gender, urban, rural, rich and poor and women are increasingly taking ownership of digital payment interface,” she said.

Telco-satcom tie-ups will help provide high-speed internet to remote areas where fibre and mobile networks are unviable ...

India, a land of diverse cultures and burgeoning ... The economic chasm is further widened by the urban-rural divide. Urban areas have seen more significant income growth compared to rural regions ...