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UPI at 10: From payment interface to digital infrastructure

India, Aug. 25 -- The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) turns 10 on 25 August 2026, marking a decade in which an interoperable payments infrastructure has moved from a limited banking initiative to one... Read More


Delhi HC gives interim relief to banks in RCom guarantee case

India, Aug. 25 -- The Delhi High Court has said that the non-encashment of bank guarantees worth around Rs 800 crore issued in connection with Reliance Communications will not be treated as an RBI def... Read More


Scindia puts AI, future networks and digital resilience on BRICS agenda

India, Aug. 24 -- Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M Scindia has called for a balanced approach to emerging technologies, stressing that advances in artificial intelligence (AI), next-ge... Read More


Vi crosses 20 million wireless connections in Gujarat

India, Aug. 24 -- Vodafone Idea (Vi) crossed the 20-million registered wireless connection mark in Gujarat in June 2026, adding more connections than Bharti Airtel during the month, according to data ... Read More


DoT starts process to dissolve digital communications commission

India, Aug. 24 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has begun the formal process to dissolve the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the apex decision-making body that has played a centr... Read More


MPMS puts India's mobile value-add ambitions to the test

India, Aug. 22 -- India has demonstrated that it can manufacture mobile phones at scale. The harder task begins now: increasing the share of value inside those phones that is created, designed, and ow... Read More


India notifies Rs 62,500 Cr mobile phone manufacturing scheme

India, Aug. 22 -- India has notified an Rs 62,500-crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) that links incentives to production, domestic component sourcing, Indian-owned brands, and local design... Read More


MeitY, PhonePe partner for data-driven GatiShakti infra planning

India, Aug. 21 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PhonePe to incorporate granular, aggregated transaction insights in... Read More


AISI incident exposes a new control problem for AI agents

India, Aug. 21 -- Computer science student Sinan Can Demir thought he was arguing with a determined hacker on GitHub. After he flagged what appeared to be an attempt to inject malicious code into an o... Read More


BDIA identifies critical gaps in India's digital infrastructure

India, Aug. 20 -- The Bharath Digital Infrastructure Association (BDIA) has released SecuringIndia's Digital Foundations: A National Capability Assessment of Bharat's Digital Infrastructure Stack and ... Read More