'I Am Positive': Key Highlights of PM Modi's Interview on G20 Summit and More
1 year, 6 months ago

'I Am Positive': Key Highlights of PM Modi's Interview on G20 Summit and More

The Quint  

UPI: "Today, digital transactions are empowering every section of our business life, from street vendors to big banks," Modi told PTI. DPI: "Our Digital Public Infrastructure was an object of wonder for many people globally, especially the way it was used for public service delivery during the pandemic. But in India, the Jan Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile Trinity ensured financial inclusion, authentication and transfer of benefits directly to the beneficiaries with one click," Modi said. ONDC: "Further, our ONDC is an initiative that is being welcomed by citizens and experts as an important evolution point in democratizing and creating a level playing field on digital platforms," the prime minister remarked Health digitisation: "It is well known that technology can have a great impact on healthcare service delivery.

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India's fintech revolution driving global ease of living, says Modi in Mumbai
7 months ago

India's fintech revolution driving global ease of living, says Modi in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the Global FinTech Fest in Mumbai on Friday, declared that India's fintech revolution has enhanced the quality and dignity of life, and will bring ease of living to the entire globe in the future. Modi emphasised the unique nature of India's fintech revolution, noting, "The fintech revolution of India is not only known for …

Pandemic to Prosperity: Finance Ministry's Report Says India's Digital Infra Empowers Citizens, Fuels Growth
1 year, 2 months ago

Pandemic to Prosperity: Finance Ministry's Report Says India's Digital Infra Empowers Citizens, Fuels Growth

News 18  

The Ministry of Finance’s recently released report, ‘The Indian Economy – A Review’, has lauded India’s digital transformation, highlighting the success of the Digital Public Infrastructure and its significant role in delivering services with a citizen-centric focus. The report noted that as the pandemic disrupted economic activities, the government responded swiftly, leveraging the strength of digital public infrastructure, commonly known …

Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to the Last Mile, Leaving None Behind
1 year, 6 months ago

Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to the Last Mile, Leaving None Behind

The Quint  

Democratising climate action is the best way to impart momentum to the movement. Just as individuals make daily decisions based on their long-term health, they can make lifestyle decisions based on the impact on the planet’s long-term health. Just like Yoga became a global mass movement for wellness, we have also nudged the world with Lifestyles for Sustainable Environment. For …

G20: World Bank Lauds India's Transformative Impact Of Digital Public Infra
1 year, 6 months ago

G20: World Bank Lauds India's Transformative Impact Of Digital Public Infra

ABP News  

The World Bank has praised India's transformative impact of Digital Public Infrastructures in the past decade under the Narendra Modi-led government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tweeted about the World Bank’s G20 document where the global agency lauded India’s leap in financial inclusion. This monumental leap shortened the journey towards financial inclusion by up to 47 years, a feat …

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure
1 year, 6 months ago

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure

Firstpost  

India has developed some of the finest digital public goods infrastructure which could change lives the world over. Lauding India’s Digital Public Infrastructure, the World Bank has said that what the country has achieved in just six years would have otherwise taken about five decades. Highlighted the key measures taken by the Modi government in shaping the Digital Public Infrastructure …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18

News 18  

For centuries, Western perception of countries like India has been coloured by orientalist narratives, an idea embedded deep within the philosophical works of thinkers like Edward Said in Orientalism. The world watched in amazement as Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, used India’s Unified Payments Interface to pay a vegetable vendor, illustrating India’s prowess in digital public …

PM Modi urges G20 nations to push for secure digital future
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi urges G20 nations to push for secure digital future

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged G20 countries on Saturday to focus on technology that can “lay the foundations for an inclusive, prosperous and secure” global digital future, as he addressed a ministerial gathering on digital economy in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' meeting in Bengaluru. Union minister for electronics and information technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, …

Modi hails Digital India's solutions
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi hails Digital India's solutions

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India's diversity makes it an ideal testing ground for solutions and added that solutions that succeed in India can easily be replicated worldwide. Speaking at the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meet, held in Bengaluru via video message, Modi also highlighted that India's digital public infrastructure offers scalable, secure, and inclusive …

WHO director lauds India for digital health initiative with Ayushman Bharat
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO director lauds India for digital health initiative with Ayushman Bharat

Hindustan Times  

The director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday highlighted the role of Medical Value Travel and digital health in strengthening healthcare systems and accessibility. WHO director at the inauguration of WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit in India Dr Ghebreyesus, who took part in the WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine being held on August …

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries
1 year, 9 months ago

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries

Live Mint  

India is in talks with a number of developing countries to extend its digital public infrastructure partnerships, according to persons aware of the matter. According to the persons cited above, India is now in talks with several countries in the global South, including in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia, to extend these DPI partnerships. Digital public infrastructure has become …

India is now a digital economy: Union Minister
1 year, 9 months ago

India is now a digital economy: Union Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Union Minister of state for external affairs V. Muraleedharan underlined that during the past nine years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed India into a digital economy. Interacting with intellectuals at Rajamahendravaram on Sunday to mark completion of Modi’s nine-year rule, he provided details of development and efficient governance in the country. Speaking on the occasion, ex-serviceman Jasti Murthy …

India’s digital health infrastructure global growth catalyst : VK Paul
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s digital health infrastructure global growth catalyst : VK Paul

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s digital health infrastructure, enhanced by advancements such as telemedicine and mobile apps, is set to be a key driver of global economic growth and human development, V K Paul, member, NITI Aayog, said at the third meeting of the Health Working Group of G20 in Hyderabad. “India, representing the Global South, is committed to bridging the digital …

IMF report hails India's digital infrastructure as a model for other nations to follow
1 year, 11 months ago

IMF report hails India's digital infrastructure as a model for other nations to follow

India TV News  

The International Monetary Fund, in its working paper, has said that India's creation of a world-class digital public infrastructure serves as an example for other countries going through digital transformation. The report "Stacking Up the Advantages: Lessons from India's Digital Journey " stated that the success of India's digital public infrastructure is attributed to the country's building block strategy and …

World can learn from digital systems India has created for health care: Gates
2 years ago

World can learn from digital systems India has created for health care: Gates

Live Mint  

The world can learn from the digital systems India has created for health care, said Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, adding, "Compared to even the richest countries, India did a very good job on vaccination." Gates said that with the breadth of talent, the scale, if you’re going to track vaccination for these many people, a digital system was the only …

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India of the 21st century is constantly empowering its citizens with the use of technology. Addressing a post-budget webinar on "Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology", fifth in a series of 12 post-budget webinars, the Prime Minister said that India is constantly empowering its citizens with the use …

PM Modi urges G20 to focus on vulnerable citizens
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi urges G20 to focus on vulnerable citizens

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged G20 nations to focus on the world’s most vulnerable citizens as the financial viability of many countries was under threat due to unsustainable debt. “Trust in international financial institutions has eroded, partly because the lenders were slow to reform themselves,” Modi said in a video message at the start of a …

PM Modi: Current digital finance innovations may lead to destabilisation
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi: Current digital finance innovations may lead to destabilisation

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a virtual meeting with the finance ministers and the central bank governors under India's G20 presidency to address the important issues related to banking and payments. In order to reduce the risks of destabilisation and misuse posed by innovation in digital finance, the Prime Minister urged G20 members to create rules and laws …

Modi govt launches Digital Health Incentive Scheme under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
2 years, 3 months ago

Modi govt launches Digital Health Incentive Scheme under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Op India  

On December 22, Thursday, the National Health Authority announced a Digital Health Incentive Scheme for the stakeholders in the health sector. As per a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, this scheme aims to boost health transactions in India under the flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission scheme. Notably, NHA on December 17 informed that over …

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy
2 years, 11 months ago

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy

Live Mint  

As of 2021, India had issued more than 1.3 billion digital identity cards via its Aadhaar platform and over 1.1 billion digital vaccine certificates through its CoWin platform. Aadhaar’s open architecture that allows for scalability and vendor neutrality has already had several countries approaching India to either replicate the model or take note of its technology to develop their own …

PM Modi talks of India's ‘bouquet of hope’ at World Economic Forum
3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi talks of India's ‘bouquet of hope’ at World Economic Forum

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually addressed the World Economic Forum, Davos Agenda, wherein he spoke about the country's bouquet of hope. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. “Though India constitutes 70 per cent of the global population that takes up power commission of only …

What PM Modi said on cryptocurrency at Sydney Dialogue
3 years, 4 months ago

What PM Modi said on cryptocurrency at Sydney Dialogue

India TV News  

Highlights 'Can spoil our youth': PM Modi urges all democratic nations to work on cryptocurrency PM Modi said India is building the world's most extensive public information infrastructure The digital age has raised new questions on sovereignty, governance, ethics, rights and security: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged all democratic nations to work together to ensure that cryptocurrency …

Democracies Must Ensure Cryptocurrency Doesn't End Up in Wrong Hands: PM Modi
3 years, 4 months ago

Democracies Must Ensure Cryptocurrency Doesn't End Up in Wrong Hands: PM Modi

The Quint  

The PM said that "as a democracy and digital leader", India was ready to work with partners "for our shared prosperity and security". We're on our way to connecting 600,00 villages; We used technology to deliver over 1.1 billion doses of vaccines across India using Cowin and Aarogya Setu," he said. "We are transforming people's lives by using digital technology …

Explained | What are the concerns of digital health mission?
3 years, 6 months ago

Explained | What are the concerns of digital health mission?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, launched on September 27, aims to give every citizen a unique digital health ID, which involves their health records being digitally protected and making health a “holistic and inclusive model”. The ID can also be made by self-registration on the portal, downloading the ABMD Health Records app on one’s mobile or …

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The Hindu  

A campaign of strengthening health facilities that had been going for the last seven years was entering a new phase today, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission via videoconferencing on Monday. “Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities”, he stated. The Ayushman …

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the issue of the digital divide and recast the world’s view of digital access as a critical component to an equitable society, according to Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who underlined that technology is meant to be a great equaliser and not a source of division. In 2020, the year …

Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services
4 years, 4 months ago

Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services

The Hindu  

Affordable smartphones and Internet access have made India a digital nation with an estimated 750 million connections and a thriving financial technology sector. Digital platforms providing goods and services, including online education and telemedicine, have grown vigorously during the COVID-19 pandemic, while many professionals have maintained productivity by working from home. The true measure of digital nations is the readiness …

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi
4 years, 4 months ago

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi

The Hindu  

Digital India mission, launched five years ago, was not being seen as any regular government initiative and had now become a way of life, especially for the poor and marginalised and those in the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the summit, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said India and Australia have unlimited possibilities of working together …

Covid-19 pandemic showed fault lines on urban and digital health: Ayushman Bharat CEO
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic showed fault lines on urban and digital health: Ayushman Bharat CEO

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The health crisis emerging out of covid-19 pandemic showed the fault lines on urban and digital health in India, and government initiatives using data helped in responding to the challenges, said Dr Indu Bhushan, CEO of Ayushman Bharat on Saturday. Initiatives like these help build resilience during medical emergencies,” he said during the session titled —the road ahead: …

PM talks Atmanirbhar Bharat, National Digital Health Mission, Ayodhya on I-Day
4 years, 7 months ago

PM talks Atmanirbhar Bharat, National Digital Health Mission, Ayodhya on I-Day

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: From training 1 lakh National Cadet Corps cadets from border and coastal districts to boosting domestic manufacturing as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi covered the gamut of India’s geo-political spectrum and its challenges in his seventh Independence Day speech. The Centre is also reconsidering the minimum age of marriage for girls in India, Modi …

25 years of mobility in India & the future that lies ahead
4 years, 8 months ago

25 years of mobility in India & the future that lies ahead

Hindustan Times  

On July 31, 1995, India made history as the first mobile phone call was made by then West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and erstwhile Union Telecom Minister Sukh Ram. “In the last 25 years, the telecom sector has witnessed tremendous transformation – in connecting a billion citizens by 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G, ushering in several disruptive technological developments …

UN panel lauds India's digital initiatives for economic inclusion
5 years, 9 months ago

UN panel lauds India's digital initiatives for economic inclusion

India TV News  

India has been lauded by a high-level panel on digital cooperation launched by UN chief General Antonio Guterres for undertaking revolutionary digital initiatives to ensure economic inclusion for its 1.3 billion citizens. Launched in July last year by the UN Secretary General, the 20-member panel, co-chaired by billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates and Alibaba founder Jack Ma, in its report recognised …

Digital India succeeding because of people's pull, says PM Modi
7 years, 1 month ago

Digital India succeeding because of people's pull, says PM Modi

India TV News  

Digital India succeeding because of people's pull, says PM Modi PM Modi highlighted the power and potential of technology during the conference and India's role in digital innovation. It enables small and medium enterprises to compete in meeting the procurement requirements of the Government: PM # We have come a long way with the convergence of Make In India & …

Narendra Modi reiterates commitment to Digital India, says government using 'mobile power' to empower Indians
7 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi reiterates commitment to Digital India, says government using 'mobile power' to empower Indians

Firstpost  

Reiterating that the Centre is committed to Digital India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his government is exploring ways to digitally empower every Indian citizen. Reiterating that the Centre is committed to its Digital India programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his government is exploring ways to digitally empower every citizen. Speaking at the …

Demonetisation anniversary: India is ready to accept change is evident in fast adoption of digital payments, say experts
7 years, 4 months ago

Demonetisation anniversary: India is ready to accept change is evident in fast adoption of digital payments, say experts

Firstpost  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation on the evening of 8 November, 2016 that sucked out 86 percent of currency in circulation at that point, the country went through a difficult transition. Experts talk about the changes and the benefits of demonetisation: Anand Kumar Bajaj, Co-founder, NearBy Technologies The digital scale is best accentuated by digital payments which does …

Government is taking steps to address the challenges faced by northeast regions for digitization
8 years, 1 month ago

Government is taking steps to address the challenges faced by northeast regions for digitization

Firstpost  

Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain on Tuesday assured that the government will address various challenges faced by northeastern region with regards to universalisation of digital transactions. The minister was speaking at the Digi-Dhan Mela, government’s initiative aimed at promoting digital and cashless transactions and spreading digital financial literacy among the public, held here in Meghalaya. Hailing Prime …

Digital India needs to go local
9 years, 5 months ago

Digital India needs to go local

The Hindu  

Digital India is the flavour of the season, and not without any reason. The former group of people would see >Government of India’s flagship Digital India programme as an opportunity to include digital infrastructure in the same category of public goods as roads and electricity and, hence, push for laying more broadband cables, creating more Wi-Fi hot-spots and freeing up …

From Sundar Pichai to Tim Cook, here’s what Silicon Valley’s gurus said about Modi and Digital India
9 years, 6 months ago

From Sundar Pichai to Tim Cook, here’s what Silicon Valley’s gurus said about Modi and Digital India

Firstpost  

Here’s what the tech titans from Silicon Valley had to say about PM Modi and Digital India. Modi addressed a gathering of Silicon Valley CEOs, visited Google and met newly-appointed CEO Sundar Pichai, participated in a Town Hall at the Facebook offices with Mark Zuckerberg, held meetings with Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Apple CEO Tim Cook and electric car manufacturer Tesla’s …

'Digital India', an enterprise to transform India: PM Modi
9 years, 6 months ago

'Digital India', an enterprise to transform India: PM Modi

India TV News  

Silicon Valley: 'Digital India' is an enterprise to transform India in a scale unmatched anywhere in the world and it has the potential to make development truly inclusive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. "Digital India is an enterprise for India's transformation on a scale that is, perhaps, unmatched in human history," Modi said while speaking about his ambitious Digital …

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