Why wait for Starlink when the rural internet gap is India’s to fixStarlink has not obtained a license in India yet continues to push for service expansion. The reported costs for Starlink services are sign...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
GFGNL flouts norms, say domestic firms; BSNL flags restrictive conditionsThe Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited is facing backlash over its stringent turnover requirements in the tender process. Domestic companie...
24 Sep, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Congress' 'Mohabbat ki Dukan' running business of corruption: BJP's Bansuri SwarajThe BJP has accused Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on corruption allegations against Congress leaders. Enforcement Directorate actions ta...
15 Sep, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
GFF 2026: Scindia pitches ‘digital trinity’ of connectivity, compute and trust for AI economyGFF 2026 Scindia: Connectivity, compute, and trust are the new digital trinity for fintech and AI. India's mobile phones and telecom networ...
10 Sep, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
Gadchiroli girl with Maoist-hit childhood is now engineer at Lloyds; at 20, she is a symbol of hope, helping build the same region her father once fought inGadchiroli girl grows from Maoist-affected childhood to engineer: Arvinda Barsagade’s father joined the Maoists after facing local pressure...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
BSNL steps up rural 4G push, expands connectivity across remote areas in Odisha, Andhra PradeshThe Indian telecom giant BSNL is on a mission to enhance connectivity in rural areas. Recently, Odisha unveiled 1,741 new 4G towers, connec...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
Parliamentary panel flags gaps in BharatNet rollout, seeks state-wise performance auditA parliamentary panel identified gaps in the BharatNet rural broadband program's rollout. Substantial infrastructure exists, yet operationa...
09 Aug, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Internet subscribers cross 109 crore; 2.21 lakh Gram Panchayats made service-ready under BharatNet: GovtInternet subscribers have surpassed 109 crore, and over 2.21 lakh Gram Panchayats are now service-ready. Telephone connections also saw a s...
05 Aug, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Government selects Hughes India to connect remotely located panchayats with satellite broadbandThe 5,000-gram panchayats are located in north-eastern states, including Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and the G...
13 Oct, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
1.10 lakh gram panchayats given optical fibre connectivity: GovernmentUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lok Sabha that the government has taken initiatives to provide Internet/ e-panchayat facility ...
08 Feb, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
31,680 panchayats connected with internet: Manoj SinhaAs of July 2017, 2,21,925 kms of optical fibre cable (OFC), covering 1,00,299 gram panchayats (GPs), was laid and 25,426 GPs provided with ...
30 Aug, 2017, 08.51 PM IST
80,000 gram panchayats now have broadband: GovtAs per the govt, a total of one lakh gram panchayats were to be provided with broadband connectivity under BharatNet by March end this year.
31 Mar, 2017, 07.26 PM IST
Internet to be available in all gram panchayats by next year: GovtOne lakh gram panchayats are to be connected by underground Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) by March this year under the first phase of BharatNet...
08 Feb, 2017, 04.01 PM IST
15,000 gram pachayats will go to polls this year: Maharashtra Election CommissionAs per rules, in a taluka, if elections are held in less than 50 per cent gram panchayats, prohibition orders are enforced only in the part...
05 Feb, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Kerala's Idukki to get India's first hi-speed rural broadband networkWith the commissioning of the network, Idukki would become the first district in the country to have all its gram panchayats connected thro...
11 Jan, 2015, 09.28 PM IST
Gram panchayats to get broadband speed of up to 100 mbps: Kapil SibalGram Panchayats will get broadband speed of up to 100 Mbps under a government project that aims to connect all 2.5 lakh panchayats in the c...
30 Aug, 2013, 04.34 PM IST
- Panchayats overhaul soon to smoothen rural schemes
With a huge amount of funds riding on various rural development programmes, the Manmohan Singh government has now turned its sights on refo...
13 Aug, 2010, 07.57 AM IST