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भारत सरकार की इलेक्ट्रॉनिकी और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय की आधिकारिक ट्विटर Official Twitter of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Gov of India
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Upon the request of Twitter seeking a meeting with the Govt., the Secretary IT was to engage with senior management of Twitter. In this light a blog post published prior to this engagement is unusual. Govt. will share its response soon.
#Update | Government of India Bans 59 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order. Read the press release by for more details - pib.gov.in/PressReleseDet
Government Blocks 118 Mobile Apps Which are Prejudicial to Sovereignty and Integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order.
Press Release issued by regarding blocking of 118 mobile apps pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa
#Koo ऐप पर #MeitY के विचार सुनें |
फॉलो करें - kooapp.com/profile/meity
#AatmaNirbharBharat #MadeinIndiaApp
🇮🇳 India is Unstoppable!
11-yr-old Prathamesh Sinha from Pune demonstrating his company's product, the Braille self-learning device, in front of Hon. PM at #DIW2022 Digital Mela.
Shri , took charge as the Union Minister for , at Electronics Niketan this morning. He has also been appointed as the Hon'ble Union Minister for Railways and Communications.
India's most prestigious showcase event of the year #RepublicDay is round the corner. MeitY is gearing up to display its tableau on #DigitalIndiaAatmanirbharBharat which will showcase the digital & tech journey of new India! We are sharing a small glimpse of our hardwork.
A moment of great delight for .Hon'ble IT Minister Sh. with Sh.Ajay Sawhney & Sh.Abhishek Singh CEO today gathered around at Electronics Niketan to witness the spectacular 3-dimensional #MeitYTableau on #DigitalIndiaAatmanirbharBharat
The moment that we all have been waiting for! #MeitYTableau displays the vision of in so many different ways. The visualisation focused on the growing Digital transformation of India through e-Governance initiatives across sectors. #DigitalIndiaAatmaNirbharBharat
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar (), Hon'ble Minister of State for Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology () & Skill Development (), paid a surprise visit to Electronics Niketan today and took a thorough tour of the entire premises.
Today Prime Minister inaugurates First Super Computer built under the National Supercomputer Mission at IIT BHU Varanasi.
"The Cytrain Setu initiative is a part of Prime Minister's Mission Karmayogi, in which the Hon'ble PM has given target to all the ministries to come up with innovative programs." - MEIT at the launch of 2nd batch of #CytrainSetu.
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Now is the opportunity for companies to consider #India as a destination in ESDM sector and be part of the next largest #ElectronicManufacturing Hub of the world. #ThinkElectronicsThinkIndia
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Under the leadership of PM @narendramodi, India has emerged as the 2nd largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. In the last 5 years, more than 200 Mobile Phone Manufacturing units have been set up.
#ThinkElectronicsThinkIndia
#6YearsofMyGov | Hon'ble Minister of , congratulating the team of and its exemplary journey of 6 years, serving India with knowledge, ideas and platforms for continuous #citizenengagement.
Shri Hon’ble Minister of will be inaugurating the 'Next Generation Incubation Scheme',along with the launch of 'CHUNAUTI' NextGen Start-up Challenge for Patna today.The event will be conducted online, followed by an interactive session:bit.ly/ngis-inaugurat
Shri , took charge as the Minister of State for , at Electronics Niketan this morning. He has also been appointed as the Hon'ble Minister of State for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ().
welcomes Shri as Hon'ble Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
At #MeitYStartupSummit watch Discussion on Tech Startup ecosystem by noted panelists , , , , , & in the presence of Hon’ble Minister . Live 10:00 AM onwards.
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India is the fastest country to administer 7 million doses of #COVID19 vaccine.
Indian Standards for USB Type C ports, plug and cables published. It would provide common charging solutions for the smartphones and other electronic devices sold in India. #DigitalIndia #Chargers
"India’s electronics production has increased from Rs 1,903 billion in FY15 to an estimated Rs 5,465 billion during FY20, at a compound annual growth rate of about 23%."
Details : m.economictimes.com/industry/cons-
What a fascinating start to the #DIW2022! Hon’ble PM interacted with Digital Nagriks at the Digital Mela. Here are a few glimpses.
. is inviting proposals for design, manufacturing, supply and maintenance of 10 lakh integrated NavIC and GPS receivers in the country. #AatmaNirbharBharat
#BharOS is a successful start towards data privacy, and an important initiative towards strong, indigenous & #Aatmanirbhar digital infrastructure in India. #MadeInIndia #operatingsystem #G20IndiaDEWG
#Innovation | Announcing the applicants selected for the Final Stage of 'Innovation Challenge for Development of Video Conferencing Solution'. The challenge was launched by the under the Make in India Initiative in the month of April, 2020.
A great moment for the Ministry of Electronics &IT. Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, felicitated as one of the 100 most impactful leaders in the digital space by 'Exchange4media Group' for his immense contribution in the IT & Electronics Sector. #ImpactDigitalPower100
Tomorrow is Safer Internet Day. This #SID2018 join us live at 6 pm onwards for Twitter Q&A on where experts will respond to your queries on how to use internet safely. Please tweet your question using #SaferInternetDay
Attention all #CBSE students!
Your wait for the #BoardExamResults is about to end. Once the results are out, you can easily access your scores on #DigiLocker.
Create your Account now. Check out our blog to know more:
blog.digilocker.gov.in/going-digital-
Gear up to watch #MeitYTableau at the 72nd Republic Day parade on January 26, 2021, showcasing various e-Governance & Digital initiatives by Ministry of Electronics & IT. Shri , CEO, and is sharing a scoop of it with all of us!
#RepublicDay
"The production of mobile phones in the country has gone up 8 times in last 4 years to INR 1,70,000 Crore (USD 24 Billion) in 2018-19." ~
#QOTD | "India will become a big centre of '#MadeinIndia' Apps." - Hon'ble IT Minister Sh.
#DigitalIndia #AatmaNirbharBharat
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Hon. CM, Uttar Pradesh, launched the #DigitalIndia mobile van in #Lucknow on Feb 5, ahead of the 1st meeting of #G20DEWG #G20India. Join us to learn about the empowering journey of Digital India!
Aimed @ catalyzing domestic ecosystem of next-gen indigenous Microprocessor based Secure System on Chips, invites proposals for design, development, manufacture, validation & deployment of 2 variants of 5 Lakh SoCs using Indian owned processor based on open source ISA
"Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland has called out the government's project as "a new hope for other developing and aspiring countries of the Commonwealth."
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The IT industry added net new 1.38 Lakh jobs, taking the total employee headcount to 4.47 Million with over 1.2 Million employees have been up skilled on digital technologies, says study.
Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of #DigitalIndia is about self-reliance, digital transformation & benefits reaching the last mile.
Listen to Minister underlining the 1️⃣0️⃣ dimensions of this vision.
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#InTheNews | " and aim to provide scale up opportunities to the startups and make them ready in terms of product, investment and new market access."
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The event will be webcasted from 10 Am onwards on 21st Oct 2019. Pls visit .....webcast.gov.in/meity/
#SmartCity | Agartala, the capital of Tripura, tops in the smart city rankings among ten cities of eight North Eastern States. Government of Tripura stated that Agartala Smart City has taken up 80 projects with cost a of Rs. 1479 crores for overall development of the capital city
#HardwareStartups | T-Hub will lead ' Scale Up program for hardware and #IoT startups across India. and #DigitalIndia aim to provide scale up opportunities to the startups and make them ready in terms of product, investment and new market access.
A proud moment! MeitY's spectacular 3-dimensional tableau displayed the transformational initiatives of .
#DigitalIndiaAatmaNirbharBharat #MeitYTableau
To accelerate #quantumcomputing-led R&D and to enable new scientific discoveries in India, in collaboration with AWS () is to establish the 'MeitY Quantum Computing Applications Lab'. Watch out this space for more details! pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa
Chief of Army Staff visited Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N), an institute working in area of space technologies and #GIS/#RemoteSensing in India. He appreciated the state of art in-house technologies being developed.
#ElectronicsManufacturing in India has grown rapidly with a CAGR of around 25% during the last 4 years, with domestic production of electronics hardware touching $70 bn in 2018-19. #PLIScheme
क्या आप जानते हैं कि भारत के संविधान को दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा संविधान माना जाता है? #SamvidhanDiwas
Technology brings opportunities along with challenges, and this makes it mandatory to create a comprehensive legal regulatory framework which India is working on under the guidance of Hon. PM , says Minister at #GoogleForIndia event. #DigitalIndia
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GoI () issued an order today under section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocking access to 43 mobile apps in India.
More details - pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa
क्या आप जानते हैं की ऐप अब 'KaiOS' प्लेटफॉर्म पर भी उपलब्ध है। सभी #JioPhone ग्राहक अब खुद को और अपने प्रियजनों को #COVID19 से सुरक्षित रखने के लिए #AarogyaSetuApp का उपयोग कर सकते हैं। के टीम ने इस एप्लिकेशन को रिकॉर्ड समय में डेवेलोप किया हैं।
Hon'ble Minister of , emphasized on the Digital platforms, privacy and security of Indians at the #G20 Digital Minister's Meet, held on July 22, 2020. #DigitalIndia
MeitY wishes everyone a very happy 72nd #RepublicDay . Gear up to watch #MeitYTableau at the Republic Day Parade. It will showcase various e-Governance & Digital initiatives that made India digitally empowered.#DigitalIndiaAatmanirbharBharat
". platform will act as a one stop digital platform for #AI related developments in India, sharing of resources details of startups, investment funds in AI, companies and educational institutions related to AI in India."
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India has emerged as the 2nd largest mobile manufacturer of the world.
In the FY 2019-20, India had exported 4.15 crore mobile phones.
With new Electronics manufacturing incentive schemes we are determined to make our country electronics manufacturing hub of the world.
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The MeitY Quantum Computing Applications Lab is the first in India to provide scientific, academic & developer communities access to a quantum computing development environment aligned with the government’s science & tech. priorities with support pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa
#BHUMI | in partnership with Border Security Forces () announces the launch of BHUMI - BSF HIGH-TECH UNDERTAKING FOR MAXIMIZING INNOVATION Grand Challenge to identify impactful solutions from startups to address the problem statements identified by BSF. 1/2
Hon'ble IT Minister to launch Meity's ambitious initiative- the MeitY Startup Hub (meitystartuphub.in) to accelerate the growth of emerging tech startups of India. Do join us on 21st October 2019. Watch live at webcast.gov.in/meity/
#MeitYstartupsummit
🧘🏻♂️ Glimpses from #YogaUtsav today organised at Talkatora Stadium, Delhi by as Countdown program to #InternationalYogaDay.
#MeitYogaUtsav #IDY2022
The Grand Challenge for Strengthening 'CoWIN' announced by . Participate now in the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network to develop an effective mechanism of CoVID Vaccine Distribution System.
-> More details at - meitystartuphub.in
#AppInnovationChallenge | In view of strong response coming in, the last date for submission of entries for the 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge' is extended to July 26, 2020.
Read more : m.economictimes.com/news/politics-
"The report ‘Unlocking Value from Data and #AI’ claims that driving utilization of data and AI could play a crucial role in contributing to effective covid-19 response, supporting India’s social initiatives."
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Some of the biggest names from the tech industries come forward to partner with government of India’s tech innovation initiatives of MeitY #MeitYstartupsummit
#YogaDay2019 #InternationalDayOfYoga #IDY2019 and Secretary with other officers perform Yoga, on the occasion of the 5th International Day of Yoga 2019, at Electronics Niketan, Delhi on June 21, 2019.
In the spirit of #AatmanirbharBharat echo in the country, is ready to showcase many facets of its Digital & e-Governance initiatives taken across sectors to make India a digitally empowered nation, on 26th January 2021 #RepublicDay parade.
The 21st century has moved ahead with the approach of people-centric governance. In this direction, Jan Samarth portal has been launched by Hon’ble PM , which presents information of all credit-linked schemes of Govt of India, on a single platform.
A Discussion Forum on leveraging the National Policy on Software Products to take place on 21st October 2019. A policy to make equitable contribution of software products in our tech growth story #MeitYstartupsummit
#IndiaFightsCorona | In this trying time, let's do our bit to beat #CoronavirusOutbreak. Use #DigitalPayments ONLY to ensure social distancing. Let's defeat #COVID19 together.
Pay safe. Stay safe.
Here's a message from Shri Ajay Sawhney,
1 Year Achievement of MeitY | Residents can visit a near by #ASK for many services, like -
- #Aadhaar Enrolment
- Update Demographic Information
- Update Biometric data in their Aadhaar
- Download & Print Aadhaar
#AatmanirbharBharat #1YearOfModi #DigitalIndia
More than 1.6 Lakh students, faculty members and industry professionals have been made industry-ready through the tailor-made skill development courses at the 'Electronics & ICT Academies' with assistance from .
#Vocal4Handemade | Generating a transparent system with Digital initiatives. 'eDhaga App' aims to eliminate middlemen and facilitate weavers to place orders and track orders directly via Digital app.
Cabinet approves National Policy on Electronics to make India a global hub in this sector
Startups, Incubators and Industry attend the the soft launch of MEITY Startup Hub (MSH) from 260 locations pan India
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#G20 | Hon'ble Minister of , will be addressing the 'G20 Digital Minister's' meeting today at 5:30 PM IST.
#DigitalIndia
#ElectronicsManufacturing | "Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (#SPECS) will provide an incentive of 25% on capital expenditure for investments in manufacturing of specified categories." ~ Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad ()
#NationalEducationPolicy2020 aims to bring transformational reforms in school and higher education through #technology.
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MeitY Startup Summit 2019, Elite panel from startups and industries to discuss tech startup landscape and way forward. Do connect with the experts. Being webcast at webcast.gov.in/meity/ #MeitYstartupsummit
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has made Digital the most important part of our daily life. In view of this, has announced “Innovation Challenge for Development of a Video Conferencing Solution" under Digital India Programme. For more details - startups.meitystartuphub.in/public/applica
Meity Startup Hub (MSH) will act as a hub and ensure synergies among all the TIDE 2.0 Centres, theme based incubation centres, CoE on Emerging Technologies and other existing platforms says
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#IndiaFightsCorona | Government launches 'Aarogya Setu' () - a COVID19 tracker App that informs you if you come in close proximity with Coronavirus positive cases.
Download and explore more -
Play Store: bit.ly/AarogyaSetu_PS
ioS: apple.co/2X1KMzO
A media report has claimed citing a meeting that mobile cos were asked to make smartphones compatible with NavIC within months. This is to clarify: (1) No timeline has been fixed. (2) The cited meeting was consultative; and (3) the issue is under discussion with all stakeholders.
Hon'ble Union Minister said, "The PLI Scheme is a landmark initiative towards #AatmaNirbharBharat - a self-reliant India. PLI scheme has been huge success in terms of response received from Global as well as Domestic Mobile manufacturing companies."
"With a rapid increase of #Tech use, data protection and cyber security has become very crucial."- Hon'ble PM Shri addressing the
Setting the tone for the future of #DigitalTransformation towards catalyzing New #IndiasTechade!
IT Ministers from across India have come together at the #DigitalIndia Conference in New Delhi. #IMC2022
#Gaming industry is expected to be worth over Rs 150 Bn with great opportunities for entrepreneurship & employment. Here's a look into what this industry can shape into - yet another sector which will give a fillip to India's economy. #AatmaNirbharBharat
The and have joined hands to start railway parcel service by post within Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur regions of Maharashtra.
Hon'ble MEIT launched Indian Software Product Registry - a step towards developing software product industry in India #ispr #MeitYStartupSummit
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#CoronaVirusUpdate | Be aware. Stay alert. Do not panic.Protect yourself from #COVID19 with a simple habit - avoid shaking hands, do Namaste!
For more updates, visit : mohfw.gov.in
#HelpUsToHelpYou #CoronaOutbreak
Launch of MeitY Start-Up Hub (MSH), Bhim 2.0 and Indian Software Registry
webcast.gov.in/meity/
#NPCI #BHIMUPI
🌉 Digital Mela awaits you at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad.
#DIW2022 #IndiasTechade #DigitalIndia
"#ConstititionOfIndia is one the most powerful, well-written and highly appreciated constitutions in the world"~Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney,
at the oath-taking ceremony celebrated by on Samvidhan Divas (#ConstitutionDay) on 26.11.2019. #ThanksDrAmbedkar
Today, Hon'ble Prime Minister inaugurated First Super Computer built under the National Supercomputer Mission at IIT BHU Varanasi.
#FICCIWebinar | "During #COVID times, the electronics manufacturing industry was one of the first to come out with SOPs to restart functioning & be back in its feet."- Mr Saurabh Gaur, JS, at the webinar on Manufacturing Excellence in Electronics Sector.
🗣️ #BHASHINI - To enable citizens to speak in their own language while talking to speakers of other Indian languages!
Visit bhashini.gov.in
#AmritMahotsav #IndianLanguages #BhashaDaan #DiversityandInclusion
