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To strengthen cybercrime investigations, the government has set up a National Cyber Forensic Laboratory at the CFSL in Hyderabad. Additionally, six more National Cyber Forensic Laboratories have been approved under the umbrella scheme “Safety of Women.”
Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh is developing a municipal waste-management model in which household refuse is
MyGov had 6,32,16,167 registered citizens by July 10, 2026. Of these, more than 4.48 crore people joined the platform during the five-year period from July 11, 2021, to July 10, 2026.
The digital identification system is designed to provide farmers with a unified identity that can be connected with government schemes, agricultural records and support services. States are using Farmer IDs to simplify registrations and benefit delivery under programmes such as the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Minimum Support Price-based procurement.
For a country facing cross-border terrorism, separatist networks, unresolved territorial disputes, information warfare, radicalisation, narcotics trafficking and sustained attempts to exploit internal fault lines, the answer must be unequivocal: India requires a strong, transparent and enforceable Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.
The government has taken serious note of reports alleging that advertisements linked to child sexual abuse material were being disseminated through social media platforms. A detailed report has been sought from the intermediary concerned, while the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has also issued notices to the relevant social media platforms.
The government’s approach is built around the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. These provisions require social-media platforms and other intermediaries to exercise due diligence and inform users against publishing or transmitting content that harms children or violates Indian law.
The PESA Act was enacted under Article 243M(4)(b) of the Constitution to extend the provisions relating to Panchayati Raj institutions to Fifth Schedule Areas with specific modifications. As Panchayats function as institutions of local government under State laws, the implementation of PESA and the adoption of digital governance platforms in Scheduled Areas remain the responsibility of the respective State governments.
Developed jointly by the Department of Consumer Affairs, the CSIR–National Physical Laboratory and the Indian Space Research Organisation, the network is designed to distribute Indian Standard Time securely and with extremely high precision. Institutions including the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the National Stock Exchange and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited are also participating in the wider project.
The service has been made available free of cost through the Aadhaar App from 1 July 2026 for a period of six months. The initiative is aimed at improving resident convenience and expanding access to Aadhaar services through secure digital platforms. It also reflects UIDAI’s continued focus on people-friendly digital governance under the broader vision of Digital India and Viksit Bharat.
