India’s national accreditation system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked 5th in the world in the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021. The GQII ranks the 184 economies in the world on the basis of quality infrastructure (QI).

India’s overall QI system ranking continues to be in the Top 10 at the 10th position.Ministry of Commerce and Industry in a statement said that the GQII rankings are published and presented post-facto for each year based on the data collected till the end of that year. The 2021 rankings are based on data till the end of December 2021, collected and analyzed through 2022.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Lucknow to inaugurate the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 today morning. He will also inaugurate Global Trade Show and launch Invest UP 2.0.

The Global Investors Summit will bring together policy makers, industry leaders, academia, think-tanks and leaders from across the world to collectively explore business opportunities and forge partnerships.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two new Vande Bharat trains from Mumbai today, one to Shirdi and the other to Solapur.

Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat will facilitate travel to important pilgrimage centres like Siddheshwar in Solapur, Akkalkot, Tuljapur, and Alandi near Pune. While the Mumbai-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express will improve the connectivity of important pilgrimage centres in Maharashtra like Nashik, Trimbakeshwar, Sainagar Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh this morning. The launch took place at 9.18 am. The SSLV-D2 successfully put into their intended orbit Earth Observation Satellite, Janus-1 and Chennai-based space startup SpaceKidz's AzaadiSAT-2.

The 34-metre tall SSLV-D2 weighing 120 ton took off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The three staged SSLV-D2 powered by solid fuel also has a velocity trimming module powered by liquid fuel for precise injection of satellites.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated Lahari Bai, 27-year-old tribal woman from Madhya Pradesh's Dindori becoming the brand ambassador of millets. She has preserved more than 150 varieties of millet seeds. Mr Modi said he is proud of Lahari Bai, who has shown remarkable enthusiasm towards Shree Ann. Prime Minister said her efforts will motivate many others.

Minister of State for Communications  Devusinh Chauhan has said that 5G services have been started in 238 cities distributed across all licensed service areas till January this year.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said that telecom  Service Providers have started providing 5G services in the country from the 1st of October last year. He said, the Government has established a road map to make 5G services available in different parts of the country through rollout obligations. The Minister informed that as per the Notice Inviting Application for the auction of spectrum and the license conditions, the rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years, in a phased manner. He added that further expansion of mobile networks beyond the mandatory rollout obligations depends on the techno-commercial consideration of the Telecom Service Providers.

President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the National Convention on ‘Women as Foundation of Value-based Society’ at the Om Shanti Retreat Centre in Gurugram on 9th Feb 2023. She will also launch an all-India awareness campaign ‘Empowering the Family’.

India to send one more C-17 planeloads of relief material, equipment & personnel to the earthquake-hit Turkiye under Operation Dost  .

India will send one more C-17 planeload of relief material, equipment and personnel to the earthquake that hit Turkiye under Operation Dost.  Earlier, four such planes with relief materials have already landed in that country.  Another C-130 aircraft carrying relief materials landed in Syria for carrying out rescue and relief operations.

The Ministry of Defence today signed a contract with Larsen and Toubro for the procurement of 41 indigenous Modular Bridges worth over two thousand 585 crore rupees for the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. This move will be a major boost to 'Aatmanirbharta’ in the defence sector.

These game-changing bridges have been designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO and will be produced by Larsen and Toubro L&T company as a DRDO-nominated production agency.

Electronics and Information Technology and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ in New Delhi today.

A comprehensive month-long campaign “Digital Payments Utsav" has been planned from today for the promotion of Digital Payments across the country, with particular focus on G-20 Digital Economy Working Group event cities, namely Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.

The event will have the release of a G-20 co-branded QR code and a Coffee Table Book showcasing India’s journey to global leadership in Digital Payments and digital inclusion.