In a major move to fill the educational gaps that exist between rural and urban areas, a major initiative was launched by the Uttar Pradesh government to open digital libraries in 104 gram panchayats in the Agra district. The initiative was headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and will be executed by the UP Panchayati…
Today, India can send rockets to the Moon with precision, yet a courier still struggles to find the right house down the street. This predicament has stinging implications. A decades-old 6-digit PIN tries to search for a needle in a haystack, leaving little room for efficient logistics or the smooth delivery of government benefits. For…
Situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, GIFT City, also known as Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, is the nation’s first FinTech City. The vision was to integrate financial services, urban infrastructure and technology innovation in a single ecosystem. It is also the nation’s first operational smart city and India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The 1,000-acre project,…
Uttar Pradesh has taken a thoughtful step toward supporting women in the world of technology. On 19 November 2025, Governor Anandiben Patel launched the NARI scheme at the Unnao campus of Chandigarh University. The name NARI stands for Nurturing AI Revolution for Inclusion. The aim is simple. It wants to help more women learn skills…
From being a slogan, semiconductor self-reliance has graduated into a well-structured program under the India Semiconductor Mission. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology-launched ambitious initiative now looks to bring fabrication or advanced chip manufacturing to Indian soil for the very first time. Fiscal support by the government, up to 50 percent of the eligible…
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed 1.5 million schools in India, impacting almost 250 million students, online learning did not appear to be just an answer but a turning point in history. For the very first time, talk of “Digital India” in education was no longer wishful talk; it was a requirement. But five years down…
Photo Credit: bhashini.gov.in Clear Cut Research DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 28, 2025 06:10 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India speaks in many tongues. Building a digital ecosystem for all sounds like a dream. But that is exactly what BHASHINI aims to do. Launched formally at Digital India Week in July 2022, BHASHINI, for “Bharatiya Bhasha Interface for the Net and…
Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Review DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 22, 2025 02:52 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik On October 14, 2025, a low-key but momentous event took place on India’s eastern shore. In Visakhapatnam, the Andhra Pradesh government signed a memorandum of understanding with Google to build what will be the country’s first dedicated artificial intelligence hub….
UPI Logo | Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 17, 2025 12:58 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik A Trillion Transactions and Growing Within a decade, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed from a government-supported pilot project to the lifeblood of a digital economy. Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in…
Clear Cut Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 12, 2025 12:55 ISTWritten By: Abhas Vyas Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly recognized as a driver of inclusive growth, particularly in rural areas where service delivery gaps persist in healthcare, education, agriculture, and governance. For AI to truly serve as a public good in…
