RailTel launched the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based on access to its fast & free public WiFi services across 100 Indian Railways stations having 2,384 WiFi hotspots.
The Central Government made a big administrative reshuffle, former Petroleum Secretary Tarun Kapoor has been appointed as an advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Union Cabinet approved additional funding of Rs 820 crore for India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for the expansion of its services to all post offices in the country. Out of the 1.56 lakh post offices, IPPB currently operates from 1.3 lakh post offices. Since the launch, it has opened over 5.25 crore accounts with 82 crore aggregate number of transactions.