{"id":8080,"date":"2026-02-11T11:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:46:44","slug":"network-readiness-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/network-readiness-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Readiness Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Network Readiness Index Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Network Readiness Index<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It maps how <\/span><b>economies leverage information and communication technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to support growth, <\/span><b>innovation and social development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Methodology used:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It maps the network-based readiness <\/span><b>landscape of 127 economies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based on their performance in <\/span><b>four pillars:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Technology, People, Governance and Impact, covering a total of 53 indicators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report has been prepared by the <\/span><b>Portulans Institute<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an independent, non-profit research and educational institute based in Washington DC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Highlights of Network Readiness Index Report 2025<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India improved its score from 53.63 out of 100 in 2024 to <\/span><b>54.43 out of 100 in 2025.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India secured <\/span><b>1st rank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in \u201c<\/span><b>Annual investment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>telecommunication services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, \u201c<\/span><b>AI scientific publications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, \u201cICT services exports\u201d and \u201c<\/span><b>E-commerce legislation\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2nd rank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in \u201c<\/span><b>FTTH\/Building Internet subscriptions\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cMobile broadband internet traffic within the country\u201d and \u201cInternational Internet bandwidth\u201d, and <\/span><b>3rd rank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>\u201cDomestic market scale\u201d and \u201cIncome Inequality\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India is ranked 2nd in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the group of <\/span><b>lower-middle-income countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2225406&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network Readiness Index maps how economies leverage information and communication technologies to support growth, innovation and social development. 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