People, Positions and Obituaries · 2 August 2026

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Conferred Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards-2025

Exam-focused facts from the 2 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Jyotiraditya M. Scindia conferred the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards-2025 to two organizations for outstanding contributions in telecom technology.
  • The awardees were Amantya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Finaara.
  • Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, and Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, attended the event.
  • The awards have been instituted by the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, to encourage innovations in the telecom sector and reward successful telecom skilled people and institutions annually.
  • The selection process for the awards included nominations by Indian citizens and institutions registered in India through the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal managed by the Director General, Awards at the Ministry of Home Affairs.