The 4G Saturation Project reported here is run by which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- B.Ministry of Communications
- C.Ministry of Rural Development
- D.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Communications. The Department of Telecommunications, which runs the 4G Saturation Project, sits in this ministry, and the announcement on rural connectivity was issued in its name. Option A is incorrect because the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology handles electronics manufacturing and digital services rather than telecom licensing and network rollout. Option C is incorrect because rural development covers programmes such as rural roads and livelihoods, not mobile towers. Option D is incorrect because information and broadcasting deals with media and publicity. The substance of the announcement is worth recalling with the ministry: villages without 4G have fallen from 45,180 in 2022 to 11,372 in 2026, BSNL has commissioned 18,291 sites of a planned 24,680, and 26,000 further sites have been sanctioned, with difficult terrain, high infrastructure cost and scattered settlements named as the main obstacles.
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Practice Questions
How many Indian villages were without 4G connectivity in 2026, according to the Department of Telecommunications?
- A.45,180
- B.24,680
- C.11,372
- D.18,291
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The Department of Telecommunications reported that the number of villages without 4G connectivity has come down to this figure in 2026.
Read the full explanation →The 4G Saturation Project of the Department of Telecommunications was designed to cover how many previously unconnected villages?
- A.24,680
- B.26,000
- C.45,180
- D.10,000
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That was the design target of the 4G Saturation Project, which aims to bring reliable mobile communication to remote and underserved habitations that had no fourth generation signal at all.
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- A.Deep-well injection
- B.Open burning at landfill sites
- C.Cement kiln co-processing
- D.Ocean dumping in sealed drums
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Read the full explanation →Under which bilateral framework, agreed during the Prime Minister's visit to Norway in May, was the waste to resource dialogue held?
- A.Blue Economy Compact
- B.Green Strategic Partnership
- C.Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- D.Clean Energy Mission Statement
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India and Norway lifted their relationship to a Green Strategic Partnership when the Indian Prime Minister travelled to Norway in May, and circular economy, clean technology and research were placed at its heart.
Read the full explanation →Which organisations joined CSIR in holding the India-Norway Dialogue on Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector?
- A.SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway
- B.Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute
- C.Equinor and the Norwegian Mapping Authority
- D.The Norwegian Water Resources Directorate alone
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