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Department of Posts and TRAI Partner to Launch India's Largest Village-Level Telecom Survey
The Department of Posts and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) have signed an agreement to conduct a massive, year-long telecom network performance survey.
The survey aims to comprehensively assess the mobile network speed, coverage, and performance of major operators (Airtel, Jio, Vi, and BSNL) across 5.68 lakh Indian villages.
Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) will conduct the actual field surveys during their regular daily postal delivery rounds, optimizing existing state manpower.
Exam Perspective: This collaboration demonstrates how public infrastructure can be creatively utilized for technological audit and rural digital empowerment.
The survey aims to comprehensively assess the mobile network speed, coverage, and performance of major operators (Airtel, Jio, Vi, and BSNL) across 5.68 lakh Indian villages.
Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) will conduct the actual field surveys during their regular daily postal delivery rounds, optimizing existing state manpower.
Exam Perspective: This collaboration demonstrates how public infrastructure can be creatively utilized for technological audit and rural digital empowerment.
Key Facts / Static GK
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established on 20 February 1997.
The headquarters of TRAI is in New Delhi.
The current Chairperson of TRAI is Anil Kumar Lahoti.
The headquarters of TRAI is in New Delhi.
The current Chairperson of TRAI is Anil Kumar Lahoti.
Practice Quiz — 15 July 2026
Q1. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the 'Gramodyam' programme launched by NABARD?
Answer: (C) The program is being executed through the Institute for Industrial Development (IID) in collaboration with NSDC. — The Gramodyam scheme is a 3-year pilot program targeting 4,000 rural entrepreneurs, implemented through the Institute for Industrial Development (IID) in collaboration with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It was launched on NABARD's 45th Foundation Day.
Q2. How is the ₹4 crore central funding structured for the development of the Street Food Hub under the PM SVANidhi initiative in Lakhanpur?
Answer: (C) 30% initial instalment, 50% during implementation, 20% after completion — The financial assistance of ₹4 crore for each Street Food Hub is released in three phases: 30% as the initial instalment, 50% during implementation, and the final 20% after successful completion.
Q3. Which personnel will actively carry out the ground-level data collection for the TRAI-Department of Posts nationwide telecom survey?
Answer: (B) Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) — The village-level network performance survey will be carried out by Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) during their routine postal delivery operations.
Q4. Which two agricultural commodities from North Gujarat were recently granted Geographical Indication (GI) tags?
Answer: (B) Unjha Cumin and Unjha Fennel — Unjha Cumin (Jeera) and Unjha Fennel (Variyali) from the North Gujarat region have been granted prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tags.
Q5. Which public sector enterprise has partnered with CSIR-NAL as the production manufacturing partner for the SARAS Mk II passenger aircraft?
Answer: (B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) — State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is the licensed production partner for the SARAS Mk II project, with its Kanpur facility designated to set up the assembly and production line.
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