BUSINESS
Telcos' demand threatens net neutrality, may spur Big Tech dominance: Startup founders
PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam, People Group CEO Anupam Mittal, and Innov8's Ritesh Malik explain how, if the principle of net neutrality is diluted in India, may compromise the nation's entrepreneurial and competitive capabilities
BUSINESS
Startup founders, including Paytm, Zerodha, PhonePe, urge TRAI to strengthen net neutrality
This comes in response to telecom companies' suggestion to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that they be paid compensation by OTT and internet companies for covering network expenses.
BUSINESS
MC Explains: What Moody's said about Aadhaar and why India is not pleased
New York-based global investor service Moody’s has ridiculed Aadhaar, saying it is rife with “service denials” and that its biometric technologies are unreliable.
BUSINESS
62% increase in API attacks on Indian financial sector: CERT-In joint white paper
The majority of cyber attacks on APIs deployed in the Indian financial sector was due to security misconfiguration, the joint white paper by CERT-In, Mastercard, and CSIRT-Fin said
INDIA
Pakistani cyber attackers using country domain code to target Indian defense personnel
This comes at a time when various branches of the Indian defense, including the Indian Navy, have been targeted by threat actors.
BUSINESS
Relief with riders: Govt likely to defer import curbs on laptop, tablet, PCs till Sept 2024
For now, manufacturers have to put in their organisation and import data details for 3 years in an online Import Management System which the DGFT is currently developing, sources said
BUSINESS
Govt is planning GPU cluster to boost Indian AI startups, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Speaking in Delhi a day before the groundbreaking of a semiconductor packaging and assembling plant by Micron in Gujarat's Sanand, Chandrasekhar said the project will serve as a signal to other chip companies and investors to take India more seriously in the global electronics value chain.
BUSINESS
Major internet, tech firms to write to MeitY for extension on DPDP Act transition
An extended transition period would provide certain data fiduciaries with the necessary time to align their operations with the requirements outlined in the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
BUSINESS
Internet giants seek extended transition for DPDP Act compliance on children's data
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government expects transition for most of the provisions of the Act, except provisions on age-gating and so on, within 12 months.
BUSINESS
DPDP Act: MeitY appoints key official for setting up Data Protection Board
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Data Protection Board under Digital Personal Data Protection Act will be notified within 30 days
BUSINESS
Govt to notify Data Protection Board, release rules of DPDP Act in a month
Apart from exemptions to certain classes of data fiduciaries from immediately complying with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, the government expects entities to comply with the law within a year, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
BUSINESS
MC Explains: What is NavIC and will it ever replace GPS in India
NavIC offers a positioning accuracy of 3 metres, depending on signal strength and availability of satellites, while GPS has an accuracy of 5 metres. ISRO is planning to launch more satellites in the NavIC constellation, and make its coverage global.
BUSINESS
MC Explains: MeitY for separate agency to promote robotics
The National Strategy on Robotics ambitiously aims to establish India as a global robotics hub.
BUSINESS
'Fair share' charge on OTTs will not violate net neutrality: COAI
Telecom companies want OTT players to pay a "fair share" charge toward network cost based on the number of users they have, the traffic they generate and so on
BUSINESS
Govt plans to make NavIC support mandatory for all devices, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Rajeev Chandrasekhar also said that the government is planning to provide incentives for NavIC powered chips in system design
BUSINESS
ISRO, IN-SPACe ties up with AWS to give space startups a cloud boost
While eligible startups will get access to Amazon Web Service's cloud technologies, the trio will also work together to train students and educators in cloud computing, AI and ML
BUSINESS
MC Explains: Debate over net neutrality rears its head again
As the numbers of OTTs and other Internet companies expand, telecom companies are demanding payment from them to meet network costs. Others argue that this would compromise net neutrality.
BUSINESS
India starts work on building a global digital public infrastructure repository
Aimed at bridging the digital divide and accelerating development, the platform will host digital public infrastructure solutions from countries beyond the G20 members, and announcements in this regard will be made in the coming days.
BUSINESS
India says Navy officers and their families being targeted by cybercriminals
The Indian Navy urged its personnel to disable advertisement tracking in Android and iOS smartphones to limit collection of personal data
BUSINESS
SatSure's 4 small satellites being made in Europe, to launch from India in 2025
Prateep Basu, CEO and co-founder of Bengaluru-based space tech startup SatSure, said their satellites are being assembled in UK, and that the supply chain is spread across Europe
BUSINESS
Mumbai-based tech startup Manastu Space raises $3 million in pre-series A round to tackle space debris
Ashtesh Kumar, Co-founder and CTO of Manastu Space said that there are currently over 160 million pieces of space debris travelling at speeds as high as 8 km/s, and that a collision with a satellite can create even more debris
BUSINESS
Malware targets Indian Android users, takes photos, makes illegal payments: Govt advisory
The malware was being circulated by a cybercriminal group over Telegram under the guise of legitimate applications such as ChatGPT, the Opera Mini browser, premium versions of YouTube, and other popular apps and websites.
BUSINESS
Aditya-L1 payload to study solar storms that knocked out Musk's satellites
On the heels of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation is set to study the sun's atmosphere and magnetic waves, necessitated by the growing reliance on space-based assets for communications.
BUSINESS
Meta revises sexual content policy over Indian woman's assault video
The recommendation to change the policy was made by Oversight Board, and the video in question is from 2022, when an Instagram account with around 30,000 followers, posted a video showing an Indian woman being sexually assaulted and harassed by group of men.
