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Why the monsoon session of Parliament is crucial for data, privacy
After year-long consultations and receiving final approval from the Union Cabinet, the government is set to table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
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Twitter withholds Manipur women violence related posts and videos in India
Content related to the horrific viral video is being withheld in India in response to legal demands.
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Fake DRDO website targeting govt officials since June to steal sensitive info
This is the latest in the line of cyber attacks on government bodies, especially defence organisations that deal with sensitive and critical information on a day-to-day basis.
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Data protection bill may empower users to ask platforms to delete all of their data
According to the 2022 draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, if a user asks a platform to delete their data stored with it, the platform could have just erased only the user's personal data and kept the rest of it in an anonymised format.
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Modi-Macron meet paves way for Indian space tech startups to team up with French peers
Skyroot Aerospace and Dhruva Space announced that they are working with French companies for their next launches
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ISRO aims for the Moon with launch of Chandrayaan-3
The Indian Space Research Organisation is aiming for a soft landing on the moon for the second time, years after the Chandrayaan-2 failed in doing so, despite being successful in sending back home valuable data
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Indian private space ecosystem welcome GST exemption for satellite launches
In the 50th meeting of the GST Council on July 11, it was decided that private players such as startups be exempted from paying GST on satellite launches
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Data protection bill: Users may be able to appeal decisions of board with another body
This proposed two-tiered grievance redressal mechanism is also similar to the government's method of dealing with user complaints pertaining to the social media sector
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Changes made in wording of ‘deemed consent’, few clauses in personal data protection bill: Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the "architecture of the bill" has not changed.
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IN-SPACe to ease processes for private players, startups in space activities: Pawan Goenka
Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre will work towards simplifying the "information flow", said its chairperson Pawan Kumar Goenka
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Government warns officials of phishing scams using fake NIC IDs, websites
The advisory also highlighted attempts made by Pakistani intelligence operatives to target officials "posted in sensitive organisations by honey trapping them over social media".
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India’s space startup ecosystem needs one or two big hits: Pawan K Goenka, IN-SPACe
Pointing out that the country’s space startup ecosystem has had limited but meaningful successes, the Chairperson of the space regulator IN-SPACe, Pawan Kumar Goenka, said that the sector needs “one or two big hits" to amp up excitement in the space.
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Indian space regulator needs legal sanction: IN-SPACe’s Pawan Goenka
Pawan Kumar Goenka, the chairperson for Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said that the government is working on the law, and that it would take time for it to see light of the day
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Space sector to see FDI policy in place soon, says IN-SPACe chief Goenka
Pawan Kumar Goenka, the chairperson for India’s space regulator Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), expects more than $110 million investment in India's space startups in 2023
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Telangana govt to detect bus driver fatigue through facial recognition tech; workers’ union wary
The move has irked the Telangana State Road TRansport Corporation (TSRTC) Worker Union, who has termed this a 'scare tactic' by the government
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Why Indian space start-ups are against auctioning of satellite spectrum
The cost of acquiring licences through satellite spectrum auctions can be huge.That could prove to be a significant financial entry barrier to start-ups.
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India signs Artemis Accords: What does it mean and why is it significant?
As a partner to the next NASA moonshot programme, the country stands to benefit from technology transfers, but the inking is also a part of a larger geopolitical game
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Digantara's $10 million fundraise highlights the need for FDI in space sector
In addition to reassuring investors with the help of IN-SPACe that the modified FDI policy in the space sector would soon be approved, Digantara also had to make some structural changes to its Indian operations in order to make this investment happen
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Govt warns officials of malware-laden emails disguised as honey trap prevention tips
The email contains a hyperlinked text titled "Honey Trap Case and Precautions," which unsuspecting officials may click on thinking it to be an educative advisory.
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AI-powered Bhashini may soon transcribe, translate Kerala HC proceedings
MeitY's Bhashini initiative aims to bridge the digital and language barrier with the help of Indian language-based technology solutions
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New governing council of IAMAI meets for the first time since getting elected
According to sources, during the meeting which was held on June 14, governing council members held discussions on Big Tech, prioritising start-ups in Internet and Mobile Association's (IAMAI) charter and so on
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Non-personal data regulator: IDMO to have both govt and private sector representation
Each ministry will have three representatives in the IDMO, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has initiated the process of recruiting members.
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India releases draft framework to boost cross-border adoption of digital public infra
The Controller of Certifying Authorities under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released the draft for the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Mutual Recognition Framework.
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NeGD chief calls for common framework to enhance document accessibility on DigiLocker
Abhishek Singh, CEO of National e-Governance Division (NeGD), said that there is a need to zero in on a common framework for accessing documents such as birth certificate for Digilocker
