BUSINESS
R&D gets a rethink as government bets big on global semiconductor race
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's R&D and High-Tech Advisory Group will be submitting a white paper in this regard outlining the roadmap for R&D for the next two years
BUSINESS
IT Rules: Industry, government exploring option of establishing committees at intermediaries for grievance redressal
A few intermediaries are championing the cause for establishing internal grievance appellate committees, at a tier above grievance officers, sources said
CRICKET
After Arshdeep Singh episode, Sanjeev Sanyal, others complain of 'malicious' edits to their Wiki pages
Minister of State in Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that if Wikipedia wishes to remain an intermediary in India, they have to be aligned with the country's goals of having 'safe and trusted internet'.
TECHNOLOGY
Cricketer Arshdeep Singh's Wikipedia page semi-protected to prevent further vandalism: Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation, the US-based non profit organisation that operates Wikipedia, said it was made aware of the malicious edits on Arshdeep Singh's page by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
BUSINESS
New Data Protection Bill, Digital India Act to make online world more accountable: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Union minister in the electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that the government will be floating a new telecom bill, and requested stakeholders to provide their suggestions on the draft
BUSINESS
IT ministry sends notice to Wikipedia after cricketer Arshdeep Singh's page vandalised
Minister of State in Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that intermediaries operating in India cannot permit misinformation and deliberate efforts to incitement
BUSINESS
Industry body wants government to establish inter-ministerial committee on drones
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) wants the committee to address issues related to technology and skill development as well as customs duties.
BUSINESS
Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace raises $51 million in Series-B funding
The funding will help the startup to expand its engineering team and achieve commercial satellite launch scale within a year, the company said.
BUSINESS
Government proposes amendments to drone export policy
The proposed policy sheds light on the types of drones that may be exported, their technical specifications and more. Comments have been invited from the public till September 15
BUSINESS
Govt seeks dismissal of Twitter's petition at Karnataka HC, says platform submitted incorrect evidence
The government said intermediaries like Twitter cannot be arbiter of free speech, or decide which content can cause damage to national security, and claims that the micro blogging platform submitted 'incorrect' evidence to the Karnataka High Court
BUSINESS
Data fiduciaries should give notice to users when personal information from mobiles is collected: Draft guidelines
The personal data shall be collected digitally only to the extent that is necessary for the purpose of processing of such personal data, the guidelines say
BUSINESS
How Sanas helps call centre executives slip into the customer's accent
Sanas, which converts Asian accents into American or British, aims to help improve the communication between call centre executives in India and other countries and customers in the US and the UK.
BUSINESS
MC Explains | Why Reliance Jio bets big on standalone 5G architecture
During its Annual General Meeting, Reliance announced it will be deploying Stand-alone 5G in the country
TRENDS
Reliance to invest Rs 2 lakh crore in 5G roll-out, shares plans and opportunities for innovation
Speaking at its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM), chairman Mukesh Ambani said, “To build pan-India True-5G network, Jio will invest Rs 2 lakh crore. The business case for 5G is so strong that we can achieve high-teens ROCE through a combination of mobility market share gains and SUC savings alone.”
BUSINESS
India saw 18 million cyber attacks in first quarter of 2022: Google's Royal Hansen
During the second edition of Google’s Safer With Google event held in New Delhi on August 25, it announced the launch of cybersecurity upskilling program for approximately 100,000 developers, IT, and start-up professionals across the country
BUSINESS
Indian govt forced Twitter to hire agent: Report
Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit legal organisation representing Zatko, confirmed to Moneycontrol the authenticity of the documents. The organisation also told Moneycontrol that Zatko stands by everything written in the disclosure.
BUSINESS
Passenger data will be encrypted before being shared with consultant: IRCTC officials
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation's plan to monetise its digital data has raised privacy concerns
BUSINESS
China-backed hackers targeted India's NIC among others: Report
RedAlpha, which is allegedly backed by the Chinese government, had spoofed login pages of India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC), which manages wider IT infrastructure and services for the Indian government.
BUSINESS
Skye Air Mobility to take up long distance medicine delivery for Flipkart Health+ in Kolkata and suburbs
In this ongoing trial, Skye Air Mobility has been delivering medicines from Flipkart Heath’s warehouse in Baruipur to its over-the-counter (OTC) shops located in and around Kolkata
BUSINESS
Your name, address, password, etc. will be shared by IRCTC to monetise passenger data
A tender floated by IRCTC also talks about studying ‘behavioural data’ such as flow of passengers, class of journey, frequency of journey, tracking passengers’ travel timings, booking timings, payment mode etc in a bid to monetise it
BUSINESS
DRDO develops a facial recognition system that can penetrate masks, disguise
The algorithm-based system can be used by security agencies for robust face searches across large repositories and be deployed in public places to recognise anti-social elements. The Indian Army has also developed facial recognition systems such as Project Seeker and Silent Sentry.
BUSINESS
Drone-based healthcare services launched in Arunachal Pradesh
The drone network will aim to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) for patients, increase immunisation rates and improve welfare gains.
BUSINESS
Aadhaar now part of culture, criticism yesterday’s battle, says Nandan Nilekani
In an interview to Moneycontrol, Nilekani says surveillance concerns around Aadhaar are unfounded and explains how AI is being used to make online authentication more secure
BUSINESS
Self-regulatory board for social media firms won't take up user appeals on hate speech, Section 69A of IT Act, shows draft code
A draft code of the self regulatory board released by Internet Freedom Foundation says the body will not take up user appeals on content of ‘serious and egregious nature'
