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Skye Air Mobility delivers frozen food for Curefoods in Gurgaon using drones
During the pilot that commended on July 25, the drone travelled an aerial distance of 20 kilometres in less than 30 minutes
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Government working on guidelines for use of drone services in public sector
At a recent meeting, the Centre and the Niti Aayog directed stakeholders to come up with draft guidelines for the empanelment of drone startups and a model Request for Proposal draft
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Bug bounty for Aadhaar: A long time coming, but is everyone happy?
Security researchers are not pleased with the structure and eligibility of the bug bounty program floated by UIDAI for Aadhaar
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Legislations that restrict cross-border data, storage of data outside countries a concern: Google
India is considering a data protection Bill that mandates Big Tech to store a copy of sensitive personal data within the country. Google’s Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright says such requirements could create impediments to the way the Internet operates.
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Six lakh duplicate Aadhaars cancelled as 'face' added for biometric verification: MeitY
Minister of State in Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said 11 'illegal' websites have been stopped from providing Aadhaar-related services
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Exclusive: Swiggy drone trials for Instamart yet to kick off
Agnishwar Jayaprakash, CEO of Garuda Aerospace, one of the companies engaged in the drone trials, said that the government has asked for some clarifications and these are being provided
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IIT Kanpur-incubated drone startup EndureAir Systems raises $1.7 million
The funds will be utilised to speed up expansion and scale up manufacturing and assembly units
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Exclusive: Bengaluru-based space-tech startup Astrogate Labs raising $4 million seed funding
Astrogate Labs works in satellite communications and offers laser-enabled solutions designed to weather harsh conditions.
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Analytics firm Object Technology Solutions India plans to float IPO in the next two years
Before the IPO, CEO Chandra Talluri said they will be making two acquisitions to bolster the services portfolio
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Developed for Swiggy deliveries, Garuda Aerospace drones being used in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh floods
The drones were earlier also deployed in the floods in Assam, Garuda Aerospace said
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IIT-Madras-incubated startup GalaxyEye Space seeks to scale their one-stop solution for satellite imagery
Co-founder and CEO Suyash Singh concedes that it will take another couple of years for the space tech industry to reach the level the drone industry is at today
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Trade body Software Alliance finds privacy, cybersecurity issues in IT Rule tweaks
Software Alliance explained that when the requirement of "ensuring" users’ compliance requirement is applied to enterprise service providers there can be “significant privacy and cybersecurity concerns”
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How two entities associated with IIT Guwahati helped with their drones in Assam floods
Drones Tech Lab, a startup incubated in IIT Guwahati, and the institute's Aeromodelling Club pitched in with their drones to help out in carrying out relief missions during the Assam floods
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Twitter ‘complied under protest’ with MeitY’s blocking orders: Petition
Twitter argues that the government failed to test the content it wanted blocked in the context of the class of readers for whom the tweets were primarily meant– users who wish to consume political or newsworthy content, are literate, and can perceive the context of the content
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Twitter’s legal tussle with Indian govt will set important precedent on internet censorship: Analysts
Activists and civil society organisations weigh in on Twitter’s case against the government regarding some of the blocking orders issued under Section 69 A of the IT Act
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Proposed amendments to IT Rules 2021 will cause operational uncertainty for intermediaries: NASSCOM
The industry body also aired its concern regarding pre-censorship arising out of the proposed amendments and requested Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to make changes in the text of the rules in this regard
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Explained: All you need to know about Twitter's run-in with the Indian government
Why is Twitter suing the Indian government? Are any such similar parallels worldwide? Here are all your questions answered
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Twitter withholds Leena Manimekalai's tweet on Goddess Kaali acting on government request
This development comes a day after Twitter approached the Karnataka HC to seek relief from the blocking orders given out by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Twitter appeals to court against Meity's 'disproportionate use of power'
The development comes against the background of a letter MeitY had sent to Twitter in June alleging non-compliance with the IT Rules 2021, and wherein the social media giant was warned that non-compliance would invite legal action against the platform's chief compliance officer and loss of immunity under the IT Act, 2000
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Intermediaries have right to judicial review, but have to follow India's rules: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The minister's tweet comes hours after reports said that Twitter is suing the Indian government over content takedown orders.
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Electronics and IT minister urges startups to come up with credit solution for MSMEs
He also appealed to startups to make use of public digital platforms such as Open Network for Digital Commerce in a bid to make it as successful as the Unified Payments Interface
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Govt flags lack of cyber crisis management plan among agencies: Sources
The government is also trying to create a skilled set of Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) in agencies, sources said
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200 ISPs, 1200 products classified as ‘trusted products’ in telecom sector: Rajesh Pant
The National Cyber Security Coordinator also informed that the 'trusted product' system will also apply to private captive networks
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Dhruva Space successfully tests its satellite deployer aboard ISRO's PSLV C53
The successful testing of its satellite deployers clears the path for Dhruva Space for their satellite missions, Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2, which would be aboard the PSLV C54, ISRO's upcoming commercial mission
