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Agnikul Cosmos comes closer to maiden launch, begins integration of Agnibaan rocket
In February, the Chennai-based space startup successfully completed a test of Agnilet, a 3D printed rocket engine that is being used in their launch vehicle Agnibaan
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Rights groups deliberate legal challenge to India's data protection law amid privacy concerns
Significant concerns have been raised against provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act that give wide exemptions to the government from its provisions, permit processing of personal data without a user's consent, and "weakens" the RTI Act.
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India's digital public infrastructure being offered to other countries as part of G20: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said that India's digital public infrastructure played a key role in India's fight against Covid-19
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Companies face tall task in complying with new data protection law
Consulting firm Deloitte urged organisations to conduct gap assessments to evaluate their readiness for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
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Tech industry seeks clarity from MeitY on DPDP Bill's interplay with sectoral laws
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is set to become a law after it was passed by both houses of the Parliament
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Explained: What the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill means for you
The provision of the Bill will apply to personal data collected in a digital format, and in a non-digital format, if it is subsequently digitised. The Bill has seen brickbats and bouquets coming its way. For the Bill to become a law, it has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha next
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How India's DPDP Bill may impact cross border data transfer with EU companies
Govt exemption, interception provisions will be among the main objections, they say. Under EU rules, personal data can only be transferred to countries with protection laws equivalent to its own GDPR
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Lower age of children to 15: Opposition MPs propose amendments to data protection bill
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw will move for the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to be passed in Lok Sabha on August 7.
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Data protection bill: Industry bats for open rule making process after passage in Parliament
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill lays down provisions which specifically aim to address citizens' privacy and establishes guidelines for how individuals' data can be used by private or government entities.
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DPDP Bill: Restrictions on processing children's data will curtail innovation, say experts
As opposed to the demands of the industry that the definition of children be lowered from meaning those below the age of 18, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has retained the same
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Provisions of data protection bill will enable state surveillance, impact businesses: Experts
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, comes after the government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2022 citing compliance related concerns
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Trade body representing Big Tech concerned with removal of ‘deemed consent’ from data protection bill
The global tech trade body representing Big Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta said that deemed consent is necessary for the the proper functioning of different types of digital services
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DPDP Bill 2023: Data protection board may block content, govt gives itself wide exemptions from provisions and more
The proposed data protection law was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. Here are its main features.
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5 major changes expected in revised DPDP Bill that will be tabled in Parliament
A data protection law has been sought by various sections of society ever since the Right to Privacy was deemed as fundamental – with reasonable restrictions – by the Supreme Court in 2017
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X, formerly Twitter, appeals Karnataka court ruling on blocking orders: Sources
The development comes a month after the Karnataka High Court quashed X’s petition seeking relief from some blocking orders of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce data protection bill in Parliament on August 3
A data protection law has been sought by various sections of society ever since the Right to Privacy was deemed as fundamental – with reasonable restrictions – by the Supreme Court in 2017
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Twitter withholds Asaduddin Owaisi's tweet dubbing train shooting a terror attack
Owaisi, on August 1, received a report from Twitter stating that it has received a legal demand from the Government of India to remove the tweet as it violates the Information Technology Act 2000.
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IT Committee tables report in Parliament advocating enactment of data protection bill
Earlier in the day Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar had said that the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill had not been formally sent to the IT Committee as it was yet to be tabled in the Parliament
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Exemptions to government in data protection bill can be misused: IT committee
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT and Communications had met twice, December 2022 and June 2023, where it was briefed on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
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DPDP Bill has not been referred to any committee: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar's comments come after controversy brewed over the committee adopting a report and many Opposition members of the committee criticised the development.
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Do not table IT Committee report on Data Protection Bill, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas tells Dhankar, Birla
Rajya MP John Brittas, who is also a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communciations and Information Technology said that committees "are explicitly prohibited" from examining bills that are not tabled in either houses of the Parliament
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No platform is fool proof, says Telegram on Rs 712 crore investment fraud
The Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police recently uncovered an investment fraud orchestrated by Dubai-Chinese operators. Telegram says scamsters sneak in despite its best efforts, and advises users to stay cautious.
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IT Committee may give clean chit to Data Protection Bill in Parliament, members divided
A dissent note has also been prepared by a member criticising the sweeping powers the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill gives to the government and its agencies.
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Government bolsters cybersecurity amid rising attacks on ministries and departments
The government is set to hire more cybersecurity professionals including chief information security officers (CISO) for minsitries and departments
