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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
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MeitY, Survey of India crack down on apps with incorrect maps
India's Information Technology Act and the IT Rules prohibit publishers of content from hosting any content that is illegal under any law in any jurisdiction.
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Bengaluru-based Pixxel wins iDEX challenge, to develop satellites for Indian Air Force
This comes a few months after Moneycontrol had reported how Pixxel was keen to use its hyperspectral imagery satellites for the Indian defence sector.
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Govt looks towards consultants for giving MeitY's InDEA 2.0 a push
The first InDEA principles was released by MeitY in 2018 which was a set of architecture reference models aimed at an integrated approach to e-Governance. However, MeitY noted that the adoption of InDEA over two years, across ministries was not significant.
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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
