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Indigenous BharOS is based on early Linux versions: IIT Madras director
On January 24, Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan successfully tested the operating system made by JandK Operations Private Limited, a company incubated at IIT Madras
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MC Explains: The emergency provisions of IT Rules used to block BBC documentary in India
The Indian government used Rule 16(3) of Information Technology Rules and Section 69A of the IT Act to order the content’s blocking. What do these pieces of legislation say?
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Govt's proposal to remove content that PIB marks fake leaves scope for misuse, is unconstitutional: Experts
Earlier in the day, Editors Guild of India also objected to the draft rules saying that the determination of fake news cannot be in the sole hands of government and that it will lead to censorship of press.
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Indian space-tech start-ups laud United Nations resolution on banning ASAT tests
Anti-satellite weapons are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic or tactical purposes
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Inside NIC: How the MeitY department maintains govt IT infra despite budget, personnel crunch
NIC has slid from being a monopoly to becoming a dumping ground of industry-developed government projects. The freedom to innovate too, is dying at the government body.
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Cyber attack on AIIMS not only hit hospital ops, but also academic processes
In a recent office memorandum, AIIMS admitted to the difficulties being faced by students and granted an extension for submitting their thesis
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Exemptions to early-stage start-ups should not undermine DPDP Bill objectives: NASSCOM
Countering the proposed exemptions given to a 'class of data fiduciaries' in the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, NASSCOM wants several clauses of the the bill to continue to be applicable for early-stage start-ups.
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Industry body representing Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon slam Finance Committee report as 'regressive'
Asia Internet Coalition, an industry body representing companies such as Google, Twitter, Meta, urged the Indian government to undertake wide consultations over the Standing Committee of Finance's recommendation that a digital competition law should be introduced for the country
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Post AIIMS attack, govt bodies on high alert, issue multiple security advisories
The cyber attack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences last year left centralised records inaccessible. Hospital services such as generation of unique health identification numbers, new registrations, laboratory reports, billing and patient discharge were also hit.
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Bengaluru-based Digantara wants to offer navigation in space as a service
The startup is currently working on the launch of a satellite that will be part of an eight-satellite constellation. Digantara plans to begin commercial operations by the end of this year or Q2 of 2024.
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ISRO to launch Space Kidz India satellite made by 750 children on Friday aboard SSLV-D2 rocket
Space Kidz India selected 10 girl students from 75 government schools across the country for this mission
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ISRO and Microsoft join hands to give Indian space tech ecosystem a boost
The MoU seeks to empower space tech start-ups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support and mentoring to help them scale and become enterprise-ready.
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Bengaluru start-up Digantara launches Pushan Alpha satellite aboard SpaceX rocket
The Bengaluru-based space tech start up is building its own SSA capability with infrastructure both in ground and space with an aim to ensure sustainable space operations.
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Government's 2-factor authentication system 'Kavach' targeted in cyber attack: report
This is not the first time Kavach has been targeted with the intent to circumvent 2FA capabilities. Talos Intelligence discovered that SideCopy/Transparent Tribe targeted Kavach by deceiving government officials into installing malware that posed as an installer or updater for Kavach.
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Budget 2023: Space tech industry body calls for PLI scheme to boost manufacturing
Production-linked incentive will not only encourage domestic manufacturers but it will also attract foreign space companies to manufacture in India, said SatCom Industry Association of India
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Drone industry thrives in 2022, calls for continued government support in 2023
For 2023, the industry wants government assistance in establishing manufacturing industries for drone components such as batteries, an increase in subsidies and outlay of production-linked incentives, the introduction of a service-linked incentive scheme, and so on.
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India's space tech ecosystem soars to new heights in 2022, expects over $300 million in investment in 2023
The industry is also anticipating the implementation of a new space policy in 2023, which will further open up the ecosystem.
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Google, Meta, Apple want children redefined in India's data protection Bill, ample time for implementation
The Asia Internet Coalition, a trade body representing Google, Apple, Meta and Twitter, said the Bill should be revised to state that cross-border transfer of data will be permitted anywhere for contractual purposes
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Defence body warns of data breaches and ransomware attacks, advises staff to follow CERT-In guidelines
The Controller General of Defence Accounts said that Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a set of guidelines on how to avoid data breaches, which it urged employees to follow.
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MeitY pushes for BharatVC for secure video conferencing among government staff
Despite BharatVC's secuirty features, the ministry of electronics and information technology has urged employees not to share sensitive information during video conferences
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Central Pollution Control Board urges employees not to use torrents, download pirated software to curb cyber attacks
Employees were also advised not to connect personal laptop computers to the Central Pollution Control Board's network.
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AIIMS-like ransomware attacks will continue unless there is proper cyber hygiene: Google
Royal Hansen, VP- Engineering for Privacy, Safety and Security, Google, says users should be aware of the source of their software and stresses the need for adopting Supply Chain Levels for Software Artifacts, an end-to-end framework for ensuring supply-chain integrity
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UAE's maiden Moon mission has a Chennai connection
Rashid Rover, the vehicle that will traverse the surface of the Moon, was nearly two years in the making and nearly 90 percent of its components were manufactured by Chennai-based ST Advanced Composites.
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Indians exposed to cyber risk, 265 million accounts breached since 2004: Surfshark
Not just data breaches, India also figured among the top five affected countries when it came to data leaks.
