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IT Rules amendments: There will be multiple Grievance Appellate Committees, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The government is also open to the idea to the creation of self regulatory body by the industry, which Chandrasekhar said should address appeals made on decisions of grievance officers' of intermediaries effectively
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All you need to know about Personal Data Protection Bill 2019, and why it was withdrawn
The latest version of the Bill included both personal and non-personal data in its ambit, which would be dealt with by a Data Protection Authority.
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Complicated data protection bill would have hurt startups: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar reiterated that the withdrawal of the bill doesn't change anything about data privacy in India.
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NIC seeks tie-up with private players, says cybersecurity, complying with policies a challenge
National Informatics Centre's expression of interest for empanelling tech partners comes weeks after CERT-In's cybersecurity directions came into force
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Ransomware attacks in India log in 51% spike in first half of FY22: CERT-In
The information technology sector was the most affected when it comes to these attacks, CERT-In said, followed by manufacturing and finance.
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Skye Air Mobility to concentrate more on software services
The startup's plan is to lease or buy drones of bigger companies then integrate it with their in-house software and deploy it using their on-field team for e-commerce deliveries
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Tata Steel to jointly create end-to-end mining solutions with Aarav Unmanned Systems
Earlier in 2021, AUS was awarded multiple long-term contracts from various business verticals of Tata Steel
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Twitter blocks 1,122 URLs in 2022 on MeitY's orders
Between 2014 and 2021, there has been a 35,537.5 percent increase in the number of Twitter URLs blocked by MeitY under Section 69A of the IT Act
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India's space tech revolution could mirror the IT sector: Inflexor Ventures' Jatin Desai
The Bellatrix Aerospace investor says Inflexor has around three more space tech start-ups on its watchlist, and will wait for a few more months before taking a call on funding them.
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Twitter versus government of India case can be heard 'in-camera': Karnataka High Court
In-camera proceedings are carried out in private, in the absence of the public and the press.
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Exclusive: Government exploring plans for service-linked incentive for drone sector
Apart from the incentive, Smit Shah, president of Drone Federation of India, said that efforts should also be made on sensitising stakeholders towards adopting drone-as-a-service (DRaaS) and creating standards for procurement of such services
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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
