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4 days, 14 hours ago

Tamil Nadu to create ‘white list’ on gaming apps

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu could become one of the first states to have a ‘white list’ on online gaming sites and apps after it brings out a framework to regulate pay-to-play gaming in the state. “Getting registered with the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority is a kind of white list,” according to Md Nasimuddin, chairperson of TNOGA, which is coming out …

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1 week, 1 day ago

MeitY seeks tools to detect deepfakes, label AI generated content

Hindustan Times

The ministry of electronics and information technology has invited proposals from academia and industry under the IndiaAI Mission to develop tools and frameworks to detect deepfakes in real time, watermark and label AI-generated content, develop ethical AI frameworks, and red team AI models, among other things. Apart from the IndiaAI Mission, MeitY is also funding two research projects to detect …

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1 week, 6 days ago

9,845 URLs blocked by MeitY between Jan-Oct 2024: MHA tells Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology blocked 9,845 URLs between January and October this year under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai, who was responding to a question by Congress MP Rajeev Shukla on online radicalisation, said that these blocked URLs …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

WhatsApp Scams: Government asks Meta to tackle cases of cyber frauds after TRAI's appeal

Live Mint

Indian government has asked Meta to tackle the growing scams on WhatsApp. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology secretary S Krishnan confirmed that the government had taken up the matter of growing scams with WhatsApp while noting that its an ongoing process. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Anil Kumar Lahoti also confirmed to Economic Times that WhatsApp calls are handled …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Huddle Global 2024 concludes by setting the stage for promising startup collaborations

The Hindu

Huddle Global 2024, the annual startup conclave organised by Kerala Startup Mission, concluded on Saturday at the picturesque Kovalam beach, paving the way for strengthened collaborations and significant investments in the State’s startup ecosystem. KSUM announced the winners of the ‘Branding Challenge 2.0’, a competition aimed at creating branding strategies for impactful food technologies developed by prestigious institutions across the …

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4 weeks ago

Advancing India’s Online Gaming Regulation: One Measure at a Time

ABP News

By Dharmender Jhamb & Anusha Jain Online gaming in India is experiencing an exponential rise, transforming from a niche hobby into a mainstream entertainment powerhouse. Efforts Towards Regulating Online Gaming A significant effort to streamline the online gaming sector came in April 2023 when the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology amended the IT rules. Types of Measures to regulate …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Meta and Indian Govt. Sign Deal to Promote Open-Source AI in India

India Today

Meta and the Indian government have signed a deal to promote open-source Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India. The collaboration will focus on establishing a Centre for Generative AI, Srijan, at IIT Jodhpur and launching a 'YuvAI Initiative for Skilling and Capacity Building' in partnership with AICTE.

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Social Media Platforms Criticised for Enabling Dangerous Hoax Bomb Threats

ABP News

Airlines and social media platforms faced criticism for allowing hoax bomb threat rumours to spread. The Centre has taken action against both X and Meta, accusing them of abetting crime by failing to curb the circulation of these messages. The Centre is also working on amending the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act to extend legal …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

X challenges order to block account in HC

Hindustan Times

Social media company X has contested the Indian government’s directive to block the account of Hindutva Watch, citing insufficient justification, in a submission to the Delhi High Court filed on September 24. The submission was part of X’s affidavit in a petition filed by Hindutva Watch to overturn the blocking order. X also disputed Naik’s assertion that “detailed justification related …

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3 months ago

Why has Bombay HC invalidated Centre’s proposed ‘fact-checking’ unit? | Explained

The Hindu

On September 20, the Bombay High Court struck down as “unconstitutional” and “vague” the amended Information Technology Rules, 2021, which empowered the Centre to establish a “Fact Check Unit” to identify “fake or false or misleading” online content about the government and its establishments. Following the split verdict, the Chief Justice of the High Court appointed Justice Chandurkar to hear …

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3 months, 1 week ago

NIELIT conferred with deemed university status

The Hindu

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology functioning under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in Kozhikode, has been conferred with the status of deemed university. The NIELIT provides a comprehensive range of courses, including PhD programmes with specialisations in Computer Science, Applications, and Electronics Engineering. MTech in Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, Cyber Forensics, IoT, and Sensor Systems, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

SEMICON India 2024 to be held in partnership with MeitY, ISM

The Hindu

SEMI, a U.S.-based association prompting the semiconductor industry, has announced SEMICON India 2024 in collaboration with the India Semiconductor Mission, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Digital India, and Messe München India. The event is scheduled to be held between September 11-13 at the India Exposition Mart Ltd. in Greater Noida with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the inauguration. This event …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

45 BSF troopers to attend boot camp on drone tech

Hindustan Times

The Border Security Force in Punjab, in collaboration with Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, and supported by the ministry of electronics and information technology, has initiated a five days boot camp titled ‘Drone Technology: Ethics and Application for Border Management’ on Monday. The participants will be trained on the latest drone applications The camp is being attended …

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4 months ago

Remove name, photos of RG Kar rape-murder victim, MeitY tells social media

Hindustan Times

Following a Supreme Court order, the ministry of electronics and information technology has asked all social media platforms to remove the name and photograph of the victim in the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case, the ministry announced in a press statement on Wednesday. We accordingly direct that all references to the name of the deceased in the …

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4 months ago

NCPCR likely to seek clause for parents’ consent under data protection rules

Hindustan Times

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights is likely to write to the ministry of electronics and information technology, asking it to prescribe methods in the upcoming draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules to verify parents’ or guardians’ consent for the use of children’s data, the body’s chairperson said on Tuesday. “There is a need to start verification of …

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4 months ago

Data Protection Rules to be published within a month: Union IT minister

Hindustan Times

A draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules will be published for public consultation within thirty days, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. Vaishnaw also said that the government has resolved the issue around processing consent for children’s data and the details would be revealed when the draft rules are released for consultation. Under the DPDP Act, a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

MIB can now perform Aadhaar authentication to register local cable operators

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The ministry of electronics and information technology has authorised the ministry of information and broadcasting to use Aadhaar to authenticate the identities of people who register themselves online as the local cable operators under the Cable Television Networks Act, 1995. This gazette notification was issued under section 4 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, and rule 5 of the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Top Tech News Today: ChatGPT Voice Capability Rolling Out For Select Users, Google's Accelerator Programme For Android App Startups In India, More

ABP News

ChatGPT Voice Capability Rolling Out For Select Users ChatGPT creator OpenAI is introducing a long-awaited voice capability for ChatGPT to a select group of users, following a postponement to address potential safety concerns. pic.twitter.com/64O94EhhXK — OpenAI July 30, 2024 Google's New Accelerator Programme For Android App Startups In India Google has unveiled its latest initiative to boost the Android app …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’

Hindustan Times

Information and Broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that WhatsApp and its parent company Meta have not informed the Indian government of any plans to shut down their services in the country. WhatsApp's lawyer, Tejas Karia, said that breaking encryption would undermine user privacy, compromise trust and necessitate storing millions of messages for extended periods. Ashwini Vaishnaw explained in his response …

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5 months ago

Union Budget: ₹2 crore for Data Protection Board establishment, salary expenses

Hindustan Times

The ministry of electronics and information technology has been allocated ₹2 crore to meet the establishment and salary expenses of the Data Protection Board in FY25. MeitY has been allocated ₹2 crore to meet the establishment and salary expenses of the Data Protection Board in FY25 The allocation for cybersecurity projects increased by 89.75% from ₹400 crore to ₹759 crore, …

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5 months ago

'MEITY In Touch With Microsoft': Minister Vaishnaw Says Reasons Behind Outage Identified, NIC Network Not Hit

News 18

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the cause of the outage of Microsoft services had been identified, and updates had been released to resolve the issue. NIC network is not affected.” MEITY is in touch with Microsoft and its associates regarding the global outage.The reason for this outage has been identified and updates have been released to resolve the …

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5 months ago

Major Microsoft outage disrupts airlines, banks, trading and other services in India and rest of the world

New Indian Express

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu stepped in to say his actively managing the crisis and requested the passengers to cooperate with the airport staff. "We have instructed all airlines and airport authorities to keep passengers informed about their flight status and provide necessary assistance," Naidu said, adding that additional measures include regular updates on flight status and …

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5 months ago

Microsoft says it is working to fix global outage; IT ministry in touch with tech giant

New Indian Express

The bug has affected several companies, banks, and government offices globally. Air India said its digital systems have been temporarily impacted due to the current Microsoft outage, resulting in delays. IndiGo said that systems across its network are affected by an ongoing issue with Microsoft Azure, which has led to increased wait times at its contact centres and airports, potentially …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Google to work with MeitY to train 10,000 Indian startups in integrating and using AI

Firstpost

At the Google I/O Connect Bengaluru 2024 event, Google highlighted its commitment to fostering AI innovation in India, focusing on three key areas: multimodal, multilingual, and mobile AI Google is expanding access to its AI models in India. Image credit: Google Google has launched a series of initiatives aimed at boosting AI development in India, including training 10,000 startups through …

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Tamil Nadu to create ‘white list’ on gaming apps

MeitY seeks tools to detect deepfakes, label AI generated content

9,845 URLs blocked by MeitY between Jan-Oct 2024: MHA tells Rajya Sabha

WhatsApp Scams: Government asks Meta to tackle cases of cyber frauds after TRAI's appeal

Huddle Global 2024 concludes by setting the stage for promising startup collaborations

Advancing India’s Online Gaming Regulation: One Measure at a Time

Meta and Indian Govt. Sign Deal to Promote Open-Source AI in India

Social Media Platforms Criticised for Enabling Dangerous Hoax Bomb Threats

X challenges order to block account in HC

Why has Bombay HC invalidated Centre’s proposed ‘fact-checking’ unit? | Explained

NIELIT conferred with deemed university status

SEMICON India 2024 to be held in partnership with MeitY, ISM

45 BSF troopers to attend boot camp on drone tech

Remove name, photos of RG Kar rape-murder victim, MeitY tells social media

NCPCR likely to seek clause for parents’ consent under data protection rules

Data Protection Rules to be published within a month: Union IT minister

MIB can now perform Aadhaar authentication to register local cable operators

Top Tech News Today: ChatGPT Voice Capability Rolling Out For Select Users, Google's Accelerator Programme For Android App Startups In India, More

Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’

Union Budget: ₹2 crore for Data Protection Board establishment, salary expenses

'MEITY In Touch With Microsoft': Minister Vaishnaw Says Reasons Behind Outage Identified, NIC Network Not Hit

Major Microsoft outage disrupts airlines, banks, trading and other services in India and rest of the world

Microsoft says it is working to fix global outage; IT ministry in touch with tech giant

Google to work with MeitY to train 10,000 Indian startups in integrating and using AI