India Looking At New Data Regulator To Reduce The Dominance Of Google, Amazon Express Computer Jul 14, 2020 A new data regulator for India has been called for by a nine-member panel appointed by the government. Lead by former Infosys Ltd…
Govt launches BHIM 2.0 with new functionalities, additional language support PTI Oct 22, 2019 The IT Ministry has unveiled a slew of new initiatives and programmes, including BHIM 2.0 that packs-in new functionalities,…
New Data Protection Bill to be placed in Parliament soon: Ravi Shankar Prasad IANS Oct 15, 2019 Union Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the Data Protection Bill is…
MeitY, Google sign pact to roll out ‘Build for Digital India PTI Sep 3, 2019 Google has signed a statement of intent with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) for rolling out ‘Build for Digital India’…
Prasad cautions social media firms on platform misuse; will prioritise Data Protection Bill PTI Jun 4, 2019 The minister, soon after assuming the charge of IT Ministry, said the data protection bill will be high on priority but did not…
Digital payment transaction volumes rise to 244.8 crore in August 2018, says govt PTI Nov 12, 2018 The number of digital payment transactions in India touched 244.81 crore in August 2018, more than three-fold rise from October…
IT Ministry gets over 400 responses on draft personal data protection bill PTI Oct 12, 2018 The IT Ministry has received more than 400 responses from companies, industry bodies and government departments on the draft…
CAIT urges govt to take immediate steps to secure consumer, business data Mohit Rathod Jun 6, 2018 Traders body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged the IT Ministry to take immediate steps to ensure data security…
Data mining firms won’t be allowed to play with data, says Ravi Shankar Prasad Mohit Rathod May 28, 2018 The government will not allow "fly-by-night" data mining firms to improperly harvest social media data of Indian citizens, Law and…
EPFO discontinues services through CSC, pending vulnerability checks Mohit Rathod May 3, 2018 Retirement fund body EPFO has said it has discontinued services provided through Common Service Centre "pending vulnerability…