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Disseminate message of 'Dawai Bhi, Kadai Bhi': I&B Ministry to pvt channels

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday urged private TV channels to disseminate messages for COVID-appropriate behaviour and vaccination of the eligible age group to create greater awareness among people. The ministry's advisory cites the meeting under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 4 that was held review the emerging situation, where it was decided to focus on a five-fold strategy of testing, tracing, treatment, COVID-appropriate behavior and vaccination. The ministry noted the leadership role played by private TV channels in spreading messages in the public interest. The number of cases of COVID-19 in the country is witnessing an alarming upward trend, it said. "It is, therefore, imperative that all stakeholders take forward the communication strategy with renewed emphasis on Dawai Bhi, Kadai Bhi (medicines as well as strict preventive measures)," the I&B Ministry said in its advisory to private ...

OTT players apprehensive as Govt tightens rules on curated content

Legal experts say notifying rules for OTTs under IT Act may not be tenable; industry players seek clarity on oversight mechanism

The self-regulation toolkit: OCC operators struggle for a fine balance

Arguments over a voluntary code for self-regulation intensify even as the prospect of government intervention looms

Centre of excellence in the works for gaming, visual effects: Javadekar

IIT Bombay to collaborate with govt on the project, I&B ministry has identified animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector as sunrise industry

I&B Ministry releases booklet to highlight govt's agricultural reforms

The I&B Ministry has come out with a booklet titled 'Putting Farmers First', highlighting the reforms introduced by the government in the agriculture sector through the new farm laws

MIB issues advisory against misleading advertisements on online gaming

As per the ASCI guidelines, no gaming advertisement may depict any person under the age of 18 years engaged in playing an online game for real money winnings

The bogey of content regulation

On November 9, the Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification that brings digital and online media within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

OTT, online news platforms under govt regulation: What does it mean?

What is the argument behind the move? How does the Ministry propose to regulate content? Listen to podcast to know

Digital news portals, OTT platforms like Netflix now under govt regulation

The notification issued by the government comes after the SC issued a notice seeking regulation of OTT platforms like Netflix and Hotstar

'Reminds of Emergency': I&B Min Javadekar condemns Arnab Goswami's arrest

Reacting to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami's arrest, I&B minister Prakash Javadekar described it as "an attack on press freedom" in Maharashtra and said it reminded of the "Emergency days"

Things you must know before going to watch movies in theatres after Oct 15

The Health Ministry also issued SOPs on preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus during ensuing festivities

The new reality of entertainment television

The reasons are not hard to find. A bulk of the audience and revenues for the top five in the Rs 79,000-crore Indian broadcasting industry comes from entertainment programming

I&B ministry proposes to bring content on OTT platforms under its purview

As movie halls are also closed due to lockdown, several production houses have released their movie directly on OTT, bypassing theatrical releases

Cooperative banks to be supervised by RBI; govt to bring an ordinance

All govt banks, including urban and multi-state cooperative banks will be brought under the supervisory powers of the RBI

Chinese hackers attack defence ministry, many pvt entities like Jio: Report

The sectors that were targeted were telecom, pharma, media companies, smartphone makers, construction, and tyre firms

Virus outbreak: I&B Minister Javadekar, too, did not get newspapers at home

He said some housing societies have not allowed newspaper vendors to enter

The real face of hate speech

Why banning two Malayalam channels does not help tackle the crisis in news broadcasting

I&B Ministry suspends broadcast of 2 Kerala-based channels for 48 hrs

The ministry ordered prohibition of transmission or re-transmission of Media One and Asianet News TV for 48 hours on any platform throughout India with effect from 19:30 hrs on March 6.

Budget 2020: Govt may announce sops to woo Apple, Samsung suppliers

The proposals floated by MeitY include offering of interest subsidy on local borrowing by manufacturers

Govt mulls legislation to replace rules for print, publishing industry

It also seeks to simplify implementation of the registration process through a newly-created Press Registrar General