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Apple chief executive Tim Cook to meet PM Narendra Modi amid expansion

The visit by Cook to open the first official company-owned outlets in Mumbai and New Delhi this week underscores Apple's growing ambitions for India

A large part of misinformation directed towards govt, says MoS IT

A large part of misinformation has been directed towards the government in the last 2-3 years, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a live Twitter session on Friday. During the session on Twitter, the minister stood firm on new rules to notify a fact checker that will identify false or misleading content related to the government on social media platforms. "When you do an analysis over the last....2-3 years, a large part of the misinformation operations have always been directed against the government," Chandrasekhar said. He cited a Washington Post story, which talks about Khalistani bots and accounts posting fake information about the government. "Misinformation directed towards the government needed to be addressed. This was a request not just by the users of the internet, but also the intermediaries who now have to comply with Rules...and because it was government information and government facts, it cannot be a fact-checking unit outside the ..

India shows tech can bridge haves & have-nots divide: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The government will spend some $200 million (around Rs 1,635 crore) to develop an AI ecosystem and make e-governance platforms more intelligent, said Chandrasekhar

New IT fact-checking unit will not censor journalism: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

A proposed Indian government unit to fact-check news on social media is not about censoring journalism nor will it have any impact on media reportage, a federal minister said on Friday

India shows tech can demolish have-have not divide: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Speaking at Business Standard TechTalk in Bengaluru on Friday, the minister said that India has moved from becoming a follower and consumer of tech trends to becoming a key participant

Wagering barred in all forms games, be it game of skill or chance: MoS IT

Online gaming rules do not need to get into the nuances of chance or skills as wagering is barred in all forms of games irrespective of the nature of the game, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a tweet on Thursday. The minister of state for electronics and IT was responding to an editorial, which said that the online gaming rules avoid dealing with nuances of games of chance versus games of skill. Chandrasekhar said that wager is a well-defined expression in contract law, and decisions have clearly held the meaning of wager. "There is no need in this framework to get into "nuances" of chance or skill, bcz the harm of wagering is directly being prohibited - regardless of the nature of the game," the minister tweeted. The Centre had last week notified norms to regulate the online gaming sector, wherein real money games involving wagering or betting have been prohibited. "The ITRules for OnlineGaming hv been developed after extensive consultation, are quite clear n deal wth

Experts caution overlap in DIB legislation, fear regulatory overreach

In order to remove any confusion, industry experts want the government to step in and create a sync between various legislations

No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govt's fact-checking unit

"The fact-checking unit will flag misinformation and patently false information pertaining to the government," the Minister posted in a tweet

Govt has no plan to use Aadhaar data for census: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The government has no plan to use Aadhaar data for census, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has informed that there is no plan to use Aadhaar data for census," he said in a written reply. According to the Unique Identification Authority of India, more than 136 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued by it till the end of February. "... after adjusting for the estimated number of deaths, the estimated number of living Aadhaar number holders is 130.2 crore, which is over 94 per cent of the total projected population for 2022," Chandrasekhar said in reply to questions by Congress member Adoor Prakash. Further, the minister said there is is no mechanism to receive the Aadhaar numbers of deceased persons from the Registrars appointed by state governments under the provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 for the registration of births and ..

PLI for electronics to achieve Rs 8.12-trn production target in 5 yrs: Govt

The cumulative investments under the scheme have increased to Rs 5,124 crore as of December 2022 from the earlier FY2022-23 target of Rs 3,726 crore

Ethical hacking with permission of owner does not attract liability: MoS IT

Ethical hacking of computer systems or networks done with the permission of its owner does not attract any liability under the IT Act, Parliament was informed on Friday. The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology in response to a question on the guidelines for ethical hacking shared that liability for compensation and punishment under provisions of the IT Act arises if anyone gains access to a computer system without the permission of its owner. "Any act, including an act of ethical hacking, undertaken with the permission/ consent of its owner does not attract liability under the said or other provisions of the Act," Chandrasekhar said. He said that Section 43 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, provides that if any person, without the permission of the owner or other person in charge of a computer, computer system or computer network, among other things, accesses or damages or disrupts such computer etc., he shall be liable to pay damages by way of ...

SVB crisis: $200 mn worth start-up deposits moved to GIFT City, says MoS IT

Says Indian financial sector should be preferred banking partner for start-ups

No Arogya Setu data of Kerala was shared with US tech firm: IT Minister

We are not aware of any such incident in which a US-based tech firm was authorised by the Kerala government to collate, collect, manage and handle the health data of the people

Rajeev Chandrasekhar denies reports of mandatory lab testing of OS updates

On Tuesday, Reuters reported that India might ask smartphone makers to allow the removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates

With US govt action, looming risks to Indian startups have passed: MoS IT

Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said that with US Government's latest action on Silicon Valley Bank, the looming risks to Indian startups have passed, as he added that the learning for Indian startups from this crisis is to trust Indian banking system more. The Biden administration has announced that depositors of the failed Silicon Valley Bank will have access to their money from Monday. Chandrasekhar tweeted, "With this US govt action, looming risks to Indian Startups have passed. Learning for Indian Startups from this crisis - trust Indian banking system more." He added: "Thank u to PM @narendramodiji, FM @nsitharaman n @RBI for their continuous leadership n monitoring durng this." The failure of Silicon Valley Bank last week left many startups, tech companies, entrepreneurs and VC funds nervous and jittery, and the US Government's latest statement has given hope to depositors who had accounts with the crisis-ridden bank. California-based Silicon Valley

MoS IT Chandrasekhar to meet start-ups to assess SVB collapse impact

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar will meet representatives of start-ups this week to assess the impact of their exposure to Silicon Valley Bank which was deeply entrenched in the tech startup ecosystem. According to various industry players and experts, most Indian software-as-a-services startups with a presence in the US and firms linked to incubator Y Combinator are among entities that will feel the heat of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse but the impact is likely to be short-term. "The SVB_Financial closure is certainly disrupting startups across the world. Startups are an imp part of NewIndia Economy. I will meet wth Indian Startups this week to understand impact on thm n how @narendramodi govt can help durng this crisis," Chandrasekhar tweeted on Sunday. SVB was deeply entrenched in the tech startup ecosystem and the default bank for many high-flying startups; its abrupt fall marked one of the largest bank failures since the 2008 global financial ..

Rules for invasive gadgets likely under Digital India Act, says MoS IT

In the past, the government has cautioned social media platforms that they could lose safe harbours for not complying with Indian laws

Rules for invasive gadgets likely under Digital India Act: Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday held the first-ever consultation on the proposed Digital India Act and discussed rules to handle data captured by invasive gadgets like spy glasses and wearable devices. The draft of the Digital India Act will be firmed up after two more rounds of discussion with stakeholders, the minister told PTI in a virtual interview after the first consultation in Bengaluru. He said that the draft is likely to be issued in April and it will be followed up with more rounds of public consultation for about 45-60 days before being placed in the Parliament for final approval. "We have undertaken for the first time ever consultation around the principal architectural design of legislation. The outcome of this consultation will be a draft. The draft in turn will be consulted extensively for a period that will be not less than 45 to 60 days," Chandrasekhar said. Based on the timelines for consultation, the draft bill is likely

India's own AI matrix by early April: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

It will be one of the world's largest publicly available datasets and aid next generation of entrepreneurs, says minister

India to manufacture $300 bn electronic goods by 2026: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that PM Modi has laid out a vision that India would play a significant role in the global electronics supply chain and manufacture $300 billion ectronics goods by 2026