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No intention to make social media users' verification mandatory: Govt

"This is a issue where we are actively involved with, and actively responding to," the minister said

Skill hubs to be set up across India, 5,000 panned in first phase: Govt

"For example, in IT and the technology space, women participation has exceeded 44-45 per cent," Chandrasekhar added

Govt wants India to lead the global tech movement: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said the government wants India to lead the global tech movement. The Minister was speaking at the India Global Forum's annual summit on the topic 'The New India Inc' here. "...we would like India to be less of just being a fuel for global tech companies, but to also lead the global tech movement," Chandrasekhar said in response to a question on impact of global tech companies investing and creating a strong base here. Noting that companies like Volvo, Uber, Intel and many others are creating an ecosystem where the talent is out there and there is critical mass, he said, "Into that mix when you toss in the desire for entrepreneurship, along with the capital and encouragement by the government to support innovation, we will see in the next coming years a large number of India origin innovation." "It is the government's ambition and vision that we want more and

MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar to attend India Global Forum event on Mar 7-8

Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be attending the India Global Forum (IGF) event at Bengaluru on March 7-8, an official statement said on Sunday.

Government studying inputs received on data protection bill: MoS IT

The government remains 'clear' and 'steadfast' on the need for the bill, Chandrasekhar said on the sidelines of 'NIC Tech Conclave 2022' event

Make Big Tech accountable to communities and society: MoS Electronics & IT

Nations must cooperate to make firms like Facebook, Google answerable: Min

Over 6,000 URLs, accounts or websites blocked in 2021: Chandrasekhar

He added that the Indian government is committed to ensuring an open, safe and trusted and accountable Internet

India can tap new opportunities in chip design, mfg: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India can tap new opportunities in areas like semiconductor design, electronic systems design and electronics manufacturing services, on top of its core capability over the next 5-7 years, Minister of State for Electronics and IT R Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Microsoft Future Ready event, the Minister said the next wave of computing performance is going to come from software optimisation, semiconductor design, electronic systems design, and innovation. "... We were software providers and now we can, in the next five to seven years, be software providers, we can be semi-conductor design providers. We can be ER&D providers, we can be electronic systems, design providers, and we can be electronics, manufacturing services providers. "There is a whole new layering of opportunities on top of what our core capability was for the last 15, 20 years," he added. Chandrasekhar noted the vision of building the USD 1 trillion digital economy in the country will be achieved in

Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting content

The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating "fake and inciting" content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Owners of these accounts are being identified for action under the law, he added. Amid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive content actioned pertained to fake video of a cabinet briefing, an animated fake video showing violence against the Prime Minister and derogatory posts targeting Hindu women uploaded on social media handles. "Taskforce on Safe & Trusted Internet at @GoI_MeitY at work. Handles that tried to push fake/inciting content on twitter, youtube, fb, insta have been blocked," Chandrasekhar tweeted on Saturday. The minister said owners of such accounts are being identified for action under the law, and asserted that platforms will be reviewed on their due diligence. On Friday evening, the minister had responded to a tweet that

India will ensure internet isn't dominated by big corporates: Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar was responding to a question from Facebook India head Ajit Mohan on where the private sector fits into the govt's digitalisation push

Over 354,000 tonnes of e-waste was collected, processed in FY21: Minister

Over 3.54 lakh tonnes of e-waste was collected and processed in FY21, up from 2.24 lakh tonnes in the previous financial year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Based on annual reports submitted by 35 State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to CPCB, 22,700.33 tonnes of e-waste was collected and processed in FY17, 69,413.619 tonnes in FY18, 1,64,662.993 tonnes in FY19, 2,24,041 tonnes in FY20 and 3,54,540.7 tonnes in FY21, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply to a query in the Lok Sabha. "Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is the policymaker for management of e-waste in the country, and has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and SPCBs/PCCs are the regulating agencies," he added. Under the Rules, producers and their service providers, dismantlers, recyclers, refurbishers are responsible for the collection of e-waste, ..

Govt directed blocking of 9,849 URLs in 2020: MoS IT informs Parliament

The ministry follows due process in all such directions, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said

Fintech helping tackle black money, low tax-GDP ratio: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

In a jibe that seemed to be directed at China, the Union minister said that India is boosting its digital economy and entrepreneurs at a time when some countries are demolishing their start-ups

No proposal for banning any group named 'NSO Group': MoS IT tells RS

The government on Friday said there is no proposal to ban any group named NSO Group' and it does not have any information on whether the US has blacklisted the group for providing Pegasus spyware

Strive to place India among top 2 digital economy globally: Mos IT

The primary objective of the government is to make the country a trillion dollar digital economy and at least one of the top two digital economies in the world, MoS for Electronics and IT said

India poised to grow electronics manufacturing to $300 bn in 3-4 yrs

The world is seeking more trusted sources for electronics post-COVID-19 and India has all the key elements in place to grab the opportunity: Minister of State for Electronics and IT

Govt expects Indian electronics manufacturing to reach $300 bn: MoS IT

The government expects the Indian electronics manufacturing sector to grow to around $300 billion (about Rs 22.5 lakh crore) by 2024-25, IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said

Internet open, but big tech needs to be accountable to users: IT MoS

'The internet should be a safe and trusted cyberspace'

Govt to roll out 5-year strategic plan to make India big tech player: MoS

The minister said the government is willing to walk the extra mile and is open to all sorts of consultations to prepare a road map for India to emerge as a significant player in the technology space.

Post-Covid world presents a 'Y2K-like' moment for IT: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

He said the industry needs to play a bigger role in tackling skilling-related challenges