News Indian government wants mobile phones sold in India to include FM radio receivers Earlier in 2023, the MeitY had issued directions to all phone manufacturers, asking them to not disable/deactivate any in-built FM radio receiver function Sarvesh MathiJuly 25, 2023
News How is the govt planning to tackle the use of AI deep fakes during elections? Rajya Sabha MPs question When asked about the govt's plans to detect and regulate such tech, the IT Minister stated that the IT Act, 2000, and the associated... Sarasvati NTJuly 24, 2023
News Parliament report: MPs grow curious about regulation around Artificial Intelligence usage Here’s a quick look at the queries asking about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in government initiatives/work. Vallari SanzgiriApril 27, 2023
News From jobs to manufacturing, Parliamentarians take a closer look at India’s drone sector Here’s a summary of all drone-related questions asked in the Parliament with some follow-up questions from MediaNama. Vallari SanzgiriFebruary 21, 2023
News ‘We don’t interfere’ says Indian govt while blocking 6,775 URLs in 2022 The Indian government claimed that it does not interfere or control social media intermediaries but its track record casts a doubt on this statement MitakshFebruary 10, 2023
News How much money was seized by the Indian state while investigating illegal loan apps? A total of Rs 2,116 crore has been identified as proceeds of crime accrued by the accused who were found to run these illegal... MitakshFebruary 8, 2023
News SVAMITVA scheme: Only 60% of villages in India digitally mapped since 2020 The “SVAMITVA” scheme aims to provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to villagers owning houses in inhabited areas of the villages, said the Indian government Vallari SanzgiriFebruary 8, 2023
News 50 Indian government websites hacked in 2022, no update on National Cybersecurity Policy: IT Ministry In addition to the hacks, 8 data breach incidents also took place in 2022, as per the statistics provided by the IT Minister Ashwini... Sarvesh MathiFebruary 6, 2023
News Rajeev Chandrasekhar calls IT Rules related “free speech” concerns “unfounded” MoS for IT responds to a parliament question regarding concerns of restriction on free speech and expression on platforms under the IT Rules. Sarasvati NTDecember 23, 2022
News ED attached over 200 Cr to money laundering via online betting, gambling Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary responds to questions related to online betting and gambling in the Parliament. Sarasvati NTDecember 22, 2022